Business

Retail sales grew in June as warm weather boosted spending and day trips, official figures show. Spending on goods such as food, clothes and...

The former owner of Poundland is lining up advisers to supervise its transition to new shareholders through a court-sanctioned process that will involve store...

TalkTalk, the telecoms and broadband group, has secured a £100m capital injection from one of its existing backers in a deal that will relieve...

The head of the UK’s biggest mortgage lender has said he expects two more interest rate cuts this year, making borrowing cheaper. Chief executive...

The chairman of AO, the online electrical goods retailer, has been interviewed to become the next chair of state-owned broadcaster Channel 4. Sky News...

A British space surveillance company which has won a string of government contracts will this week announce a £5.4m fundraising to expand its global...

Welfare versus warfare: for decades, it’s a question to which successive prime ministers have responded with one answer. After the end of the Cold...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its core interest rates on hold after seven successive cuts, citing uncertainty over the threatened US trade...

Tesla has started limited production on a cheaper model in a bid to boost sluggish demand after revealing its worst slump in quarterly sales...

Two traders jailed for rigging interest rates have had their convictions overturned by the Supreme Court. Tom Hayes, 45, was handed a 14-year jail...

London and the UK’s leading status in the global financial system is “fragile”, the boss of Goldman Sachs has warned, as the government grapples...

Faced with a challenging set of numbers, the chancellor is having to make difficult choices with political consequences. Tax rises and spending cuts are...

Government borrowing rose significantly more than expected last month as debt interest payments soared. Official figures show the cost of public services and interest...

The government has given the final go-ahead for a £38bn nuclear power plant in eastern England. The Sizewell C project in Suffolk will be...

Pressure is growing to renegotiate or leave an international convention blamed for slowing building projects and increasing costs after a judge warned campaigners they...

The system for regulating water companies in England and Wales should be overhauled and replaced with one single body in the UK and another...

The prolific high street investor which owns Lakeland and has backed chains including HMV and Superdry is sizing up a takeover of the UK...

An expert in financial regulation at one of the big four accountancy firms is in talks to become the inaugural boss of English football’s...

An independent review of the water industry is to recommend sweeping changes to the way the sector is managed, including the potential replacement of...