Business

HSBC Holdings, one of Britain’s biggest high street banks and Europe’s largest lender by market value, is preparing to kick off a hunt for...

Around half the UK’s mortgage holders face paying higher rates over the next three years, the Bank of England has warned, while sounding alarm...

A British insurance company which covers contractors when they undertake work in multiple countries has raised more than £3.5m in funding to help accelerate...

Marks & Spencer (M&S) and the owner of B&Q have expressed an interest in taking over dozens of stores operated by Homebase, the DIY...

UK car production has slowed, according to industry figures, in the latest sign of a struggling sector. For the eighth month in a row...

The City watchdog is to give companies it is investigating an additional window to contest allegations as it seeks to defuse the months-long row...

Supermarket loyalty schemes offer genuine savings for shoppers, according to the competition regulator following an investigation into claims of price manipulation. The Competition and...

Britain’s biggest airports are joining the growing private sector backlash against Rachel Reeves’s budget, warning that a £1bn business rates bill for the industry...

The daughter of a Post Office victim who was investigated while fighting terminal cancer says it’s time Fujitsu “took responsibility” on compensation. Katie Watson’s...

Vauxhall will close its Luton plant in April, the parent company Stellantis announced. More than 1,100 jobs at the van-making factory are at risk,...

Donald Trump has threatened sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on his first day in office. The president-elect, who takes office on...

Jobcentre reform will be at the centre of the Labour government’s plans to “get Britain working again”. Tackling the increasing number of people out...

There will be no more tax rises or borrowing for the duration of this government’s term, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. She told business...

The trend of shop prices falling may be reversing as businesses face higher costs, according to industry data. The pace of price drops slowed...

Potential suitors have again begun circling ITV, Britain’s biggest terrestrial commercial broadcaster, after a prolonged period of share price weakness and renewed questions about...

The family which has owned Ann Summers, the lingerie and sex toy retailer, for more than half a century is to explore options for...

Bosch will cut up to 5,500 jobs as it struggles with slow electric vehicle sales and competition from Chinese imports. It is the latest...

Cambridge University’s wealthiest college is putting the long-term lease of London’s O2 arena up for sale. Sky News has learnt that Trinity College has...

Apax Partners is leading the race to buy the accountancy arm of Evelyn Partners – a move expected to revive one of the sector’s...