Business

Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI could face investigation by the UK’s competition regulator. The tech giant is a major investor and strengthened...

Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 are facing a “£3bn-plus” class action claim that alleges they used their market dominance to overcharge on up to...

“The last thing I do before going to sleep at night is check the trains to see whether they’re running on time and then...

Cash usage has grown for the first time in a decade as households look to balance their budgets amid the cost-of-living squeeze. Across the...

New family visa rules could leave British citizens with a foreign partner facing greater restrictions on who they can live with than migrant workers,...

The Bank of England has said that UK households and businesses have been “resilient” in the face of rising interest rates – but repeated...

The European Union has bowed to demands from carmakers across Europe and the British government for a delay to the introduction of 10% export...

One of Britain’s biggest building societies has tabled a surprise takeover bid for the Co-operative Bank – a deal that would effectively remutualise one...

Europe’s biggest travel operator has revealed that it may seek to pull out of the London Stock Exchange amid continuing questions over the City’s...

Adverts for three airlines have been banned by a regulator for giving consumers a misleading impression of their environmental credentials. The Advertising Standards Authority...

One of Britain’s biggest tenpin bowling venue operators will this week disclose that it has become the latest London-listed companies to recommend a private...

Thames Water has been asked to explain a £37.5m dividend payment made to a parent company. Ofwat, the water regulator, asked the firm to...

The cost of a traditional Christmas dinner will rise on last year, according to a closely-watched report that is also forecasting record sales for...

Thames Water has revealed an 18% rise in pollution incidents during the first half of its financial year. The country’s largest household supplier reported...

Israeli authorities are investigating claims some investors may have known in advance about the Hamas plan to attack Israel on 7 October and used...

If you want a sensible document with some interesting and well-reasoned ideas for what we ought to do about the UK economy (and some...

A new five-point plan to reduce immigration has been announced by the government, which includes banning care workers from bringing over their families and...

The government will announce a package of measures today aimed at reducing record levels of legal migration. Home Secretary James Cleverly is expected to...

Manchester United Football Club and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the petrochemicals billionaire, aim to announce within days a £1.25bn deal that will see him take...