Business

The UK economy contracted by 0.3% in April, according to official figures released as the CBI, Britain’s biggest employers’ group, demanded “vital actions” from...

The chair of Landsec, the FTSE-100 commercial property group, is on a shortlist of contenders to take the helm at the Royal Opera House,...

Plans to change the law to allow agency workers to fill in for striking staff have been branded “reckless” by unions – ahead of...

One of the candidates snubbed in the recent race to chair Ofcom, the media regulator, is being considered to oversee a government-commissioned review of...

Lenders to Matalan, one of Britain’s biggest budget retailers, are preparing for crunch talks about the chain’s future financing against a backdrop of soaring...

More than half of UK households have cut down on their energy usage as a result of the cost of living crisis, new data...

The boss of Wizz Air is facing a backlash from unions, including pilots’ representatives, after he urged fatigued staff to go the “extra mile”...

The owner of discount retailer Poundland has warned that its UK shoppers appear to be suffering most as the cost of living crisis gathers...

The £100 tank of unleaded petrol is another milestone on the relentless upward path of fuel prices. Watching the price click in to three...

Commuters are set to face more transport misery in London on 21 June when a planned strike takes place on the Tube and the...

Rishi Sunak has been urged by one of the world’s leading economic authorities to cut taxes or raise spending in the face of looming...

Fossil fuel giant Equinor has told Sky News it is not investing as much money as it ought to in renewable forms of energy....

Cazoo, one of Europe’s largest online car retailers, has said it plans to cut nearly 750 jobs in a bid to save £200m as...

Retailers, along with pubs and restaurants, have enjoyed a “welcome boost” from the four-day weekend celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, according to two measures...

Average petrol prices have reached a “frightening” new record high of 177.8p a litre, figures show, a further increase on the last record price...

Goals Soccer Centres, one of Britain’s biggest operators of 5-a-side football pitches, is to be sold to its management team, capping a three-year stint...

People are being warned to avoid the London Underground on Monday, with workers set to strike straight after the Jubilee weekend. Thousands of members...

The City veteran John Allan is preparing to step down as chairman of Barratt Developments, Britain’s second-biggest housebuilder by market value. Sky News has...

A British man wanted in Denmark over a £1.3bn tax case has been arrested in Dubai and now faces extradition. The arrest of hedge...