1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (626+ words) Prices in the US rose by 3.4% in the year to August, with the cost of living pushed up by higher gasoline prices, official figures show. The overall inflation rate was unchanged from July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (806+ words) There's nothing like talk of energy prices and potential higher borrowing costs to remind us that the summer holidays are well and truly over. Surging oil prices have been pushing up what drivers pay at the fuel pumps and eating…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (411+ words) The average price of unleaded petrol has risen by 5p a litre in the space of a week, according to the RAC, which warned there was "no sign of any relief" for drivers. The motoring organisation said a litre of unleaded…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (469+ words) Jersey's current minimum wage level is too high for some sectors and a rise would increase their costs, the economic development minister has said. Deputy Gerald Voisin's views on the minimum wage were recently in the spotlight after he wrote…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (603+ words) Nearly all the major mortgage lenders in the UK have announced increases in the cost of home loans in recent days. Analysts are uncertain over whether there are more to come, but are urging people who need to find a…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (840+ words) Residents, businesses, and charities say they are feeling the pinch of rising costs, with many describing the economy as a key priority ahead of the Isle of Man general election. Several independent shops in Ramsey said custom was down and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (457+ words) Drivers in the US are paying more than ever for diesel at the pump as the US-Israel war with Iran continues to hit Americans' wallets. The average price for one gallon of diesel in the US has hit $5.85, compared to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (966+ words) "Doomsayers were doomed and India bloomed… Yet again," wrote Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X, reacting to smart first quarter GDP data that came out earlier this week, widely beating forecasts, but also sparking a major controversy over its…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (839+ words) Almost half of people in Britain live in areas where economic growth does not translate into a better quality of life with a "stark" North-South divide in the spending power of households, a new report finds. Researchers at consultancy firm…...