Business

Ben Stokes, the England Test cricket captain, and former team-mate Stuart Broad are among a group of leading sportsmen backing a new venture capital...

Direct Line Group, the struggling motor insurer, has approached one of the most senior executives at rival Aviva to become its new boss. Sky...

The energy price cap is set to fall again resulting in cheaper electricity and gas bills, according to a closely-watched forecast. Energy bills in...

There are “genuine grounds for hope” for the future of high street retailer Wilko, according to the GMB union, after the company entered administration,...

The CBI, the embattled business lobbying group, is to close a swathe of its overseas offices as part of a cost-cutting drive aimed at...

Retail sales fell for only the second time this year as wet weather led to a surprise 1.2% drop, official figures show. It’s a...

The banking sector is being warned it faces penalties if it does not secure free access to cash for the UK population, including businesses,...

Profit at UK companies has grown slightly, the latest official figures show, suggesting widespread price hikes were not solely to increase profits. There have...

For some time now there has been a growing air of confidence around BAE Systems. That was underlined when, earlier this year, the UK’s...

Some 58% of drivers want to see cameras that detect illegally loud vehicles rolled out across the UK, according to a new survey. The...

ChatGPT, the popular artificial intelligence chatbot, shows a significant and systemic left-wing bias, UK researchers have found. According to the new study by the...

Major banks face being fined if they fail to provide free access to cash withdrawals within three miles of consumers and businesses under new...

For some time now there has been a growing air of confidence around BAE Systems. That was underlined when, earlier this year, the UK’s...

The rate of price rises has fallen sharply, according to official figures. The key, consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation fell to 6.8%...

A man who famously made a fortune by predicting the collapse of the US housing market in 2008 now appears to be suggesting that...

Private sector wages and total pay, including bonuses, surpassed inflation despite a surprise rise in the rate of UK unemployment. Economists thought the unemployment...

Grocery price inflation has eased for the fifth month in a row – as the cost of some staples come down. Closely watched data...

Supermarket prices for some branded snack foods have more than doubled in the last year, as the rising cost of living has squeezed household...

Bidders for the ailing retailer Wilko have been given until Wednesday to table bids for the company after its collapse into insolvency last week....