Business

Retail sales continued to grow in July when compared with the same month last year – although they are still below pre-pandemic levels. Total...

Global oil prices took a further pounding on Monday as the market ponders the chance of a coronavirus-driven slump in demand in the world’s...

One of Britain’s biggest convenience store groups is plotting a £30m cash call to accelerate the expansion of its partnership with Morrisons, the supermarket...

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Airways is plotting a surprise flotation on the London Stock Exchange as it pins its hopes on a rapid...

Jobs growth in the US exceeded expectations last month while unemployment fell in a further sign the economy continues to bounce back from the...

Football Manager players will no longer be able to manage ‘Manchester United’, following a settlement between the club and the games developer Sports Interactive....

The creators of the long-running and often controversial cartoon South Park have penned a new deal to bring 14 more movies to screens. Matt...

A takeover bid for the supermarket chain Morrisons by a private equity-backed consortium has been increased to £6.7bn following speculation of a rival offer....

Andrew Bailey is about to go on holiday. But as the Bank of England governor’s mind turns to writing postcards, he knows he will...

The Bank of England has warned inflation will increase further this year to double the target rate, but insisted rising prices will only be temporary...

A row has broken out over the “naming and shaming” of companies which fail to meet minimum pay rules, with the John Lewis Partnership...

Britain’s economy continues to rebound but is losing some of the earlier momentum in the face of inflationary pressures, fresh figures indicate. Growth among...

A watchdog has released a “red list” of 20 package holiday providers that people are advised against booking a trip with. Which? has issued...

Young people benefit from being in the office, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said, as he highlighted its positive influence on his own early career....

Fewer contacts of people with coronavirus will be told to isolate by the NHS COVID-19 app after an update today. The “logic” which underpins...

Defence and aerospace technology firm Meggitt has agreed a £6.3bn takeover deal by US firm Parker-Hannifin. The FTSE 250 company confirmed an offer from...

A former Unilever executive is being lined up to take the helm of the Whitehall agency which oversees taxpayers’ interests in businesses including the...

There are fears “many thousands” of people will lose their jobs as the furlough scheme is gradually phased out – and the government is...

British employers have been warned that forcing staff to have the coronavirus vaccination could amount to a criminal offence, amid concerns over “no jab,...