John Flint, the former HSBC Holdings chief executive, is in talks with Whitehall officials about becoming the inaugural boss of the government’s new...
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The $40bn takeover of UK chip designer Arm Holdings by US tech giant Nvidia faces an in-depth probe after regulators found the deal could weaken rivals and...
During the last 17 months we have become almost inured to the terrifying increases in government borrowing incurred in grappling with the pandemic. The...
Shares in Marks & Spencer have surged after it bumped up its profit outlook following “encouraging” sales – but admitted stores are still...
Retail suffered a washout last month as the end of the Euro 2020 tournament combined with wet weather were blamed for a sharp fall in sales. Experts also...
A £7bn bid for the supermarket chain Morrisons by US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice has been backed by the supermarket’s board...
A leading cleaning products maker has warned of a profits slump as it counts the cost of higher raw material costs and HGV driver shortages. UK-based McBride...
The UK government has ordered regulators to investigate the acquisition of British defence firm Ultra Electronics by a US private equity firm on the grounds of...
The July inflation measure normally used to set the following year’s rail fare increases has been recorded at 3.8% – the highest for ten years...
Nando’s has been forced to temporarily close around 50 restaurants after suffering chicken shortages due to supply chain disruptions across...
The number of job vacancies has topped 1 million for the first time ever as the economy recovers from the pandemic, the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
Britain’s biggest private sector retirement scheme has won a tussle over the value of its remaining stake in Hermes, the prominent City asset manager...
The way “green” electricity tariffs are sold to millions of households is to be reviewed by the government amid concerns that their environmental...
Asda and National Express are among a number of firms set to offer rewards to young people getting a COVID jab. Free Now taxis, lastminute.com and Better...
India is set to spend 100trn rupees (£972bn) on a national infrastructure plan to boost economic growth and help the country meet its climate goals...
Future, one of the London stock market’s biggest media groups, is preparing to swoop on the publisher of the current affairs magazine The Week in a...
