One of Britain’s biggest housebuilders is planning widespread redundancies and the closure of two regional divisions as it battles a slump in demand from new buyers....
Food prices may not fall at all, the chief economist at the Bank of England has said. The cost of sustenance “could still remain higher than...
House prices fell by 2.4% in the year up to July – but there are signs the market is showing ‘resilience’, according to the Halifax. The...
Barbie might be synonymous with pink – but her film is now firmly in the green, with more than $1bn (£784m) in box office sales worldwide....
A leading private equity investor is among the suitors circling Nicotinell, the anti-smoking aid which has been earmarked for sale by its FTSE-100 owner. Sky News...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has promised to investigate unlawful bank closures after the chancellor warned the practice could be “widespread”. Jeremy Hunt told the FCA...
One of Britain’s biggest lenders to small businesses is hatching plans for a £3.5bn tie-up with the Co-operative Bank. Sky News has learnt that Shawbrook Group...
The new owner of Purplebricks, the online estate agent, is finalising plans to cut more than 100 jobs in a bid to improve its financial performance....
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the fourteenth successive time, lifting its official rate to 5.25%. The quarter percentage point increase was somewhat...
High street retailer Wilko has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators – putting around 12,000 jobs at risk. The discount homeware and hardware chain...
Higher for longer. The Bank of England may have lifted interest rates by less than a lot of people had been expecting up until recently –...
Most of the work done by women around the world is unpaid, according to a new Oxfam report. The charity estimates around 65% of women’s working...
Viewers are switching off traditional TV at record rates, according to a new Ofcom report. With more competition than ever from streamers, the proportion of people...
The Bank of England is expected to increase its interest rate for the 14th time in a row today. Economists believe a 0.25 percentage point rise...
Most of the work done by women around the world is unpaid, according to a new Oxfam report. The charity estimates around 65% of women’s working...
BP has recorded a big drop in profits in the first half of its financial year, as energy prices fell from the highs seen after Russia’s...
Food price inflation has slowed to its lowest level this year – as costs fall for staples such as oils, fats, fish, and breakfast cereals, research...
The amount of money borrowed by consumers rose to a five-year high in June as inflation and interest rate pressure hit households, Bank of England figures...
The prime minister has announced an expansion of oil and gas drilling in the North Sea amid ongoing rows in his party over the future of...
BT, the FTSE 100 telecoms provider, has announced its new chief executive, the first woman to hold the post. It comes after Sky News reported earlier...