Business

Excel: The software that's hard to quit

Companies are trying to wean staff off Excel spreadsheets to centralise control ...

More businesses call to be included in pub rates backtrack

High street shops, pharmacies and music venues have said that the axing of plann...

Homeless charity concerned over energy costs

An increasing number of people cannot afford to heat their homes in winter, says...

Weight loss jabs affecting Greggs, boss says

The Greggs boss says there is "no doubt" weight loss jabs have led it to having ...

Government to water down business rate rise for pubs

The hospitality industry had called for a rethink of planned changes to the way ...

Sportswear firm Castore defends price of football kits

Tom Beahon, of sportswear firm Castore, says fans buy official shirts because th...

Elon Musk's Grok AI appears to have made child sexual i...

It said analysts discovered the images on a dark-web forum, by users who claimed...

Workers' rights reforms will cost billions less after c...

Firms implementing the new employment terms are expected to face lower additiona...

Upfront childcare payments 'simplifies the system'

Paying parents directly for some childcare costs gives "flexibility", says a Jer...

Tesco and M&S report strong Christmas food sales

Both major retailers report strong food sales, but M&S says sales of clothing an...

Unions accuse McDonald's of 'repeated harassment' again...

It follows a BBC investigation three years ago which exposed a toxic culture at ...

Unions accuse McDonald's of 'repeated harassment’ again...

It follows a BBC investigation three years ago which exposed a toxic culture at ...

How tariff disruption will continue reshaping the globa...

Trump's import levies are still changing the patterns of international trade.

Inside the sub-zero lair of the world's most powerful c...

Faisal Islam gets rare access to Willow - Google's quantum computer.

Trump calls for US military spending to rise more than ...

The president also called on defence firms to increase production or face a crac...

Trump backs ban on institutional investor home purchases

Wall Street investors have bought thousands of homes to rent out, a practice tha...