Business
‘A number of businesses in limbo’ in China after US tariffs on imports
BBC China correspondent Laura Bicker has been speaking to companies at the world’s longest running import-export fair.
A UK-US deal sounds good but it is all about the detail
Britain is being taxed by US despite having no trade deficit but the UK may have some leverage.
China’s Xi urges Vietnam to oppose ‘bullying’ as Trump mulls more tariffs
Trump called Xi’s meeting with Vietnamese leaders a ploy to figure out how to ‘screw’ the US.
Pay continues to grow in UK but faces pressure
Average wages rose by 5.9% between December and February while vacancies shrank.
Supplies to be sent to Scunthorpe to keep blast furnaces going
Coking coal and iron ore from the US will keep the British Steel blast furnaces running for the coming weeks, says the government.
Biggest choice of low-deposit mortgages for 17 years
First-time buyers will welcome the greater choice although prices are still on the rise.
Finland’s bid to win Europe’s start-up crown
Helsinki wants to become a top European start-up hub, but can it challenge London and Stockholm?
Parents ‘punished’ by highest childcare costs in Britain
Childcare costs for parents of under-twos in Wales are more expensive than anywhere else in Britain.