The average person now has £38 less to spend each month after tax than they did at the end of 2024, following three consecutive quarters of...
The market seems to be content, for now at least, to keep betting big on AI. While the value of some companies integral to the AI...
A renewable energy group founded by the former chief executive of Petrofac, the oilfield services group which collapsed during the autumn, will this week announce a...
The Christmas period is upon us, and goods are flying off the shelves, but for some reason, the tills are not ringing as loudly as they...
The owner of the fashion brand LK Bennett is this weekend racing to find a saviour amid concerns that it could be heading for collapse for...
Black Friday sales do not appear to have provided much cheer for retailers amid continued consumer caution, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics...
WH Smith is being investigated by the City watchdog after the company revealed accounting failures in its US operations. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said: “The...
The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4% to 3.75%, its sixth cut since last summer. The decision follows a bigger-than-expected fall in the...
The economy may be stuttering, unemployment may be rising, inflation may be above target. But even so, the Bank of England delivered mortgage payers some welcome...
Executives at Vodafone will next month meet parliamentarians amid growing scrutiny of its treatment of dozens of its retail franchisees, which a prominent MP said possessed...
BP is parting ways with the chief executive who led its early drive for increased profits from oil and gas, after investor pressure for more progress....
The rate of inflation hit a much lower than expected 3.2% last month, according to official figures which should lock in an interest rate cut by...
You’ve doubtless heard of the National Grid, the network of pylons and electricity infrastructure ensuring the country is supplied with power. You’re probably aware that there...
Britain loves chocolate. We’re estimated to consume 8.2kg each every year, a good chunk of it at Christmas, but the cost of that everyday luxury habit...
Warner Bros is reportedly set to reject a hostile $108bn (£81bn) takeover bid from Paramount, with one of the prospective buyer’s financing partners confirming it’s pulled...
A victim of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal is taking legal action against the government-owned organisation as she seeks full redress for her wrongful conviction....
Winter is closing in on the Bidston Rise housing estate in Birkenhead, but there’s one front garden that hasn’t given in yet. A hydrangea is thriving...