Katy Howell, director at marketing agency Rethink Social, says paid ads "don't necessarily corrupt a recommendation but it changes the context in which that recommendation should be understood, and...

Thames Water is a major test for Andy Burnham and may help determine what the incoming prime minister's ambition to bring key utilities back under "public control" really means.Despite...

Who is the biggest purchaser of the world's biggest safe haven asset - gold?China? Japan? One of the Gulf countries, perhaps?In fact, the single biggest buyer of the precious...

China's economic growth slowed sharply between the start of April and end of June as weak demand domestically and the impact of the Iran war on oil prices overshadowed...

Inflation in the US eased last month as the cost of energy and filling up at the pump fell, but questions remain over whether it will prove short-lived due...

Internet users have been split over Chipotle's entry into Mexico."Bold move selling Mexico a corporate version of Mexico," a commenter on X said.Another X post questioned why Mexicans would...

The chief executive of the German car giant Volkswagen Group has confirmed it is looking to cut up to 100,000 jobs – twice as many as previously stated.The group,...

Although inflation has fallen significantly since the October 2022 high, prices have not fallen. They have just been rising less quickly.Inflation soared in 2022 because oil and gas were...

The Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo, says the new arrangements, which are due to be provisionally implemented with their approval by the UK and European Parliaments still pending,...

For some urban commuters, the new city location offers a better experience than older formats. Kelvin Dozier, who usually shops at an Aldi in Brooklyn, recently started visiting the...

Bruce Leeke, chief executive of Ormiston Families, external, an Ipswich-based charity, says the VAT scheme is helpful, but will not solve the problems faced by families."The cost-of-living crisis hasn't...

While the White House has been keen to push the scheme, reaction to it has been split.The White House's argument is that Trump Accounts offer millions of children a...