Scrutiny of Thames Water, the crisis-hit utility, will intensify this week when the industry regulator appoints LEK Consulting as an independent monitor of the company. Scrutiny...
The CBI, the struggling business lobbying group, is in talks to sub-let parts of its vast London headquarters as it continues to seek cost-cutting opportunities in...
An American predator is close to sealing a £300m swoop on a division of De La Rue, the Bank of England’s banknote printer, in a move...
Rachel Reeves has said she “wouldn’t have any problems” getting on a P&O ferry following the fire-and-rehire scandal. The chancellor was asked to clarify her position...
This International Investment Summit has been circled in the new government’s diary from the day it took office as a key opportunity to set out its...
Google’s former boss has warned Sir Keir Starmer he will fail to meet his 2030 clean energy goal unless he fixes UK regulations. Eric Schmidt, Google’s...
InPost, the operator of tens of thousands of parcel delivery lockers across Europe, is closing in on a deal to take full ownership of Menzies Distribution...
The prime minister will pledge to get rid of regulation that “needlessly holds back investment” at a major business conference in London today. The International Investment...
A British-based investment and banking app has struck a deal to acquire part of a Gibraltar-based rival that will instantly add tens of thousands of customers...
A £1bn investment in Britain by port operator DP World will go ahead as planned, after a frantic effort by ministers and diplomats to repair relations...
The boss of the company that owns P&O Ferries will attend an investment summit in the UK despite the transport secretary’s scathing criticism, which included calls...
One of the world’s most successful private equity chiefs is being lined up to help fund a takeover of The Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper....
Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs – 10% of its workforce – as the US plane maker deals with various issues across its business. Chief executive Kelly...
P&O Ferries is one of the few subjects on which Britain’s political class agree. Its summary sacking of 800 British seafarers and their replacement with cheaper,...
The government’s Investment Summit has suffered a major blow after ports and logistics giant DP World pulled a scheduled announcement of a £1bn investment in its...
Here in the UK, politicians are fixated with the level of the national debt. They fret about the fact that it is now knocking on for...
The Post Office’s outgoing CEO today agreed the government is using the company as a “shield” over compensation schemes, while giving evidence at the inquiry. Nick...
More than 140 London-listed companies including Fevertree Drinks, Jet2, Mothercare and YouGov have warned the chancellor that uncertainty over the continuation of a vital tax incentive...
Hundreds of employees of the digital bank Monzo are being given the opportunity to sell part of their stakes in the company as its valuation soars...
Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, has axed government advisers including the founder of Anya Hindmarch, the boss of Universal Music Group and a former Lord Mayor...