Business

The UK unemployment rate remains low, according to the latest official figures. The figure stood at 4.2% in the three months to August this...

The City minister is to hold talks with some of Britain’s biggest banks in the lead-up to the autumn statement as the government looks...

Except on rare occasions – last year’s post-Liz Truss mini-budget episode being one of them – the bond market rarely garners as much attention...

Only one region in England, Wales and Northern Ireland had unaffordable rent, according to official figures. On average, Londoners paid 35% of their household...

Plans to close rail ticket offices will go “too far, too fast”, MPs have warned. The Rail Delivery Group announced over the summer that...

Kemi Badenoch, the business secretary, has turned down an invitation to address the CBI’s annual conference, dealing a blow to the business lobbying group’s...

A fast-growing British semiconductor manufacturer is lining up a £200m funding injection from blue-chip backers including the asset management giant M&G. Sky News has...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned of a crackdown on “public sector waste” and focus on tackling debt after official figures showed government borrowing was...

The cost of UK state borrowing is close to a 15-year high – levels seen only twice since the global financial crash. The amount...

A closely-watched barometer of consumer confidence is warning of “concern” for retailers ahead of Christmas, as official figures for September show a steep fall...

Janet Yellen has told Sky News the United States can “certainly” afford wars on two fronts, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas threatens...

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe will buy a 25% stake of Manchester United football club. Sir Jim and his company INEOS are expected to...

Metro Bank has set a quickfire timetable for rivals to snap up a substantial chunk of its mortgage book. Sky News understands that Metro...

Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani has withdrawn from the process to buy Manchester United, Sky News understands. His offer, which valued...

NatWest Group is preparing to cancel millions of pounds in bonuses and share awards earmarked for its former chief executive following a probe into...

UK wholesale gas prices have risen again and are now at their highest level since mid-February. Prices rose to nearly 135 pence a therm...

The chancellor has warned the British public he is preparing “for the worst” as he draws up his autumn statement. Jeremy Hunt told Sky...