Category: 6. Business

The cost of energy for British business was a crisis even before the Iran war sent prices higher: the UK already had the highest electricity prices for industry among G7 countries. Now comes the next whack. How big will it be?

Projections from the…

The disruptions from the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran spread quickly to commercial aircraft, shipping lanes and the world’s energy supply. Those repercussions have already hit fuel costs, including for motorists, truckers and…

Days after Israel and the United States began bombing Iran, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro boldly proclaimed that the “Iran war will lower energy prices.” Navarro’s prediction has, thus far, been exceedingly wrong. 

The war has led to…

Dr Simon Williams (Letters, 19 March) writes that ambition in quantum computing cannot succeed without sustained investment in people and fundamental science. He is correct on that point, but wrong to say that UK’s investment plans risk losing…