Business

The rate of price rises has fallen sharply, according to official figures. The key, consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation fell to 6.8%...

A man who famously made a fortune by predicting the collapse of the US housing market in 2008 now appears to be suggesting that...

Private sector wages and total pay, including bonuses, surpassed inflation despite a surprise rise in the rate of UK unemployment. Economists thought the unemployment...

Grocery price inflation has eased for the fifth month in a row – as the cost of some staples come down. Closely watched data...

Supermarket prices for some branded snack foods have more than doubled in the last year, as the rising cost of living has squeezed household...

Bidders for the ailing retailer Wilko have been given until Wednesday to table bids for the company after its collapse into insolvency last week....

UK employers plan to increase pay by 5% this year and are increasingly making counteroffers to retain existing staff, according to the representative body...

Pubs in England and Wales will be allowed to continue serving takeaway pints after the government decided to keep COVID licensing rules. Pubs were...

The owner of the Daily Mail is in talks with prospective backers of a bid for The Daily Telegraph  – a deal that would...

A British-based company which boasted that it would be a global pioneer in electric vehicle manufacturing is working with advisers to prepare for possible...

The Premier League is targeting a financial agreement with its lower league counterparts within weeks as English football seeks to head off political criticism...

The UK economy grew slightly in the three months to June, according to official estimates. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.2% in the...

Homeware firm Wilko has gone into administration – putting 12,000 jobs at risk. It comes after Sky News revealed earlier on Thursday the retail...

Halifax has become the latest lender to cut mortgage rates this week after it announced reductions of up to 0.71 percentage points. HSBC, Nationwide...

More than a third of bosses have reported an increase in staff working from home compared to last year. Acas, which carried out the...

Rents will continue to rise as more people enter the rental market with fewer properties to choose from, the professional body for surveyors has...

More than a third of bosses have reported an increase in staff working from home compared to last year. Acas, which carried out the...

Hopes of a rescue deal for Wilko were fading on Thursday morning as it emerged that the ailing homewares retailer was heading into insolvency...

Rents will continue to rise as more people enter the rental market with fewer properties to choose from, the professional body for surveyors has...