Business

A union has welcomed the government taking over a troubled steel company, but is warning that payment for workers must be a top priority....

US stocks have fallen for five days running as traders nervously await a speech from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Central bankers are gathering...

The British-based bank Shawbrook is in talks to buy ThinCats, a lender to medium-sized businesses, in a deal worth about £180m. Sky News has...

Consumer confidence has reached its highest point this year – driven by the Bank of England’s interest rate cuts. The long-running GfK Consumer Confidence...

One of the UK’s last remaining steel companies has been pushed into compulsory liquidation – and will fall into government control. Speciality Steels UK...

The government borrowed the least amount of money in three years last month, official figures showed, in a surprise bout of good news for...

Why is Donald Trump threatening to impose sanctions, or tariffs, or maybe both, on India in relation to the Ukraine war? The short answer...

Prices in the UK rose even faster than expected last month, reaching the highest level in 18 months, according to official figures. Inflation hit...

An AI start-up which claims to act as an ‘immune system’ for software has landed $17m (£12.6m) in initial funding from backers including the...

Energy bills are now expected to rise in autumn, a reversal from the previously anticipated price drop, a prominent forecaster has said. Households will...

There is one thing scarier than markets lurching around. And that’s markets lurching around without a very compelling explanation. Just yesterday, the yield on...

Redundancies are to begin on Tuesday at the UK’s largest bioethanol plant, which is to close after the government refused to offer the owners...

Consumers could be allowed to attend water company board meetings under new rules proposed by the regulator. Companies may survey and research customers to...

More than 200 UK pubs closed in the first half of the year as part of a “heartbreaking” trend which industry bosses fear is...

Soho House, the global network of private members’ clubs, is being bought by a group led by hotel owners MCR – valuing the business...

BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, is backing a controversial bid by the metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta to retain control of his faltering UK...

An AI-powered market research firm which has counted Unilever and Vodafone among its clients is on the brink of collapse. Sky News understands that...

Watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled ads featuring an Asian male model pulling the corners of his eyes backwards following accusations of racism. Images...

A company which makes miniaturised electric versions of classic cars has secured a rescue deal led by an American merchant banking group. Sky News...