Consumer spending remained broadly below inflation last month but people forked out for holidays and entertainment as pent-up demand was released. Closely...
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A decision on whether to introduce a so-called ‘Britcoin’ digital pound is to be made by 2025, the Treasury has announced, as a consultation paper...
The bosses of Britain’s biggest housebuilders will hold talks with the chancellor this week as they face a multibillion-pound bill in the form of several...
Administrators have selected a rival battery start-up based in Australia as preferred bidder for collapsed Britishvolt. EY confirmed on Monday morning that its...
The German automotive giant BMW is in talks with the government about a £75m funding package that would secure production of electric Minis at its Oxfordshire...
London’s FTSE 100 Index has reached an all-time high at 7905 earlier this afternoon. The Financial Times Stock Exchange list of the 100 most valuable...
One thing the energy industry agrees on in theory – if not, it turns out, in practice – is that forcing prepayment meters on vulnerable customers...
The energy regulator Ofgem has asked suppliers to suspend the forced installation of prepayment meters and review their processes for dealing with customers...
The business secretary, Grant Shapps, has told British Steel’s Chinese owner that proposals to make hundreds of workers redundant are...
The Bank of England has raised UK interest rates by a further half percentage point to 4%, but gave its clearest signal yet that borrowing costs may now be...
The boss of British Gas’s owner, Centrica, said “there is no excuse” after an investigation found the company sent debt collectors who broke...
Back in the Soviet era, analysts would spend hours trying to read between the lines of the speeches and comments coming out of the Kremlin. Was there a hint...
Shell has announced annual profits of $39.9bn (£32.2bn), doubling from a year earlier and far exceeding the previous record of $31bn in 2008. The London-listed...
Ofgem, the energy regulator, is launching an urgent investigation into British Gas following allegations the company sent debt collectors who broke into...
Shell has announced annual profits of £32.2bn ($39.9) doubling from a year earlier and far exceeding the previous record of £25bn ($31bn) in 2008. The London...
British Gas has suspended the use of court warrants to force-fit prepayment meters after a report alleged it sent debt collectors to break into...
