Business

The UK’s economic recovery stumbled in August as labour shortages dampened more than six months of unrestrained growth.  The IHS Markit/CIPS Flash UK Composite...

Shares in supermarket giant Sainsbury’s surged on Monday morning following reports that US private equity firm Apollo was considering a bid of more than...

An online marketplace which counts one of Britain’s most prominent retail executives among its backers is to join rush of technology companies listing on...

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...

The $40bn takeover of UK chip designer Arm Holdings by US tech giant Nvidia faces an in-depth probe after regulators found the deal could...

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...

Retail suffered a washout last month as the end of the Euro 2020 tournament combined with wet weather were blamed for a sharp fall...

A £7bn bid for the supermarket chain Morrisons by US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice has been backed by the supermarket’s board,...

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...

The July inflation measure normally used to set the following year’s rail fare increases has been recorded at 3.8% – the highest for ten...

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...

The number of job vacancies has topped 1 million for the first time ever as the economy recovers from the pandemic, the Office for...

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....

Ticket re-sale sites such as viagogo and Stubhub should face a tough new licensing regime which could see companies that break the rules shut...

The way “green” electricity tariffs are sold to millions of households is to be reviewed by the government amid concerns that their environmental benefits...

Asda and National Express are among a number of firms set to offer rewards to young people getting a COVID jab. Free Now taxis,...

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....