Energy industry leaders have warned the UK could fall behind a key target for new offshore wind power ahead of the results of a government auction...
The governor of the Bank of England has told MPs that interest rates may not rise much further amid expectations that inflation is set to fall...
Rick Haythornthwaite, the City grandee who has chaired companies including Centrica and Network Rail, is being lined up as the new chairman of NatWest Group in...
The boss of the UK’s largest household energy supplier has been forced to defend record profits amid warnings of worse times ahead for household bills this...
A vast trust that would plough £1,000 pots of cash from birth into long-term UK investments is among the ideas that will be floated this week...
The locations of 52 Wilko stores that will close after failing to secure a rescue deal have been revealed by administrators. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which was appointed...
The price of petrol in the UK could soon rise further after the cost of oil jumped to its highest level this year. Brent crude climbed...
Another 1,332 redundancies at collapsed retailer Wilko have been confirmed despite a deal to snap up more than 50 of its branches. It comes after administrators...
Jeremy Hunt will set out his next budget on 22 November, the chancellor has told MPs. He has commissioned an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast, which...
It is one of the great set-piece moments in the US industrial calendar. At the start of pay negotiations, which take place every four years ahead...
Ian King speaks to our city editor Mark Kleinman about Wilko’s latest lifeline. Plus, hear from the director of insight at the British Retail Consortium about...
A healthcare entrepreneur who ranks among Britain’s richest people and whose company has had close ties to the government has handed a £5m donation to the...
Labour’s Rachel Reeves has opened up a clear lead over the Conservatives’ Jeremy Hunt when voters are asked who should be the next chancellor of the...
Wilko’s administrators have offloaded 51 Wilko stores to B&M but the discount retailer is yet to confirm whether workers at the sites will be retained. Sky...
The London-listed discount retailer B&M European Value Retail is poised to swoop on scores of Wilko stores as hopes falter of a broader rescue deal involving...
The Bank of England “regrettably” made mistakes that have fuelled inflation in the UK, its former chief economist has told Sky News. Andy Haldane said the...
Shares in Superdry plunged to a record low on Monday after the struggling fashion retailer reported a bigger-than-expected annual loss. It came as trading in the...
The southern Chinese city of Zunyi is awash with signs the nation’s economy is not in good health. Everywhere you look there are unfinished infrastructure projects;...
It’s been a crazy few years for the cost of many services and essentials, with fuel prices among the bills enduring something of a roller-coaster ride....
The boss of Universal Music Group and the fashion designer Anya Hindmarch are among a coterie of British business leaders being lined up to join a...