for 14 minutter sidenUK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research finds
Net zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI Economics More than a million jobs, higher wages, nearly half a trillion pounds in investment in the pipeline – the UK’s green economy is powering ahead, according to research by the country’s leading business organisation. The net zero economy, which is worth more than £100bn a year, benefits all of the UK, according to the CBI Economics analysis commissioned by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit thinktank, despite critics who want to abolish the UK’s net zero targets. Continue reading...
for 4 timeer sidenIsbjørn Is kjøpt opp av global gigant
Iskremprodusenten Isbjørn Is på Askøy blir ein del av britiske Froneri, verdas nest største isprodusent. I dag vart oppkjøpet formelt godkjent av konkurransemyndigheitene, melder Bergensavisen. Isbjørn Is har produsert iskrem på Askøy sidan 1962. Sjølv om selskapet no vert ein del av eit globalt konsern, skal den lokale forankringa førast vidare. – Vi får no tilgang til internasjonal kompetanse og innovasjon som kan styrke posisjonen vår i Noreg, seier administrerande direktør Kirsten Ægidius.
for 5 timeer sidenSolgte markedets dyreste sjøhytte: – Det er merkbart mer interesse
Renta skal opp og økonomien er usikker, men etterspørselen etter luksushytter er fortsatt stor.
for 5 timeer sidenBellona i akutt økonomisk krise
Miljøstiftelsen Bellona har sendt ut permitteringsvarsel til alle ansatte. Stiftelsen må skaffe åtte millioner kroner i løpet av kort tid for å overleve.
for 5 timeer sidenØkonomisk krise i Bellona
Miljøstiftelsen Bellona er i økonomisk krise, og alle ansatte har fått permitteringsvarsel.
for 8 timeer sidenProperty prices may drop but it’s decades of policy failure, not the budget, to blame
Instead of relying on tax-enhanced speculation, investors must now look at established properties based on actual profitability – leaving space for first home buyers Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast For decades, Australia’s property market has been defined by relentless price rises, reinforcing the old adage that real estate investment is “as safe as houses”. There’s now a wrinkle in that wisdom. Continue reading...
for 8 timeer sidenHow Miami taxpayers could be left holding a $400m bill for luxury real estate
Miami-Dade county officials agreed to pay HRP Group more than double the price for land on Fisher Island to protect fuel depot used by the cruise industry A three-way tug-of-war erupted in recent months over ownership of a property on Fisher Island – one of the wealthiest zip codes in the United States – that sits in Biscayne Bay opposite the skyline of downtown Miami. When TransMontaigne Partners, a Denver-based global energy company, put the parcel on the market in May 2024, interest ran high because that land represented the last remaining piece of real estate available for development on the island. The eventual winner of the bidding war was a Chicago-based developer called the HRP Group, which purchased the property for $180m in late September last year. The developer then announced ambitious plans to build condominium towers on the property at an estimated cost of $2bn. Continue reading...
for 8 timeer sidenMedia mogul Barry Diller’s People offers to buy MGM Resorts for over $18bn
Focusing in on the casino operator is a sharp departure from media for Diller at a time when markets remain volatile Media mogul Barry Diller’s People Inc said on Monday it has proposed to buy MGM Resorts, valuing the casino operator at more than $18bn. The offer comes just weeks after Diller, the digital media company’s chair, told shareholders in a 28 April letter that People would sharpen its focus on its MGM stake, calling the stock “wildly undervalued”. Continue reading...
for 8 timeer siden212 millionar i erstatning etter urettmessig straffeforfølging
Staten må ut med 212 millionar kroner til ein tidlegare fondsforvaltar etter feilaktige skuldingar frå Økokrim. Den tidlegare fondsforvaltaren får 212 millionar kroner i erstatning av staten for tap av karriere og inntektsgrunnlag. Erstatningssummen er historisk høg. – Min klient er letta over at vi no kan sette ein strek på ein årelang kamp, seier advokat Nadia Hall til NRK.
for 8 timeer sidenHistorisk erstatning etter urettmessig straffeforfølging
Staten må ut med 212 millionar kroner til ein tidlegare fondsforvaltar etter feilaktige skuldingar frå Økokrim.
for 9 timeer sidenAustralia’s 178 billionaires are $25.7bn richer than last year as 3.7 million live in poverty
Oxfam finds the 20 richest Australians now hold more wealth than the bottom 3 million households, analysis shows Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The wealth of Australia’s billionaires increased by $25.67bn in the past year, equivalent to almost $50,000 a minute, according to new Oxfam Australia analysis of the 2026 Australian Financial Review Rich List. The anti-poverty organisation said the total wealth of Australian billionaires in 2026 has reached more than $686bn, while Acoss figures show 3,706,000 people live in poverty, including 757,000 children under 15 years. Continue reading...
for 9 timeer sidenWise investigated in Belgium over money-laundering control concerns
International money transfer service’s shares tumble as it confirms discussions with prosecutor’s office Business live – latest updates Wise, the UK-based international money transfer service and darling of the London fintech scene, has confirmed it is answering questions from Belgian prosecutors investigating money laundering, sending its shares tumbling. In a statement to the stock market, Wise said it was “currently working with the Brussels prosecutor to respond to queries about our business, as we routinely do with regulators and law-enforcement authorities. Continue reading...
for 10 timeer sidenLA’s storied fashion district in a slump – can the Olympics put it back on its feet?
The neighborhood that makes America’s clothes has been buffeted by ICE raids and post-Covid problems – but leaders say hope is on the horizon Downtown Los Angeles’s fashion district, the largest apparel manufacturing hub in the United States, is a neighborhood in freefall. While 83% of clothing cut and sewn in the United States is made here, the district has suffered in recent years as visitation and sales have plummeted. “I went from making $2,000 a day to making now $500, sometimes $700,” said Fernando Carmona, who owns the women’s dress store AP Design by Rocca. He added that rent for his store is $8,250 a month. Continue reading...
for 11 timeer sidenRoyal Mail investigated again as almost a quarter of first-class mail arrives late
Ofcom figures show the company’s delivery performance has worsened compared with the previous year Business live – latest updates The postal regulator has launched an investigation into Royal Mail for once again missing its annual delivery targets, with almost a quarter of first-class mail arriving late. The company, which has been fined £37m since 2023 for routinely failing to meet delivery targets set by Ofcom, revealed on Friday that 24.3% of first-class mail failed to arrive on time in the year to the end of March. Continue reading...
for 14 timeer siden«Millioneventyret»-dom ankes til Høyesterett
Jan Helge Furu fra Farsund anker lagmannsrettens dom til Høyesterett. – Han anker straffeutmålingen og saksbehandlingen, samt lovanveldense, sier forsvarer Arnt Angell til NRK. Furu er dømt for heleri og bedrageri av over 14 millioner kroner i det såkalte investeringsprosjektet «Millioneventyret». Furu ble først dømt i tingretten i 2024 til fengsel i tre år og ti måneder. I lagmannsretten ble dommen økt til fire år og seks måneder. Han er også dømt til å tilbakebetale 18,9 millioner kroner til staten og erstatning på totalt 4,3 millioner kroner til fem av ofrene i saken. «Påtalemyndigheten mener at Prosjekt Fairmont aldri har eksistert som et reelt investeringsprosjekt, og Furus forsvarere har ikke bestridt dette», stod det i dommen fra lagmannsretten. Over 20 mennesker satset over 40 millioner kroner i prosjektet mot løfte om rask og høy avkastning.
for 14 timeer sidenEasyJet says US takeover bid would be ‘highly opportunistic’
Airline’s shares hit highest level in three months as investment group Castlelake says it is considering offer Business live – latest updates EasyJet has called a potential £3bn bid by a US investment group “highly opportunistic”, as shares in the budget airline shot up to their highest level in three months on the takeover interest. The US private credit firm Castlelake said on Friday it was considering a takeover offer for the airline. On Monday, it said it had already bought a 2.14% stake in the business and its offer would value easyJet at least at 403p a share, or about £3bn overall. Continue reading...
for 15 timeer sidenJim Chalmers says fewer homes selling at auction may be a ‘good thing’ for first-time buyers
Auction success hit a new low for the year on the last Saturday in May, with just 54.5% of homes sold Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has suggested falling auction clearance rates may be a “good thing” for first home buyers if it means they aren’t competing against as many property investors. After data was released showing home prices in Australia’s capital cities had begun to fall and buyers were abandoning auctions, Chalmers on Monday said Labor’s proposed property tax reforms weren’t the only thing slowing the housing market. Continue reading...
for 16 timeer sidenUK house prices fall for first time this year amid rising interest rates
Nationwide finds typical price was £278,024 in May, as Savills says Iran war has ‘fundamentally changed’ outlook Business live – latest updates House prices fell in the UK for the first time this year in May, as rising interest rates triggered by the war in Iran hurt homebuyer demand. The price of the average UK home dropped 0.6% in May compared with the month before, according to the lender Nationwide. Continue reading...
for 17 timeer sidenVil kjøpe naboeiendom for å hindre spionasje: – Vi må ikke være naive
Våpenprodusenten frykter spionasje. Nå vil de kjøpe opp nabotomta, men møter motstand.
for 20 timeer sidenItalia: Bompenger refunderes ved trafikkork på motorveier
Italia tilbyr bilister som står i trafikkork på motorvei, å få tilbake bompengene. Fra i dag kan bilister kreve tilbake bompengene ved trafikkforstyrrelser på italienske Autostrada. For 447 kilometer autostrada fra Brenner til Firenze betaler bilister over 34 Euro. Bilister som blir sittende fast i trafikken i opptil to timer, kan få halvparten av bompengene refundert
for 23 timeer sidenCaribbean hot sauce producers warn of shortages and higher prices
Manufacturers in Jamaica say the key chilli peppers they need are in limited supply.
for 1 dag sidenDette kan bli måneden krisen kommer
Lagrene av olje vil gå tomme, men det er usikkert når det vil skje. Krisen kan komme denne måneden, men den kan kanskje utsettes til senere på sommeren.
for 1 dag sidenStudents would save $3bn over a decade if Labor changed Hecs indexation date by five months
Exclusive: Costings commissioned by independent MP Monique Ryan show possible savings for university graduates, as Hecs debts increase by $1bn on Monday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast University graduates would save more than $3bn over a decade if the government changed the date of indexation on Hecs debts, dubbed a “broken system” in its current form by independent MP Monique Ryan. About 3 million students and graduates will see their Hecs debts increase by a combined $1bn on Monday, when they are indexed by 2.8%. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenCapital city home prices fall as experts predict Australia’s property slump could last a year and cut values by 10%
Buyers abandon auctions and Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra median house prices end May lower than they were at the end of 2025 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Home prices in Australia’s capital cities have begun to fall, with experts predicting the decline could last at least a year and wipe as much as 10% from values. The median capital city home price fell in May, the first decline since January 2025, as high interest rates and inflation stretched buyer budgets, Cotality reported on Monday. Auction success hit a new low for the year. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenRøkke rakk skattekupp i Sveits – nå er døren lukket
Da Kjell Inge Røkke flyttet til Sveits i 2022, sikret han store skattekutt. Men det var ikke bare formuesskatten som gjorde dette mulig.
for 1 dag sidenStreiken i renholdsbransjen over etter tre uker
Natt til søndag ble Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund og NHO Service og Handel enige, og streiken ble avsluttet. Resultatet sikrer gode lønnstillegg og forskuttering av sykepenger for over 3500 medlemmer i renholdsbransjen, melder Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund i en pressemelding. – Forskuttering har vært et av de viktigste kravene våre. Det er derfor gledelig at vi nå har sikret våre medlemmer denne tryggheten, skriver forhandlingsleder og forbundsleder Brede Edvardsen. Det ble også enighet om: ♦ Generelt tillegg til alle på kr 6,50 ♦ Et garantitillegg til alle på kr 0,25 ♦ Lavlønnstillegg til alle på kr 4,00 ♦ Fagbrevtillegg økes med kr 1,00
for 2 dager sidenMekling i vekteroverenskomsten på overtid
Meklingen mellom Parat, Norsk arbeidsmandsforbund og arbeidsgiverforeningen NHO Service og Handel om Vekteroverenskomsten fortsetter på overtid hos Riksmekleren. Meklingsfristen gikk ut ved midnatt natt til søndag, men partene sitter fortsatt sammen i et forsøk på å komme til enighet. Dersom meklingen ikke fører fram, blir vektere tatt ut i streik fra søndag morgen.
for 2 dager sidenEnkelt triks gjør baksmellen mindre
500.000 sparte på dette skattetrikset i fjor.
for 3 dager sidenFull splid om den norske lønnsmodellen
Flere av landets fremste økonomer mener det er feil av LO ikke å ta hensyn til Norges Banks inflasjonsmål når lønna skal bestemmes.
for 1 måned sidenNye tolltrusler fra Trump: NHO bekymret for norske bedrifter
Trump varsler økte tollsatser på EU-biler. Nå frykter NHO for norske underleverandører.
for 1 måned sidenUK defence firm Ultra Electronics to pay £15m after SFO bribery investigation
Company accepts it failed to prevent bribery in public sector contracts in Algeria and Oman, sought through use of agents The British defence company Ultra Electronics has accepted responsibility for failure to prevent bribery and agreed to pay £15m after an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office. The penalties are part of a deferred prosecution approved by the high court on Friday, after an investigation opened in 2018, when the company referred itself to the UK law enforcement agency a month after corruption allegations were published by Algerian media. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenAverage price of gas in California edges past $6 a gallon, highest level in four years
Analysts say Americans have now paid $21.7bn more to fill their tanks since the start of the US war on Iran Exxon and Chevron quarterly earnings fall despite soaring oil prices Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The average price for a gallon of gas in California rose to $6 this week as fuel prices across the US reached their highest level in almost four years. The American Automobile Association reported on Friday that California consumers were paying an average of $6.06, while the national average hit $4.39. The Golden state is the most expensive US market for gas but costs have also risen nationally with a 27-cent rise this week following two weeks of falling prices, AAA said in a statement. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenSpirit Airlines prepares to cease operations amid financial struggles and high oil prices
Company had struggled to increase post-pandemic demand before war in Iran pushed up jet fuel costs Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Spirit Airlines is preparing to cease operations after the beleaguered company ran out of cash and a rescue attempt by the Trump administration appeared to stall. The company struggled to make a deal with its creditors and secure funding to maintain operations, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenOctopus Energy boss: some people would accept occasional blackouts if bills cut
Greg Jackson argues against costly investments in UK’s power grid that are adding to household bills The boss of the UK’s biggest energy supplier has suggested that some households would accept an occasional electricity blackout in exchange for much lower energy bills. A year on from Europe’s largest power outage – which left tens of millions of people in Spain and Portugal without trains, metros, traffic lights, ATMs, phone connections and internet access – the chief executive of Octopus Energy argued against costly investments in the UK’s power grid that are adding to household bills. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenCzech energy group hints at combined bid for British Steel and Speciality Steel UK
Exclusive: Sev.en Global Investments could turn state-owned businesses into Britain’s biggest steelmaker Business live – latest updates The owner of the UK’s largest electric steelworks has said the government should find a single buyer for British Steel and Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), a move that would create the country’s biggest steelmaker. Sev.en Global Investments, owned by the Czech billionaire Pavel Tykač, said it not only plans to invest £100m in the UK – mainly in the electric arc steelworks in Cardiff it bought last year – but also has the ability to invest “hundreds of millions of pounds” more in Britain under its 7 Steel brand. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenFCA faces four lawsuits over £9.1bn compensation scheme for car loan victims
Watchdog says legal challenges from Consumer Voice and three lenders ‘create fresh uncertainty for millions of consumers’ Business live – latest updates The UK financial watchdog is facing four legal challenges against its £9.1bn compensation scheme for victims of the motor finance scandal. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said that it will defend the scheme “robustly” as the “fastest, simplest route for consumers and the most efficient way for firms to put things right”. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenLO-lederen støttet hotellstreikende: – Kan streike lenge
Nesten 3000 i hotell- og restaurantbransjen streiker for tiden. De har hele LO i ryggen, forsikret Kine Asper Vistnes i sin første 1. mai-tale som LO-leder. LO-lederen gjentok kravene om økt kjøpekraft og økonomisk trygghet ved sykdom i hovedtalen på arbeidernes dag i Oslo. Hun henvendte seg til de streikende i Fellesforbundet: – Dere har hele LO-familien i ryggen. Vi holder sammen. Vi smiler sammen. Vi tar kampen sammen, vi kan streike lenge, og vi gir oss ikke før vi er i mål, sa hun. Over 4000 medlemmer kan være i streik fra søndag, da Fellesforbundet har varslet opptrapping av streiken. Striden står om reell lønnsøkning og krav om forskuttering av syke-, foreldre- og omsorgspenger. (NTB)
for 1 måned sidenHalverte prisene – koster under fem kroner å ta tog til flyplassen
I Litauen svarer de på det globale oljesjokket med priskutt på togbilletter. Slik reagerer ulike land på drivstoffkrisen.
for 1 måned sidenCEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay
Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levels CEO pay increased 20 times faster than worker pay around the world in 2025, according to a new analysis from Oxfam and the International Trade Union Confederation, the world’s largest trade union federation. When adjusted for inflation, global worker pay declined 12% between 2019 and 2025, the equivalent of 108 days of free work during that time period. In comparison, CEO compensation increased by 54% between 2019 and 2025. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenUK house prices jump despite impact of Middle East conflict
Rise of 3% in April, the fastest annual pace in 11 months, leaves typical property worth £278,880, says Nationwide Business live – latest updates House price growth in the UK has surprised estate agents and economists by jumping in April at the fastest annual pace in 11 months, according to Nationwide. The UK’s biggest building society said its mortgage data showed that house prices unexpectedly rose by 3% in April on a year earlier, from 2.2% in March, leaving the typical UK property worth £278,880. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenNordmenn sparte 8,5 milliarder kroner med Norgespris
Nordmenn sparte i overkant av 8,5 milliarder kroner med Norgespris i første kvartal 2026. Det opplyser regjeringen i en pressemelding fredag. – 2026 startet med kaldere vær enn normalt og lite snø i fjellet i Sør-Norge. Sammen med urolighetene vi nå ser i energimarkedet har dette bidratt til at vi så langt i år har hatt høyere strømpriser enn i tilsvarende periode de siste årene, sier energiminister Terje Aasland. I alle strømregioner var det lønnsomt å velge Norgespris i årets første kvartal. Per 27. april 2026 er det over 1,6 millioner bestillinger av Norgespris.
for 1 måned sidenNatWest faces £140m hit from Iran war as UK growth slows and inflation rises
Profits ahead of expectations but almost half of £283m impairment charge follows forecast reassessment Business live – latest updates NatWest said the economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East could cost it £140m amid slowing growth and rising inflation even as it reported profits ahead of expectations. Overall, the FTSE 100 lender booked a £283m impairment charge and said that almost half of that was because of a reassessment of its economic forecast to “reflect increased geopolitical risk and weaker equity markets”. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenFormer Chick-fil-A employee charged in $80,000 mac-and-cheese scheme
The Texas man allegedly refunded the orders of hundreds of catering-sized mac-and-cheese trays to his personal credit cards.
for 1 måned sidenUSA vil låne ut mer olje fra eget nødlager
Trump-administrasjonen sier den vil låne ut ytterligere 92,5 millioner fat olje fra eget nødlager for å roe ned oljemarkedet i kjølvannet av Iran-krigen. Tidligere i år gikk USA med på å låne ut 172 millioner fat råolje fra den strategiske petroleumsreserven (SPR). Det skjedde som del av en større avtale med Det internasjonale energibyrået (IEA), der 30 land skulle frigi rundt 400 millioner fat. Så langt har USA tilbudt rundt 126 millioner fat, men oljeselskapene har bare villet ta imot snaut to tredeler av dette – under 80 millioner fat. (NTB)
for 1 måned sidenBedre Apple-resultat enn ventet
Apple slo forventningene da selskapet torsdag la fram sitt kvartalsresultat, som viste et overskudd på 29,6 milliarder dollar. Resultatet tilsvarer snaut 275 milliarder kroner. Inntektene fra januar til mars endte på 111,2 milliarder dollar, som er ny rekord for første kvartal for IT-giganten. – I dag er Apple stolt av å kunne melde vårt beste mars-kvartal noensinne, sier toppsjef Tim Cook om omsetningen. (NTB)
for 1 måned sidenHalverte antallet IT-ansatte som sluttet
Skatteetatens IT-avdeling klarte å beholde flere ansatte med ny lønnspolitikk. Nå er det ny strid om lønnsgrepet de mener har gjort det mulig.
for 1 måned sidenJessheim-bedrift sparer over 800.000 på billigere diesel
Diesel-sluker Walan maskin på Jessheim sparer stort på avgiftskuttet fra 1. mai. Men er det lurt at bedriftene får hjelp til å betale drivstoff?
for 1 måned sidenThe chips are down: pizza, fried chicken and doughnut shares plunge on ASX as living costs bite budgets
Shares in Domino’s Pizza, KFC operator Collins Foods and multi-brand food franchise owner Retail Food Group have all suffered double-digit falls Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Once a symbol of cheap eating, fast food is transforming into a luxury many can no longer afford due to resurgent living costs. This shift is reflected on the ASX, where major pizza, fried chicken and doughnut outlets are seeing significant price drops, raising the question: are consumers so downbeat that they are even giving up on fast food? Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenOil price tops $126 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’
Markets spooked as US president appears willing to keep up naval blockade and Iran keeps strait of Hormuz all but shut Business live – latest updates The global oil price hit $126 a barrel on Thursday, its highest level since 2022, after Donald Trump said the US blockade of Iranian ports could last for months and peace talks remained stalled. After surging more than 13% in 24 hours, the price of Brent crude futures reached its highest price since the war began on 28 February. Not since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has Brent topped $120, with the price then peaking at $139. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenCanada to create powerful financial crimes agency as US weakens its approach
Cryptocurrency ATMs also face ban, after public inquiry found Canada lacked anti-money-laundering strategy Canada is to establish a new and powerful law enforcement agency to investigate financial crime, in stark contrast to the US, where weakened federal investigators have struggled to pursue fraudsters and the White House has pardoned convicted money launderers. A bill to create the Financial Crimes Agency (FCA) completed its first reading in parliament this week. The legislation was introduced by the governing Liberals and with their parliamentary majority, the party is likely to move it through both levels of government quickly. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenRekordhøy oljepris kan gi rentehopp allerede i mai
Iran-konflikten vil påvirke oljeprisen i lang tid. Nå øker også risikoen for renteøkning i mai.
for 1 måned sidenOljeprisen mot nye høyder
Oljeprisen nærmer seg 125 dollar fatet. Det er det høyeste nivået siden 2022.
for 1 måned sidenSkyhøy oljepris: Over 126 dollar fatet
Prisen på nordsjøolje med levering neste måned var på over 126 dollar fatet torsdag morgen. Det er det høyeste oljeprisen har vært siden USA og Israel gikk til krig mot Iran, skriver E24. Stigningen kommer etter at USAs president Donald Trump varslet at blokaden av iranske havner kan vare i flere måneder. Prisen i øyeblikket, såkalt Brent spot, er på rundt 113 dollar fatet. Så langt i år har spotprisen steget 86,5 prosent, fra rundt 60 dollar fatet.
for 1 måned sidenThe sub-Arctic town pitching itself as Canada's gateway to Europe
Churchill, Manitoba, best known as the world's polar bear capital, has ambitions of making its deep-water port a year-round trade route.
for 1 måned sidenA son overlooked and a jailed tycoon: Inside Samsung's succession drama
The family dynasty behind Samsung is so complicated it regularly makes headline news in South Korea.
for 1 måned sidenIn five charts - How UAE's exit could affect Opec's influence over the oil price
The BBC takes a look in charts at what the UAE's departure could mean for the oil cartel and more widely.
for 2 måneder sidenÉn av fire hytteeiere kan betale for mye strøm
Mellom 20 og 25 prosent av hytteeiere i Sør-Norge har enda ikke norgespris, og kan dermed betale mer enn nødvendig. Det viser tall fra Elhub, som er med på å forvalte ordningen. Norgespris låser strømprisen på 50 øre/kWh inkludert moms. Snittprisene fram mot 2026 er ventet å ligge på rundt 99 øre i Sørøst-Norge, 107 øre i Sørvest-Norge, 97 øre på Vestlandet og 66 øre i Midt-Norge.
for 2 måneder sidenNedgang på Oslo Børs etter kraftig oljeaksjefall
Hovedindeksen på Oslo Børs falt 0,72 prosent til 2053,05 poeng ved stenging onsdag. Handelen på Oslo Børs stengte klokken 13 fordi det er halv dag på grunn av påsken. Børsfallet kommer etter et fall i oljeprisen til rundt 100 dollar per fat som følge av at USAs president Donald Trump signaliserte tirsdag at Iran-krigen kan bli avsluttet i løpet av to til tre uker. (NTB)
for 2 måneder sidenHousebuilder Berkeley to halt buying new land and hiring staff
Group cuts costs as shares plunge while it grapples with impact of Iran war on property market Business live – latest updates One of Britain’s biggest housebuilders has said it will stop buying new land and hiring new staff, as it grapples with the impact of the Iran war on the property market. Berkeley, a London-focused housebuilder, said it would cut costs as it warned that “geopolitical volatility” and “reduced potential” for interest rate cuts could weigh on the business. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenDramatisk fall i vannkraftproduksjonen: Myndighetene følger situasjonen tett
Kraftproduksjonen falt med 30 prosent i forrige uke. Denne uken har det aldri blitt målt lavere. Statkraft har satt ned en obs-gruppe for å følge situasjonen.
for 2 måneder sidenUS tech firm Oracle cuts thousands of jobs as it steps up AI spending
Company chaired by Trump ally Larry Ellison seeks to reassure investors that bet on AI infrastructure will pay off Oracle is cutting thousands of jobs as the US technology company seeks to reassure investors that its bet on AI infrastructure will pay off. The $420bn firm, headquartered in Austin, Texas, started letting employees go on Tuesday, with thousands of Oracle’s 160,000-strong workforce expected to leave. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenOil price falls and markets rally after Trump says Iran war over in ‘two to three weeks’
US president’s claim that conflict is nearing end prompts 15% drop in Brent crude and stock market climb in Asia Business live – latest updates Oil prices tumbled and stock markets rallied across the world on Wednesday after Donald Trump said the war in Iran would end in “two to three weeks”. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil, dropped to $99.78 a barrel, down more than 15% compared with its price on Tuesday – its lowest level in a week. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenUK food inflation ‘could hit 9% this year’ as Iran war drives up energy prices
Even if cargo route of strait of Hormuz reopens soon, Food and Drink Federation almost triples earlier forecast Business live – latest updates Food inflation could hit 9% in the UK this year, even if the strait of Hormuz opens within the next few weeks, figures suggest, as the war in Iran pushes up energy prices. The Food and Drink Federation (FDF), which represents 12,000 food and drink manufacturers, has predicted that prices will rise by “at least” 9% the end of 2026, almost tripling a forecast made before the conflict of 3.2%. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenHøyere gjennomsnittspris på diesel etter avgiftskutt
Natt til onsdag ble avgiftene på bensin kuttet med 4,41 kroner per liter, og avgiftene på diesel er redusert med 2,85 kroner. Samtidig steg Tirsdag ettermiddag steg nemlig medianprisen på diesel og bensin med over fire kroner nasjonalt, tirsdag. For diesel gikk prisen opp 4,29 kroner, mens den gikk 4,10 kroner opp for bensin. Onsdag morgen er gjennomsnittprisen for diesel høyere enn på samme tid tirsdag. Drivstoffkuttet er midlertidige og gjelder til 1. september. Kuttet kom etter at Sp, Høyre, Frp og KrF sikret flertall overstyrte Arbeiderparti-regjeringen.
for 2 måneder sidenKraftig fall i oljeaksjer etter håp om løsning på Iran-krigen
Oljeaksjene falt kraftig på Oslo Børs etter at oljeprisen falt til rundt 100 dollar per fat onsdag morgen. Hovedindeksen på Oslo Børs falt 1,2 prosent rundt 20 minutter ut i handelen onsdag etter å ha avsluttet første kvartal på rekordnivå, skriver E24. Børsfallet kommer etter et fall i oljeprisen til rundt 100 dollar per fat som følge av at USAs president Donald Trump signaliserte tirsdag at Iran-krigen kan bli avsluttet i løpet av to til tre uker. Equinor falt 6,99 prosent, Vår Energi falt 5,36 prosent og Aker BP var ned 5,26 prosent rundt klokken 9.50. Equinor-aksjen stengte på rekordnivå på 420 kroner tirsdag, med en markedsverdi på 1075 milliarder kroner. Onsdag formiddag hadde børsverdien falt med 68 milliarder kroner til 1007 milliarder, ifølge tall fra Infront. Det er halv handelsdag på Oslo Børs på grunn av påsken, og børsen stenger derfor klokken 13. (NTB)
for 2 måneder sidenNå kutter svenskene matmomsen – dette sparer du
NRK har prissjekket 20 populære varer etter at Sverige i dag kuttet matmomsen fra 12 til 6 prosent.
for 2 måneder sidenEmpty petrol stations and volatile prices: Australia’s fuel crisis in charts
Track the latest data on fuel prices, outages and oil tanker deliveries Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Hundreds of service stations across Australia have run empty, fuel prices are elevated and oil shipments have been cancelled. Australia is battling a fuel crises as Iran’s closure of the strait of Hormuz continues to bite. The federal government has released fuel reserves, cut fuel excise taxes and rolled out a national fuel security plan. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenEnergy crisis: why ‘keep calm but cut down’ may be a better message for Labour
Government keen to avoid panic as oil price surges, but perhaps households need advice on reducing consumption Labour ministers sent out in recent days to respond to the looming energy crisis sparked by the Iran war have essentially stuck to that reassuring wartime slogan: keep calm and carry on. “I think people should go about their lives as normal, knowing that the government is taking action to bring energy bills down,” James Murray, the chief secretary to the Treasury, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Tuesday. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenAsiatiske børser kraftig opp
Nikkei-indeksen i Tokyo steg 4,5 prosent onsdag, og i Seoul er Kospi opp over 8 prosent etter at president Trump igjen antydet at Iran-krigen snart er over. Nikkei-indeksen, Kospi-indeksen og indekser på andre børser i Asia steg allerede ved åpning, og oppgangen fortsatte utover dagen. De tok dermed inn det kraftige fallet fra tirsdag. Senere fulgte børsene i Hongkong og Shanghai opp med stigning mellom 1,4 og 2 prosent. Også Australias S & P-indeks var opp 2 prosent, og på Taiwan var oppgangen på 4,4 prosent. Oppgangen på de asiatiske børsene onsdag kom etter at de amerikanske børsene noen timer i forveien avsluttet tirsdagshandelen med sin beste dag på nesten et år. Da gikk S & P 500-indeksen opp 2,9 prosent. Samtidig gikk Dow Jones-indeksen opp 2,5 prosent, mens den teknologitunge Nasdaq-indeksen steg 3,8 prosent. (NTB)
for 2 måneder sidenChancellor meets UK supermarket bosses to discuss cost of living
Rachel Reeves will address concerns about price rises and shortages with retailers as energy costs surge The bosses of the UK’s biggest supermarkets are to meet the chancellor on Wednesday as the government seeks to gauge the extent of potential price rises and shortages of household essentials amid a surge in energy, fuel and fertiliser costs. Rachel Reeves is meeting the bosses of Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons as concerns rise about the potential impact on the cost of living – including higher food prices – as a result of the Middle East conflict. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenPetrol and diesel prices fall across Australia as Labor’s fuel excise cut takes effect
Adelaide has the biggest price decline, with unleaded down 24.9 cents and diesel down 21.3 cents Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Fuel prices have started falling immediately across Australia in the wake of the government’s fuel excise cut, unexpectedly accelerating the delivery of the Albanese government’s cost-of-living relief. Prices in capital cities paused then plummeted on Wednesday, after the prime minister announced the tax on petrol and diesel would be halved to 26.3 cents a litre. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenForbruksgjelden falt med 2,2 milliarder i mars
Forbruksgjelden i Norge falt med 2,2 milliarder kroner i mars og utgjør nå 174,1 milliarder kroner. Men samtidig øker kredittkortgjelden. Den økte med 2,9 milliarder kroner til 78,1 milliarder, viser nye tall fra Norsk Gjeldsinformasjon. Men i de siste tolv månedene under ett har samlet forbruksgjeld økt med 1,3 milliarder kroner, tilsvarende 0,8 prosent. (NTB)
for 2 måneder sidenAvgifter kuttet: – Absurde priser
Ved midnatt ble drivstoffavgifter fjernet. Kunder i Asker var oppgitt over at prisene fortsatt er høye.
for 2 måneder sidenFramleis skyhøge drivstoffprisar: – Heilt uoversiktelig for forbrukarane
Ved midnatt blei drivstoffavgifter fjerna. Men høge prisar tyder på for dårleg konkurranse, meiner Forbrukarrådet.
for 2 måneder sidenAvgifter kutta: – Absurde prisar
Ved midnatt blei drivstoffavgifter fjerna. Kundar i Asker var oppgitte over at prisane framleis er høge.
for 2 måneder sidenChalmers says small business ‘paying the price’ for Middle East conflict as he unveils support measures
Treasurer says Iran war having ‘extreme impact on global economy’ as Albanese to address nation about fuel crisis Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Jim Chalmers has unveiled a suite of Covid-era support measures for businesses struggling with soaring fuel prices and the prime minister is set to address the nation in the latest sign the government is preparing for a more severe economic downturn from the US-Israel war on Iran. “The war in the Middle East is having an extreme impact on the global economy. Australians and Australian small businesses are paying the price for that,” the treasurer told reporters on Wednesday. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenAsiatiske børser kraftig opp i morgenhandelen
Nikkei-indeksen på Tokyo-børsen stiger mer enn 3 prosent rett etter åpning. I Sør-Korea er Kospi-indeksen opp nesten 5 prosent. Oppgangen på de to asiatiske børsene onsdag morgen kom etter at de amerikanske børsene noen timer i forveien avsluttet tirsdagshandelen med oppgang.
for 2 måneder sidenTwo-thirds of UK hospitality businesses plan to cut jobs and one in seven will close, survey finds
Sector cites ‘billions of pounds in additional costs’ from new business rates and increase in minimum wage thresholds Two-thirds of hospitality businesses are planning to cut jobs as a result of “suffocating” costs imposed by government, as new business rates and higher wage bills come into force. Many pubs, restaurants and hotel companies will see their costs increase significantly from 1 April after Rachel Reeves’s changes to business rates and an increase in minimum wage thresholds announced at the chancellor’s November budget. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenReknar med å få auka utgifter på 100.000 kr
Medan folk flest får lågare avgifter på diesel allereie frå 1. april, må bøndene venta til over påske før prisen på den avgiftsfrie dieselen blir sett ned.
for 2 måneder sidenOpenAI verdsettes til 852 milliarder dollar
KI-selskapet Open AI har avsluttet en ny runde med å få inn penger mot en ventet børsnotering. Den brakte inn rekordhøye 122 milliarder dollar. Ifølge CNBC har selskapet tidligere kunngjort en sum på 110 milliarder dollar. Etter investeringen verdsettes selskapet til 852 milliarder dollar, tilsvarende rundt 9.350 milliarder kroner. Dette utgjør til sammenligning omtrent halve det norske oljefondet. (NTB)
for 2 måneder sidenStort børshopp i USA
Håp om en slutt på Iran-krigen ga optimisme på de amerikanske børsene tirsdag. S&P 500 -indeksen gikk opp 2,9 prosent, den største oppgangen siden i fjor vår. Indeksen består av 500 av de største, børsnoterte selskapene i USA og fungerer som en sentral målestokk for helsetilstanden til amerikansk økonomi og aksjemarked. Dow Jones-indeksen gikk opp 2,5 prosent, mens den teknologitunge Nasdaq-indeksen steg hele 3,8 prosent.
for 2 måneder sidenLofotfisket til bunns: – I år har det vært helt katastrofalt
På bare 12 år har torskefangsten i Lofoten stupt med over 90 prosent. Men på kaia og på nærbutikken i Henningsvær rår fortsatt optimismen.
for 2 måneder sidenVil ha endring i treningsbransjen: – Vi gruppeinstruktører er lønnstapere
Treningsinstruktører er blant de med dårligst lønnsavtale, sier fagforening. Flere instruktører opplever at de ofte gjør gratisarbeid.
for 2 måneder sidenFuel rations and free buses: How countries are responding to rising oil prices
Governments around the world have introduced measures to limit the impact of price increases.
for 2 måneder sidenWhy Chinese tech companies are racing to set up in Hong Kong
Mainland firms are using the territory to test products and as a springboard for global expansion.
for 3 måneder sidenUK borrowing costs jump again on fears Iran conflict will curb growth
Investors fear rising oil and gas costs will stoke inflation and delay cuts in interest rates UK borrowing costs jumped for a second day on Tuesday as the potentially damaging effects of the Iran conflict spooked investors concerned that growth will stall across the major industrial economies. Investors fear inflation will rise, driven by rising oil and gas prices, hitting businesses and households just as they are recovering from a long period of elevated inflation. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenUnemployment set to hit 5.3% this year amid ‘worrying’ rise in young jobless
OBR raises forecast from 4.9% and downgrades UK’s growth prospects for 2026 – while also warning of war uncertainty Unemployment in the UK is set to peak this year at a higher rate than previously estimated, with a “worrying” increase in young people being out of work, the government’s official forecaster has said. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said unemployment will peak at 5.3% this year, up from its previous forecast in November of 4.9%. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder siden‘The concert ticket industry is broken,’ justice department says as Ticketmaster trial begins
Entertainment giant keeps average of $7.58 of each ticket for events at major concert venues, court hears Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Ticketmaster keeps an average of $7.58 of the price of each ticket for events at major concert venues, an attorney for New York state told jurors at a trial on Tuesday where dozens of states are seeking to recoup damages for fans. Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, are accused of abusing their market power to prop up illegal monopolies in the concert industry. The trial in Manhattan could result in the US Department of Justice arguing for a breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster or the companies paying compensation to ticket purchasers. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenGasspriser til himmels – Norge håver daglig inn milliardgevinst
Et gigantisk byks i gassprisene gjør at Norge tjener 1,1 milliarder kroner mer i dag enn før angrepet på Iran.
for 3 måneder sidenAustralian energy bills could surge as Iran conflict drives up global gas prices
Experts warn of similarities with 2022, when electricity prices went up by more than 40% due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The US-Israel strikes on Iran risk a repeat of the 2022 energy shock that forced power bills up by more than 40%, sent Australian businesses to the wall and forced governments to spend billions on power bill subsidies. The stark warning from experts follow news that Qatar, the third-largest liquefied natural gas exporter, had stopped production after Iranian drones on Monday attacked its sprawling Ras Laffan complex. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenSpring forecast: Reeves insists Labour has ‘right economic plan’ as 2026 growth downgraded
Chancellor says she is in close touch with Bank of England governor and is meeting energy companies amid soaring oil and gas prices Business live – latest updates Rachel Reeves insisted Labour has “the right economic plan” for a world that has become “yet more uncertain” as she delivered a spring forecast that downgraded growth for this year. The chancellor was addressing MPs against the backdrop of surging energy prices, as investors fret about the impact of the spiralling conflict in the Middle East. The cost of a barrel of Brent crude was up another 7% on Tuesday, at $83.20. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenBane Nor stanser og utsetter flere utbyggingsprosjekter
Rammen for Bane Nors investeringer reduseres fra 13 milliarder i statsbudsjettet 2025 til 10 milliarder i 2026. Dermed varsler Bane Nor stans og utsettelser i flere prosjekter, uten å presisere hvilke prosjekter det gjelder. – Dette er krevende beslutninger for oss alle, men også helt nødvendige, sier konserndirektør Bettina Sandvin i Bane Nor Utbygging i en pressemelding.
for 3 måneder sidenBane Nor stanser og utsetter flere utbyggingsprosjekter
Bane Nor varsler utsettelser og stans av en rekke utbyggingsprosjekter rundt om i landet. De vil ikke oppgi hvilke prosjekter det er snakk om. – Dette er krevende beslutninger for oss alle, men også helt nødvendige, sier konserndirektør Bettina Sandvin i Bane Nor Utbygging i en pressemelding. De viser til at rammene for Bane Nors investeringer reduseres kraftig i 2026 og at de derfor er nødt til å ta grep. Bane Nor er nå i ferd med å kontakte de kommunene som har prosjekter som blir stanset eller utsatt, skriver NTB.
for 3 måneder sidenLøk-kaos: – Går på psyken løs
Nye EU-regler skaper usikkerhet for norsk løkproduksjon. Få uker før løken skal i jorda, er mange bønder i tvil om de skal tørre å ta sjansen.
for 3 måneder siden‘Peak Greggs’? Bakery chain’s profits slump and sales slow
Retailer known for its sausage rolls and steak bakes says it has been resilient in a challenging market Business live – latest updates Greggs has reported a slump in profits as it bemoaned “challenging” market conditions hitting consumer confidence and disposable income, amid pressure to prove the UK has not hit “peak Greggs”. The high street bakery chain, known for its sausage rolls and steak bakes, said statutory pre-tax profits fell by 17.9% to £167.4m for the year to 27 December, compared with a year earlier. It also reported a slowdown in sales growth over the start of the new year. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenUK grocery inflation in surprise rise as experts warn of worse to come
Extended war in Middle East could cause ‘substantial spike’ in inflation and ‘sharp drop in output’ in eurozone and UK, ECB official says Business live – latest updates Shoppers faced a surprise jump in grocery inflation last month after four successive months of falls, as experts warned there is worse to come if there is prolonged war in the Middle East. In a blow to households struggling with the cost of living, grocery price inflation rose to 4.3% in the four weeks to 22 February, after falling to 4% in January from 4.7% in December, according to the market research company Worldpanel by Numerator. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenEuropas nye trumfkort: Gigantfunnet i Telemark nesten doblet
Telemark-gruve går fra lovende funn til «verdensklasse». Nye anslag viser at Fensfeltet er 80 prosent større enn antatt, noe som kan gjøre Europa uavhengig av Kina for kritiske mineraler. – En helt ny liga, sier næringsministeren.
for 3 måneder sidenSpring forecast: Rachel Reeves to insist government has ‘right economic plan’, as Middle East crisis threatens inflation spike – live updates
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the UK’s spring forecast Rachel Reeves’s plans could be hit by Middle East conflict, say economists The pound is weakening again this morning too, approaching lows seen during yesterday’s volatile trading. Sterling is down two-thirds of a cent, or 0.5%, at $1.3342 against the US dollar, which is up against a basket of other currencies too. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenRachel Reeves’s plans could be hit by Middle East conflict, say economists
Warning comes as OBR projections in the spring forecast are expected to show public finances moving in the right direction Soaring global energy prices as a result of the widening Middle East conflict will jeopardise Rachel Reeves’s plan to conquer inflation and rekindle growth, economists have warned as she prepares to deliver her spring forecast later today. Responding to the latest projections from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the chancellor will insist she has “the right economic plan for our country, in a world that has become more uncertain”. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder siden‘Live’ chance of interest rate hike at March RBA meeting amid oil price spikes affecting inflation, governor says
Michele Bullock not ‘making a prediction’, but cites rise in oil prices due to attacks on Iran and tight labour market as factors in possible cash rate rise Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Michele Bullock, says there is a “live” chance of a rate hike in two weeks’ time, as the central bank frets that a “prolonged” oil price spike as a result of the attacks on Iran will make it harder to bring inflation under control. Investors and economists had largely discounted the chance of a move at the upcoming board meeting on 16-17 March, believing that the RBA would wait for the next quarterly inflation report before a likely hike in May. Continue reading...