Business

Another 1,332 redundancies at collapsed retailer Wilko have been confirmed despite a deal to snap up more than 50 of its branches. It comes...

Jeremy Hunt will set out his next budget on 22 November, the chancellor has told MPs. He has commissioned an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)...

Labour’s Rachel Reeves has opened up a clear lead over the Conservatives’ Jeremy Hunt when voters are asked who should be the next chancellor...

A healthcare entrepreneur who ranks among Britain’s richest people and whose company has had close ties to the government has handed a £5m donation...

Wilko’s administrators have offloaded 51 Wilko stores to B&M but the discount retailer is yet to confirm whether workers at the sites will be...

The Bank of England “regrettably” made mistakes that have fuelled inflation in the UK, its former chief economist has told Sky News. Andy Haldane...

Shares in Superdry plunged to a record low on Monday after the struggling fashion retailer reported a bigger-than-expected annual loss. It came as trading...

The southern Chinese city of Zunyi is awash with signs the nation’s economy is not in good health. Everywhere you look there are unfinished...

It’s been a crazy few years for the cost of many services and essentials, with fuel prices among the bills enduring something of a...

The boss of Universal Music Group and the fashion designer Anya Hindmarch are among a coterie of British business leaders being lined up to...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is confident his plan to reduce rising prices is working and will soon ease the financial strain on UK households. Ahead...

A government aid package aimed at securing the long-term future of steelmaking in South Wales could be a “missed opportunity”, a senior Labour MP...

Sajid Javid, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Greg Clark, Rishi Sunak, Grant Shapps and Kemi Badenoch: the list of Tory chancellors and business secretaries who have sought...

Mohamed Al Fayed has died at the age of 94. His family say he “passed away peacefully of old age” on Wednesday. Sky News...

The government is in advanced talks with Britain’s biggest steel producer to hand over a £500m aid package aimed at securing the long-term future...

Little has been heard from Mohamed Fayed during the last decade. He sold Harrods to Qatar Holdings as long ago as May 2010 and...

Mohamed Al Fayed has died at the age of 94. Al Fayed’s passing comes just one day after the 26th anniversary of his son’s...

Comparing the UK economy with its pre-pandemic size has become an almost totemic way of highlighting its sluggish performance post-COVID. It has certainly been...

House prices fell by 5.3% in the year to August – a worse-than-expected drop, according to Nationwide. This means the typical home is now...