Business

The International Monetary Fund has confirmed that it is expecting the UK economy to grow faster than previously expected this year. The Washington-based fund,...

Cineworld has opened talks with some of Britain’s biggest commercial landlords about its plans to axe up to a quarter of its British cinema...

One of the world’s most prolific investors in technology companies is in talks to lead a new investment round at Revolut, the British-based fintech....

The water regulator is now investigating every wastewater company in England and Wales over fears that some may not be meeting their obligation to...

A rush of promotional activity to lure football fans to supermarkets may have played a role in pushing grocery inflation to its lowest level...

Oanda Global Corporation, the online retail trading platform, has been put up for sale by its private equity backers. Sky News has learnt that...

The FTSE-100 owner of British Gas, the UK’s biggest domestic energy supplier, is in talks to recruit its next chairman. Sky News has learnt...

One of the UK’s biggest floorings retailers is just one step away from a collapse that would place 1,852 jobs at risk. Cash-strapped Carpetright...

Post Office chief executive Nick Read is stepping back from the role temporarily to prepare for the next stage of the Horizon scandal inquiry....

The FTSE 100 mining giant Rio Tinto is wargaming its biggest takeover swoop for years after the collapse of rival BHP’s £39bn (£24.7bn) bid...

Water companies in England and Wales have been told they will not be allowed to impose the hikes to bills they have demanded, the...

A prominent financial technology company part-owned by Legal & General (L&G) is in talks about a merger that would create one of Britain’s biggest...

Card payments at major high street shops like Asda, Sainsbury’s, and petrol stations across the UK appeared to crash this morning. Shoppers reported being...

Ofwat’s determination that customer bills must rise 21% on average to keep the water industry afloat amounts to an admission of a torrent of...

Passengers are entitled to compensation for a flight cancelled due to airline staff illness, the UK’s highest court has ruled. “Tens of thousands” of...

Low-carbon energy sources are not growing sufficiently quickly to keep up with energy demand – but global demand for oil will peak next year....

The new environment secretary has summoned the bosses of most of Britain’s water companies for urgent talks amid signs that Labour will take a...

The UK has launched a multi-billion pound national wealth fund to power green invest and infrastructure development in an effort to grow the economy....

Dyson has revealed plans for 1,000 job losses in the UK. The manufacturer of innovative vacuum cleaners and other products said the cuts, which...