Business

The energy regulator will conduct a consultation on how it caps bills, as many suppliers continue to struggle with increasing gas prices. Thirteen energy...

The economy has always relied on the labour of people whose work is insecure. But the pandemic left vulnerable workers in precarious and short-term...

A Czech-based billionaire who owns big stakes in Royal Mail and J Sainsbury is within days of agreeing the purchase of a big stake...

The number of cars built in the UK has continued to fall for the third month in a row, dropping to their lowest level...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set out a budget for a “new economy” after the COVID crisis with a £150bn increase in government spending –...

Rishi Sunak has claimed his budget will deliver a stronger economy “fit for a new age of optimism”. In comments released by the Treasury...

Heathrow’s chief executive says the airport is “on the cusp of a recovery” as it posts its first full quarter of passenger growth since...

Petrofac, the London-listed oil group, will this week unveil plans to tap shareholders in a £180m fundraising that will be used in part to...

Petrol prices have hit a record high across the UK in what the RAC has described as a “truly dark day for drivers”. The...

Users of the Tesco website and app are experiencing disruption following an “attempt to interfere” with the system, the retail giant has said. The...

The boss of Hyve Group, one of the London stock market’s largest exhibition organisers, is hatching plans to bid for Money20/20, the international fintech...

The Co-operative Bank has made an audacious approach about a merger with TSB in a move that could trigger a fresh wave of consolidation...

Zapp, one of the new breed of rapid grocery delivery apps engaged in a battle for share of British shoppers’ wallets, is opening talks...

Inflation could top 5% in the months ahead, the Bank of England’s new chief economist has warned. The remarks by Huw Pill in an...

More than 100 Conservative MPs have made a fresh plea to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to do more to support pubs and clubs at next...

Green bonds offering savers the chance to back the government’s environmental projects are going on sale – but experts think the “paltry” returns on...

The maker of a host of well known consumer brands has revealed a big lift in prices and warned of worse to come as...

Tesla said it had battled chip shortages, port congestion and rolling blackouts as it reported better-than-expected sales – but warned “outside factors” could hold...

Petrol retailers have been accused of “taking a bigger cut” by a motoring group after warning that record pump prices are expected within days....