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NPR talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about what's driving the recent market surge and whether high valuations signal strength or speculation. Source…

UK inflation rose sharply in January after airfares failed to fall as quickly as expected and private school fees jumped. The unexpected rise to 3% in the year to January,…

KFC, the fast-food restaurant chain formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is moving its corporate headquarters in the US from Louisville in Kentucky to Plano in Texas, according to a…

Privacy advocates are seeking to prevent Elon Musk's DOGE team from accessing sensitive taxpayer information at the IRS. Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images…

Huw ThomasBusiness Correspondent, BBC Wales•huwthomasTata SteelAn artist's impression of how the new electric arc furnace will sit within the existing Tata Steel site in Port TalbotTata Steel's bid to build…

Domestic energy prices are forecast to rise by 5% from April, adding £85 a year to household bills, according to consultancy Cornwall Insight.The forecaster, which is widely regarded for its…

Douglas Rissing/iStock/Getty Images Plus This first appeared in the Planet Money newsletter. You can sign up here. A constitutional conflict is brewing over Congress' power of the purse and whether…

Thames Water has won a crucial High Court battle to secure a £3bn rescue loan, staving off the prospect of the debt-laden company coming under government control.The UK's largest water…

We visit a local egg farm and talk to an industry analyst to get to the bottom of why the prices of eggs are soaring so quickly and when they…

Average wages are continuing to outpace inflation with pay packets rising for both the public and private sector workers, official figures show.Pay, after taking into account the pace of price…