Business

Consumers spent less in shops as wet weather dampened demand for typical seasonal goods in July, latest figures show. Total UK retail sales increased...

Ofgem’s energy price cap is preventing customers from accessing lower tariffs, contributing to inflation and should be abolished, a new report has claimed. The...

One of Britain’s biggest housebuilders is planning widespread redundancies and the closure of two regional divisions as it battles a slump in demand from...

Food prices may not fall at all, the chief economist at the Bank of England has said. The cost of sustenance “could still remain...

House prices fell by 2.4% in the year up to July – but there are signs the market is showing ‘resilience’, according to the...

Barbie might be synonymous with pink – but her film is now firmly in the green, with more than $1bn (£784m) in box office...

A leading private equity investor is among the suitors circling Nicotinell, the anti-smoking aid which has been earmarked for sale by its FTSE-100 owner....

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has promised to investigate unlawful bank closures after the chancellor warned the practice could be “widespread”. Jeremy Hunt told...

One of Britain’s biggest lenders to small businesses is hatching plans for a £3.5bn tie-up with the Co-operative Bank. Sky News has learnt that...

A final decision is in sight for Microsoft’s protracted bid to acquire the maker of Call Of Duty now that the UK’s competition regulator...

An amateur rapper and her husband have pleaded guilty to attempting to launder stolen Bitcoin. Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein went to desperate lengths...

The new owner of Purplebricks, the online estate agent, is finalising plans to cut more than 100 jobs in a bid to improve its...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the 14th successive time, lifting its official rate to 5.25%. The quarter percentage point increase...

High street retailer Wilko has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators – putting around 12,000 jobs at risk. The discount homeware and...

Higher for longer. The Bank of England may have lifted interest rates by less than a lot of people had been expecting up until...

Most of the work done by women around the world is unpaid, according to a new Oxfam report. The charity estimates around 65% of...

Viewers are switching off traditional TV at record rates, according to a new Ofcom report. With more competition than ever from streamers, the proportion...

Increased sales at high street retailer Next has generated an extra £10m of profit, the company announced in a trading update. Profits are expected...

Most of the work done by women around the world is unpaid, according to a new Oxfam report. The charity estimates around 65% of...