The head of NatWest, which is state-controlled, has defended the amount of tax that big banks pay. Alison Rose, the chief executive, said banks were taxed...
Shares in Amazon fell as the company expected slower Christmas sales and increased expenses. Shares fell nearly 20% as inflation and interest rate costs threatened to...
Elon Musk has completed his $44bn (£38bn) takeover of Twitter after months of toing and froing over the deal. His first move was to fire the...
Elon Musk is finally buying Twitter, promising – or to some, threatening – sweeping changes for one of the world’s biggest social media platforms. With a...
The gap between housing benefit and the actual cost of private rent has risen by 40% in just five months, Sky News has learned. Figures from...
English football’s top flight is lining up a £30m-a-year deal to sell digital tokens to fans after talks with a rival provider collapsed. Sky News has...
Europe has edged closer to recession as the European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates by 0.75%, making borrowing and repaying debt more expensive. The ECB...
Shares in Meta plunged as the market opened in the US following a drop in quarterly profits, sliding nearly 23%. The fall compounded the company’s woes,...
Gross domestic product in the US bounced back in the third quarter, reversing a trend over the first six months that suggested the country was heading...
Shell has reported operating profits of $9.5bn (£8.19bn) for the third quarter of this year, lower than that of the three months before but still more...
Facebook parent Meta has beaten estimates for its quarterly revenue, helped by its continued dominance of the online advertising market. Revenue in the third quarter fell...
Elon Musk has been seen entering Twitter HQ – carrying what appears to be a sink. Mr Musk tweeted a video showing himself walking into the...
Jeremy Hunt has delayed the announcement of the government’s economic plan from Halloween to 17 November, saying it will help ministers make “difficult decisions… that stand...
Ford has announced the end of the UK’s best selling car – the Fiesta. By the end of June next year, no more Fiestas are to...
The chairman and chief executive of one of the world’s biggest banks says he is “committed to the UK”, despite recent political and economic turmoil. Brian...
Rishi Sunak says we are facing a “profound economic crisis”. Big words, not to mention depressing. But do they really stack up? Is the UK really...
The pound hit a six-week high as Rishi Sunak became prime minister today, another sign of the markets welcoming the country’s new leader. Sterling was up...
The price of low-cost everyday grocery items has increased 17% in the 12 months to September, data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has shown,...
WhatsApp went down for users across the UK this morning, with tens of thousands of people reporting being unable to send or receive messages. Downdetector, which...
Train passengers have been warned to expect disruption on rail networks as a strike hits services on some of Britain’s busiest routes today. Members of the...