Day Headlines in Business News: 2025-05-28
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Planning change to make installing heat pump easier for millions (BBC Business 2025-05-28 23:11:12)
The rule requiring planning permission if a heat pump is within 1m of a neighbours property has been removed.
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Chile's salmon farms hope for calmer waters (BBC Business 2025-05-28 23:06:39)
Chilean salmon producers are being criticised for operating in some of the country's national parks.
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Reeves outlines plan for £25bn pension 'megafunds' (BBC Business 2025-05-28 23:03:20)
The government says its overhaul of retirement savings will boost growth and pension pots.
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UK car production falls sharply in April (BBC Business 2025-05-28 23:02:05)
The number of new vehicles made in the UK was the lowest figure for April - outside the pandemic - since 1952.
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Hailey Bieber's makeup brand sold to e.l.f. in $1bn deal (BBC Business 2025-05-28 22:42:05)
Buyer e.l.f. Beauty calls it a "beautiful brand that we believe is ready for rocketship growth".
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Hailey Bieber's make-up brand sold to e.l.f. (BBC Business 2025-05-28 22:42:05)
Buyer e.l.f. Beauty calls it a "beautiful brand that we believe is ready for rocketship growth".
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Nvidia weathers tariff uncertainty as revenues surge (BBC Business 2025-05-28 21:35:53)
AI chip demand lifts Nvidia's revenues and profits, despite turmoil in global trade.
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Nvidia revenues surge despite tariff uncertainty (BBC Business 2025-05-28 21:35:53)
AI chip demand lifted Nvidia's revenues and profits, despite restrictions on sales to China.
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Trump slams 'Taco' acronym given to tariff flip-flops (BBC Business 2025-05-28 21:15:16)
The acronym, which stands for "Trump Always Chickens Out" has reportedly been coined by traders on Wall Street.
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Trump blasts 'nasty' chicken gibe about his tariff reversals (BBC Business 2025-05-28 21:15:16)
The president was not pleased with an acronym, standing for "Trump Always Chickens Out", reportedly coined on Wall Street.
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Mars phases out controversial colour additive in Skittles in US (BBC Business 2025-05-28 17:50:53)
Confectionery giant Mars said it had stopped using titanium dioxide in its Skittles portfolio in the US.
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Heathrow chief asleep as airport closed - report (BBC Business 2025-05-28 16:10:06)
Findings from a review commissioned by Heathrow management into March's power cut are published.
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Why is Thames Water in so much trouble? (BBC Business 2025-05-28 13:48:56)
Thames Water faces a record fine, mounting debts, and crumbling infrastructure. How did it get to this point?
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Musk 'disappointed' by Trump's tax and spending bill (BBC Business 2025-05-28 11:50:15)
As the former Doge chief, Musk had worked to reduce government spending which he says this bill contradicts.
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Thames Water hit with biggest ever penalty over sewage and dividend breaches (BBC Business 2025-05-28 07:53:41)
Thames Water must pay a £104.5m penalty for sewage breaches and £18.2m relating to shareholder payouts.
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Brazil sues China carmaker BYD over 'slave-like' conditions (BBC Business 2025-05-28 06:00:14)
The Public Labour Prosecutor's Office in the state of Bahia says 220 Chinese workers were rescued.
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Biofuel plant 'faces closure after US trade deal' (BBC Business 2025-05-28 05:03:16)
Vivergo Fuels, based near Hull, says government support is needed within "the next few weeks".
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Temu's Chinese owner sees profits plunge as trade war bites (BBC Business 2025-05-28 03:17:34)
US-listed shares of PDD Holdings fell over 13% on Tuesday as the firm reported a near 50% drop in profit.
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Texas governor signs online safety law in blow to Apple and Google (BBC Business 2025-05-28 02:14:14)
Under the new law, minors will need parental approval before they can download apps or make in-app purchases.