John Flint, the former HSBC Holdings chief executive, is in talks with Whitehall officials about becoming the inaugural boss of the government’s new £22bn...
During the last 17 months we have become almost inured to the terrifying increases in government borrowing incurred in grappling with the pandemic. The...
Shares in Marks & Spencer have surged after it bumped up its profit outlook following “encouraging” sales – but admitted stores are still struggling...
Stock markets have fallen sharply after signs that the US Federal Reserve could start pulling away emergency support for the world’s biggest economy later...
The UK government has ordered regulators to investigate the acquisition of British defence firm Ultra Electronics by a US private equity firm on the...
Nando’s has been forced to temporarily close around 50 restaurants after suffering chicken shortages due to supply chain disruptions across England, Wales, and Scotland. The peri-peri...
Britain’s biggest private sector retirement scheme has won a tussle over the value of its remaining stake in Hermes, the prominent City asset manager....
The way “green” electricity tariffs are sold to millions of households is to be reviewed by the government amid concerns that their environmental benefits...
Some of the world’s biggest oil companies are currently paying negative tax on their fossil fuel extraction and production operations in the North Sea....
Gatwick Airport has accused the government of failing to take advantage of the UK’s “world-leading” coronavirus vaccination programme while revealing “very low” passenger numbers....
The board of British pharmaceutical firm Vectura has backed a takeover offer from tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI), despite lobbying from health groups....