BBC News – Business

• Cost of living: Labour to call vote on windfall tax for oil and gas companies May 16, 2022
  It is shameful not to raise extra money from oil and gas firms amid the rising cost of living, Ed Miliband says.
• Energy bills shake-up plans to smooth price rises May 16, 2022
  Ofgem says a review every three months would allow households to benefit sooner from falling prices.
• Small firms 'jumping through hoops' to get loans May 16, 2022
  One firm tells of its struggles as a survey suggests lending to small businesses has hit an all-time low.
• Ukraine war: Global wheat prices jump after India export ban May 16, 2022
  World wheat prices have soared this year, pushing up the cost of everything from bread to noodles.
• Shanghai lockdown: China unemployment rate near pandemic peak May 16, 2022
  Evidence of China's economic slowdown came as authorities unveiled plans to lift Shanghai's lockdown.
• EasyJet offers £1,000 bonus as airlines battle to recruit staff May 15, 2022
  The airline will offer new and existing cabin crew the bonus, as carriers seek to retain and recruit workers.
• NHS prescription charges in England to be frozen May 15, 2022
  Not raising the fees for the first time in 12 years puts money back in people's pockets, ministers say.
• Saudi Aramco: Oil giant sees profits jump as prices surge May 15, 2022
  The state-owned Saudi Aramco is currently the world's most valuable company due to soaring oil prices.
• Covid: Have the lockdown success stories lost their shine? May 15, 2022
  Some businesses which boomed during the Covid pandemic are seeing their popularity fade.
• 'We use pawnbrokers to be able to pay for food' May 14, 2022
  People on low incomes are pawning their possessions to pay for essentials, a report suggests.
• Russian operator to suspend electricity supply to Finland May 13, 2022
  Russian operator RAO Nordic says it will cease deliveries from Saturday, citing payment problems.
• Ethnic pay gap: MPs criticise government's 'lack of care' May 13, 2022
  A government decision not to extend pay gap reporting to racial disparities has been criticised by MPs.
• Village pub asked to change name by Vogue magazine May 13, 2022
  The landlord of the Star Inn at Vogue says he found Condé Nast's request "hilariously funny".
• Elon Musk puts Twitter deal on hold over fake account details May 13, 2022
  The billionaire wants more data on fake accounts, prompting speculation over the deal's future.
• UK’s nuclear power push will add to energy bills, ministers say May 13, 2022
  Kwasi Kwarteng says there may be a "small effect" on energy bills under a new nuclear funding model.
• Drivers cut back on journeys as fuel costs bite May 13, 2022
  One UK petrol station operator tells the BBC motorists are making fuel "last a little bit longer".
• Starling Bank boss hopes banking is becoming less sexist May 13, 2022
  The banking boss says women in business have been treated like "boiled eggs" - too hard or too soft.
• Sizewell C: Government delays decision on nuclear power plant May 13, 2022
  The decision for the £20bn nuclear power plant in Suffolk had been due this month.
• Twitter executives ousted ahead of Elon Musk takeover May 13, 2022
  One of the senior executives was on parental leave when he learned he was out of a job.
• Why the volatile price of aluminium matters May 12, 2022
  From door frames to aircraft and food packaging - how soaring prices will impact the world economy.