“We are so hugely proud of everything this Derbyshire pottery has achieved,” the company says. BBC News

Despite the Iran war, rising inflation and worries about rising government debt, US stock markets continue to hit all-time highs this year. That’s largely driven by the huge boom in investment in Artificial Intelligence. The apparent mismatch between sky high stock market valuations and the real economy is beginning to …

The Bureau of Labor Statistics says new jobs were created in the leisure and hospitality sectors. BBC News

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) will close about 150 shops over the next two financial years because some of its stores are “no longer financially sustainable”. About 90 stores will close by the end of March 2027, and the remainder by March 2028, and there will also be a reduction …

But even with changing menus, there has still been a deluge of chippies closing. At its peak around a century ago, there were approximately 35,000 fish and chip shops across the UK. There are now about 10,000, and industry leaders are concerned more could disappear as prices rise. BBC News

Welsh Water has become the latest major utility firm to face financial sanctions over wastewater failings, with a £44.7m “enforcement package” proposed by the industry regulator. Ofwat said the company “failed to operate, maintain and upgrade its wastewater assets adequately to ensure they could cope with the flows of sewage …

A Cambridgeshire social enterprise is awarded £400,000 by the National Lottery to help it expand. BBC News

The charity says it is facing “an exceptionally challenging trading environment”. BBC News

The president is directing money into coal as the Iran war drives up energy costs for Americans. BBC News

Jackie Jantos says loneliness and lack of confidence were challenges for young adults looking for relationships. BBC News

Instead of throwing away byproducts of food processing, fermentation is making them valuable. BBC News

“Society’s response was to come up with a sensible policy and regulatory framework that gave people confidence in oil and the benefits that oil could provide to the world, and meant that you didn’t have to worry about the personalities of the people leading the companies”, Clark said. “That’s clearly …

The government is committing many millions of pounds to the new theme park planned for Bedfordshire. BBC News

Available for over a year One month before the bloodshed in Beijing, a 10km line of protestors snaked through the city. For over a decade China had been opening up to global trade and there was promise that, with greater economic freedoms, democratic rights might be within reach too. In …

Jackie Jantos, CEO of Hinge, shares her daily habits and tips for success in dating and in life. BBC News

SpaceX shares will be traded on the New York technology-focused Nasdaq market, and some of the big global investment institutions are likely to buy shares. But individuals, including in the UK, will also get a chance to buy via certain investment platforms and brokers. BBC News

Lex Greensill has agreed to a UK directorship ban of nine years following the 2021 collapse of the financing firm he ran that suffered massive losses. The Australian financier agreed the penalty to avert a legal case that had disputed a proposed a 12-year ban. The Insolvency Service said he …

OVO will hand out £3.4m in “goodwill payments” to customers as part of a £10.4m settlement with the energy regulator following an investigation into its policies for supporting vulnerable customers.  The provider, which serves around four million customers, will also pay £7m into the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Fund as …

The number of people withdrawing money from a LISA is outpacing the number using one to buy a home. Why? BBC News

Government targets for sales of new electric cars are still far from being met, despite a leap in demand likely helped by the Iran war fuel price surge. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed the strongest May for sales of new cars since 2019 – …