Trump’s economic shocks are derailing Britain’s building plans

March 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM Phillip Inman

With major developments collapsing, pressure is growing on councils to concede on affordable...

‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance

March 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM Alex Daniel

Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have...

US interest in electric vehicles surges as gas prices jump amid Iran war

March 21, 2026 · 11:00 AM Oliver Milman

Online searches for electric and hybrid cars increase as war-linked fuel prices hit highest levels...

‘It’s come at the wrong time’: how Iran war has floored the Gulf as a sports hub

March 21, 2026 · 6:00 AM Matt Hughes Global sports business correspondent

Conflict has not only hit sporting calendar but laid bare weakness in plans for diversifying...

US stock markets dip for fourth straight week over US-Israel war on Iran

March 20, 2026 · 8:12 PM Lauren Aratani in New York

Markets seem particularly attuned to increasing oil prices, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq down 1.5%...

Lowering speed limits among contingency plans to curb UK oil demand

March 20, 2026 · 6:10 PM Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent and Joanna Partridge

International Energy Agency recommends emergency measures, including working from home, as Iran war...

FTSE 100 loses all its 2026 gains as Middle East conflict hits shares, and UK borrowing costs reach highest since 2008 – as it happened

March 20, 2026 · 5:26 PM Graeme Wearden

Money markets predict three quarter-point rises in UK interest rates this year, due to inflation...

FCA investigates collapsed lender MFS amid £1.3bn mortgage scandal

March 20, 2026 · 4:11 PM Simon Goodley

Move follows the granting of a worldwide asset-freezing order on company’s founder, Paresh Raja

UK borrowing costs hit highest since 2008 as markets expect up to three interest rate rises

March 20, 2026 · 3:58 PM Heather Stewart Economics editor

Deficit rises unexpectedly to £14.3bn in February as stock markets slide amid fears that Iran war...

‘Huge build-up of risk’: London’s centuries-old shipping industry wrestles with Iran war

March 20, 2026 · 12:50 PM Joanna Partridge and Julia Kollewe

Insurers at Lloyd’s of London say cover is available at a price, while merchants view the danger...

JP Morgan Chase to use computer estimates to monitor hours worked by junior bankers

March 20, 2026 · 10:11 AM Mark Sweney

Company says tool to compare self-reported hours with computer estimates is for ‘awareness, not...

Marmite maker Unilever in talks to merge food business with US-based McCormick

March 20, 2026 · 9:40 AM Mark Sweney

Anglo-Dutch company, which also owns Dove and Hellmann’s, will focus more on personal care...