UK job vacancies reach 20-year high
Retailers and car mechanics are in particular demand as job vacancies surge to 1.1 million....
PM expected to back loans for gas price-hit firms
Boris Johnson is set to approve plans for emergency loans to energy-intensive firms, the BBC understands....
Budget: Little room for more spending, says IFS
Despite recent tax rises, there is limited scope to spend more on public services, says the IFS....
Carbon dioxide supply deal agreed between government and industry
Business secretary says business will have sustainable supply of CO2 even as gas prices rise....
Asos boss exits as firm warns profits to plunge
“Normalised” levels of clothing returns are set to hit the online fashion giant’s profits....
Nobel economics prize awarded for real-life studies
David Card, Joshua D Angrist and Guido W Imbens share the prestigious economics prize....
China bans British beef again over mad cow disease
Beijing has yet to restart importing beef from the UK after agreeing in 2018 to lift a previous ban....
Liberty Steel cash injection to save 660 jobs
The deal will allow the UK firm’s Rotherham plant – which has been closed since spring – to reopen....
Star Entertainment: Shares fall on money laundering claim
Australian gambling giant Star Entertainment will “take appropriate steps” to address allegations....
Kraft Heinz says people must get used to higher food prices
The boss of the food giant says rising prices are partly due to pandemic disruption....