Business

A record number of jobs are being advertised, with big increases for actors, entertainers, driving instructors and dancers, according to recruiters. Vacancies for water...

The UK’s economy contracted by 0.1% in the second quarter, according to latest estimates. In June, GDP fell by 0.6%, services fell by 0.5%,...

Around 5% of businesses with 250 or more employees have offered a one-off cost-of-living payment to their workers in the last three months. The...

The Treasury is to name a quartet of new directors to the Bank of England’s governing body as debate rages about the central bank’s...

Crisis talks will take place between energy sector bosses and the government tomorrow after the price cap was forecast to hit more than £4,200...

Royal Mail workers are set to stage four days of strikes in the coming weeks in a dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union...

An eight-day strike at the UK’s biggest container port will go ahead after talks between bosses and unions broke down. More than 1,900 members...

Campaigners have demanded a 25p cut in fuel prices to help reduce the cost of living. FairFuelUK said fuel duty should be cut by...

Petrol and diesel prices are slowly but steadily falling in the UK, latest figures show. The average price for a litre of unleaded on...

Arcadia Group’s pension schemes are closing in on a deal to offload retirement funding promises made by the retail empire, owned by Sir Philip...

Water companies across the UK are being “strongly urged” to enforce a hosepipe ban. Environment Secretary George Eustice says some local providers “have rightly...

The high street giant Next is in talks to take a big stake in Joules, the struggling fashion and lifestyle products chain. Sky News...

Workers at the UK’s biggest container port will go on strike for more than a week later this month in a dispute over pay....

The US hiring boom continued last month, as employers added 528,000 jobs – more than double the number expected. The government data showed a...

Just a day after the Bank of England warned of a 15-month recession, there are signs in housing and recruitment that the slowdown is...

Next says warm weather and demand for formal clothing have helped boost its sales in recent months. The British retailer said that full price...

The Bank of England has hiked interest rates by half a percentage point – the sixth rise since December and the biggest rise since...

Hope of a meaningful drop in global oil prices have been dashed after a major group of oil-producing nations, including Russia, agreed to increase...

The “big four” supermarkets and several other retailers are failing to reduce petrol prices in line with falling wholesale costs, the RAC has warned....