Business

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is confident his plan to reduce rising prices is working and will soon ease the financial strain on UK households. Ahead...

A government aid package aimed at securing the long-term future of steelmaking in South Wales could be a “missed opportunity”, a senior Labour MP...

Sajid Javid, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Greg Clark, Rishi Sunak, Grant Shapps and Kemi Badenoch: the list of Tory chancellors and business secretaries who have sought...

Mohamed Al Fayed has died at the age of 94. His family say he “passed away peacefully of old age” on Wednesday. Sky News...

The government is in advanced talks with Britain’s biggest steel producer to hand over a £500m aid package aimed at securing the long-term future...

Little has been heard from Mohamed Fayed during the last decade. He sold Harrods to Qatar Holdings as long ago as May 2010 and...

Mohamed Al Fayed has died at the age of 94. Al Fayed’s passing comes just one day after the 26th anniversary of his son’s...

Comparing the UK economy with its pre-pandemic size has become an almost totemic way of highlighting its sluggish performance post-COVID. It has certainly been...

House prices fell by 5.3% in the year to August – a worse-than-expected drop, according to Nationwide. This means the typical home is now...

The energy regulator has lifted maximum compensation payment levels available to households and businesses from storm-related power cuts. Ofgem said they could now claim...

Swiss banking giant UBS has reported a record pre-tax profit of $29bn (£22.8bn) in the latest quarter following its takeover of Credit Suisse. The...

The Bank of England’s chief economist has warned there is a risk of “unnecessary damage” being inflicted if interest rates increase too much. Huw...

Google will reveal its latest rival to Apple’s iPhone at an event on 4 October. The search giant announced the date for its own...

The owner of HMV is finalising a deal to rescue the majority of Wilko’s operations, salvaging more than 8,000 jobs at the stricken high...

Swiss banking giant UBS has reported a record pre-tax profit of $29bn (£22.8bn) in the latest quarter following its takeover of Credit Suisse. The...

A former chief executive of Prudential is the leading candidate to become the next boss of St James’s Place (SJP), the FTSE-100 wealth manager....

Hundreds of job losses at Wilko have been confirmed after a bid to buy the entire business fell through. Administrators PwC said 269 roles...

The UK car industry has declared it is “recovering” after production last month rose by almost a third compared to a year ago. The...

Job losses at Wilko could be announced on Thursday after an offer to buy the entire business reportedly failed to “pass basic checks”, according...