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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Japan unexpectedly slips into a recession

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

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Future data centres may have built-in nuclear reactors

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

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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.

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X accused of taking payments from terrorists

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

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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.

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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.

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