Business

The UK economy showed strong growth in the first three months of the year, according to official figures. Gross domestic product (GDP) – the...

These are punchy gross domestic product (GDP) numbers and no mistake. Growth of 0.7% in the first quarter is not just strong; it’s stronger...

Burberry, the UK’s only global luxury brand, is to cut around 1,700 jobs worldwide over the next two years after reporting a steep financial...

Foreign state investors would be allowed to hold stakes of up to 15% in British national newspapers, ministers are set to announce amid a...

The personal data of M&S customers has been stolen by hackers during a huge cyber attack that may have cost the company millions.  So...

A pub group founded by the ex-boss of Greene King is in advanced talks to buy a swathe of sites from his former employer...

The chairman of the UK’s biggest water company has apologised to customers but defended staff bonus payments. Sir Adrian Montague, of Thames Water, told...

Marks & Spencer has revealed customers’ personal data was taken by hackers after it was hit by a damaging cyber attack. The retail giant’s...

Wage rises are slowing, and there are fewer jobs on offer as employers grapple with higher costs, official figures show. In the month when...

Nissan is set to announce a leap in its cost-cutting plans that will see 20,000 jobs go globally, according to reports in Japan. The...

The US and China have agreed to slash trade tariffs on each other, a move Donald Trump has said was part of a “total...

Monzo, the digital bank which counts one in five British adults among its customers, is closing in on the appointment of investment bankers to...

Donald Trump has floated the idea of cutting US trade tariffs against China to 80% – as key peace talks between the sides prepare...

Tens of thousands of household energy customers have secured payouts after a compliance review found they had been overcharged. The industry regulator said that...

Sir Keir Starmer was at home in Downing Street, watching Arsenal lose in the Champions League, when he got a call from Donald Trump...

The UK and US have agreed a trade deal, with Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump confirming the announcement during a live televised phone...

The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4.5% to 4.25%, citing Donald Trump’s trade war as one of the key reasons for...

The chair of Severn Trent, the FTSE-100 water company, is to add to her portfolio of directorships by taking the helm of Whitbread, the...

Let’s deal, first of all, with the question many of you will have: after today’s reduction to 4.25% will there be more interest rate...