Brexit ends UK ‘landbridge’ for Irish/EU trade, port boss says
The UK landbridge that offered traders the fastest route between Ireland and the European continent before Brexit will not re-emerge as a preferred option for...
Bank of England needs to push back against inflation -Mann
The Bank of England needs to lean against inflation pressures and stop expectations of higher price growth from getting entrenched in businesses' wage and pricing...
British minister says claims of lawmaker blackmail unlikely to be true
British Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on Friday that claims that lawmakers had been intimidated and blackmailed by representatives of the government seemed strange and...
Get back to the office, Britain’s business minister says
People should get back to the office to benefit from in-person collaboration because the world must learn to live with the coronavirus after a pandemic...
U.S. House panel turns to oil majors’ boards in next climate probe
A U.S. congressional committee has invited board members at four oil majors to testify about the industry's role in climate change and spreading "disinformation," turning...
Pelosi says House will soon introduce competitiveness bill to boost chip investment
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday the House of Representatives would soon introduce a bill on competitiveness to help bolster semiconductor investment and...
Alzheimer’s patient groups protest U.S. Medicare coverage proposal limiting use of new drugs
Alzheimer's patient groups, disappointed by Medicare's plan to sharply limit coverage of new drugs for the brain-wasting disease, are planning publicity and lobbying campaigns to...
Biden administration raises minimum wage for U.S. federal employees to $15
U.S. federal agencies have been directed to raise the minimum wage for government employees to $15 an hour, according to a new guidance from the...
India, Tesla in ‘weird stalemate’ on tax cut demands with no investment pledge-sources
Talks between India and Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) over potential tax benefits are deadlocked as the government is not keen to give the company any breaks without a...
Innovation is slowly prising open UK banking, regulator says
Innovation is finally weakening the market grip of Britain's "Big Four" banks, but "challenger" lenders are finding it slow and expensive to build up market...