Someone impossible to buy for? Perhaps AI can help
With vast amounts of data do draw on, AI should be able to come up with good gift ideas, but does it? Read More
What next for Bitcoin after bursting $100k barrier?
The rapid increase in price has been attributed to Donald Trump’s election victory – can it continue? Read More
One in five shop purchases now made in cash
Notes and coins used in a fifth of transactions, say retailers – a second consecutive annual rise. Read More
Shell and Equinor to combine forces in North Sea
The energy firms say the deal will see the creation of the North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer. Read More
Airbus cuts nearly 500 UK jobs to reduce costs
It has made the cuts mostly to its space division and says there are no “compulsory” losses planned. Read More
Five things we learned from the Scottish Budget
Scrapping the two-child cap and changes to tax thresholds are among plans for the next financial year. Read More
Guinness supplies being limited after demand soars
Guinness-maker Diageo has placed limits on wholesale distribution of the stout to pubs in Great Britain after “exceptional demand” Read More
Rail fares to rise despite renationalisation plans
Three rail operators will be renationalised next year but fares are due to go up as outlined in the Budget. Read More
Interest rates forecast to be higher for longer due to Budget
Measures in the Budget will boost growth in the short-term, but interest rates will fall more slowly, it says. Read More
Lifespan of four nuclear power stations extended
EDF Energy says Torness, in East Lothian, and its sister site Heysham 2, in Lancashire, will continue generating for an extra two years. Read More