Hat-trick of good UK economic news as budget surplus hits record, retail sales rise and private sector activity strengthens - business live The UK posted a record monthly budget surplus of £30.4bn in January, lifted by higher tax receipts and falling interest costs ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-us-business-stock-markets .. theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-us-business / / #money / / 13 days 13d Share
'DEI is dead, equality isn't': experts chart path forward amid Trump's culture war Two law professors outline strategies for equality's survival in a Trumpian post-DEI era in new book How Equality Wins ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-us-business / / #news / / 14 days 14d Share
British Gas owner's profits tumble 39% ; gen Z turning to trades for AI-proof work - business live Centrica has paused its share buyback after profits plunged, while new data shows Gen Z looking for AI-proof jobs in traditional trades ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-us-business-stock-markets .. theguardian-com-us-business .. theguardian-com-us / / #money / / 14 days 14d Share
EBay buys Depop for $1.2bn in bid to capture younger shoppers Depop, which is owned by Etsy, has 7 million active buyers on its marketplace, nearly 90% of whom are under the age of 34 ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-world .. theguardian-com-us-money .. theguardian-com-us-business / / #news / / 14 days 14d Share
Trump's immigration siege is rattling hospitality industry, workers say Unite Here, the US's largest hospitality workers' union, says ICE crackdown is harming tourism and costing jobs ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-world .. theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-us-business / / #news / / 14 days 14d Share
FCC chair Brendan Carr says media were 'lied to' over Stephen Colbert controversy Carr says the Federal Communications Commission has also opened an enforcement action into ABC's the View ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-world .. theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-us-business / / #news / / 14 days 14d Share
US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault Union coverage slightly increased last year even as White House tried to eliminate contracts for thousands of workers ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-world .. theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-us-business / / #news / / 14 days 14d Share
US judge says lawsuit over Buffalo Wild Wings 'boneless wings' lacks meat The restaurant can keep menu term despite claim product is 'essentially chicken nuggets', Illinois ruling says ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-world .. theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-us-business / / #news / / 14 days 14d Share
Billionaire Les Wexner to testify before Congress about ties to Epstein Wexner, who has denied misconduct related to Epstein, is one of several subpoenaed by House oversight panel ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-world .. theguardian-com-us-business / / #news / / 14 days 14d Share
US and Japan unveil $36bn of oil, gas and critical minerals projects in challenge to China Donald Trump says deals 'end our foolish dependence on foreign sources', while Japanese PM hails enhanced economic security ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-world .. theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-us-business / / #news / / 15 days 15d Share