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Households and businesses will have to wait for energy bills to fall significantly because there is "no shortcut" to bringing down prices, the energy minister has told Sky News.

Housing Secretary Steve Reed wants Britain to "build, baby, build" towards the government's flagship 1.5 million homes target by the next election. But housebuilding in England has slowed to its lowest level in nine years, with the number of homes built falling by 6% to 208,600 in the year to March 2025.

Supermarket chain Asda is selling 24 of its stores and will rent them back as it struggles with its debt mound.

Global stock markets have rallied as the world's most valuable company reassured investors of the demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and the returns companies can make.

Consumer confidence has tumbled amid rampant speculation about what the chancellor will announce in the budget, figures show.

The world's most valuable company has reported another series of expectation-beating results, heading off fears of an end to the AI bubble, for now.

A new wind record has been set for Britain, with enough electricity generated from turbines to power 22 million homes, the system operator has said.

If you regularly order your supermarket shopping online, chances are you'll have had a delivery turn up late at least once.

M&S has defended the price of a £195 beef wellington made by chef Tom Kerridge.

The novel has survived the industrial revolution, radio, television, and the internet. Now it's facing artificial intelligence - and novelists are worried.

Britain’s second-biggest retail investment platform has dealt a fresh blow to Rachel Reeves’ hopes of stimulating a stock market splurge by pulling out of a government-backed marketing campaign.

The boss of WH Smith has resigned with immediate effect after an accounting failure prompted the retailer to slash its profit forecasts.

Inflation has fallen, but households are still feeling squeezed.

A small business financing platform co-founded by a Goldman Sachs alumnus will this week unveil an $80m (£61m) funding boost as it seeks to expand its international presence.

The rate of inflation has eased to 3.6%, according to official figures that make for better reading for the economy and chancellor ahead of the budget.

Hundreds of jobs are at risk after global energy giant ExxonMobil announced plans to close its manufacturing plant in Fife.

Social media site X, music streaming service Spotify and AI chatbot ChatGPT were among several platforms down for thousands of users.

Global stock markets are seeing sharp declines and bitcoin has lost this year's gains as worries intensify that the AI (artificial intelligence) boom has become a bubble fit to burst.

The best and worst delivery companies have been revealed in new research by Citizens Advice.

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