Entries by BBC News - Business

British Gas sees profits increase 10-fold

The company managed to recover losses of £500m it made during the height of the energy crisis.

What is a recession and how could it affect me?

A recession means the UK economy has shrunk for two three-month periods in a row.

UK economy fell into recession after people cut spending

People spending less helped drive the UK economy to shrink by more than expected at the end of last year.

SpaceX’s legal home moved to Texas, says Elon Musk

It comes after a judge in Delaware annulled his $55.8bn pay package from electric carmaker Tesla.

Japan unexpectedly slips into a recession

The figures also indicate that Japan has also lost its position as the world's third-largest economy.

Future data centres may have built-in nuclear reactors

As AI uses more electricity, new data centres could have their own nuclear power stations.

Offenders confused about ethics of AI child sex abuse

A charity warns that creating or viewing such images is still illegal, even if the children are not real.

X accused of taking payments from terrorists

Campaigners at the Tech Transparency Project in the US found paid-for features for organisations.

Pryzm nightclub boss blames lack of students for closures

Peter Marks, who runs the UK's biggest club chain, says students are going out later and spending less.

What is GDP and how is it measured?

A basic guide to how the health of the economy is measured, and why that calculation matters.