Business

Petrol retailers have been accused of forcing “rocket and feather” pricing after unleaded hit a new, and unexpected, record average high over the weekend....

One of HSBC’s top UK executives is quitting in a surprise move to run the Skipton Building Society, one of Britain’s biggest financial mutuals....

The father-and-son duo who have built Matchroom Sport into a global sports promotion empire are plotting a deal that will cement their status among...

A cheap festival should not be an oxymoron but many people at Glastonbury this year are in a very different place financially to where...

The global chairman of KPMG has taken a swipe at the $80bn break-up being hatched by rival EY, implying that such a radical restructuring...

London Underground workers have voted to strike again, as they near the end of this week’s action which has seen tube services disrupted across...

Cath Kidston, the modern vintage brand, has been put up for sale just two years after collapsing into administration with the loss of nearly...

The British public is well-used to confrontations between workers in the public sector and the government of the day. Over the decades there have...

The UK government made one of its largest interest payments on public debt ever last month, after inflation pushed borrowing costs to some of...

The rate of inflation has risen to a fresh 40-year high of 9.1% in May, according to the latest official figures. The update, from...

Imagine, if you can, you are in the chancellor’s shoes. Your instincts are to cut taxes and reduce public spending yet pretty much every...

This week’s rail strike and the potential for further walkouts across the public sector has conjured the spirits of the Winter of Discontent, the...

Demand for supermarket value ranges has surged by 12% as grocery inflation hits its highest level in 13 years, according to closely-watched industry data....

It would be tempting to assume, on the eve of what looks likely to be the biggest rail strike in a generation and amid...

A former top executive at Aviva and British Gas will this week be appointed to spearhead the latest takeover quest of Marwyn, one of...

Hundreds of UK-based executives at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) are to receive one-off six-figure windfalls from the sale of the global accountancy giant’s mobility services arm....

Britons cannot expect pay rises to keep up with the soaring cost of living, the government has warned. Treasury Chief Secretary Simon Clarke has...

Russia’s economy may take a decade to recover from the crushing sanctions placed on the country following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,...

The UK’s central bank will need to remain flexible on interest rates as inflation spikes but the country’s economy slows, according to a senior...