INVESTMENT
UK ministers to meet bank bosses over small business le...
Ministers to hold talks with bank chiefs over improving SME lending, as loan ap...
US economy contracts for first time since 2022 as Trump...
US GDP shrank 0.3% in Q1 2025, driven by a surge in imports ahead of Trump’s ta...
US media stocks fall as Trump threatens 100% tariffs on...
Netflix, Amazon and major studios slide on Wall Street after Trump vows 100% ta...
UK consumer confidence plunges to lowest level since 20...
Consumer confidence drops to -53 — the lowest since December 2022 — as fears ov...
Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos forced to recall 7,000 cars in th...
In a setback for Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s automotive venture, Ineos Automotive has i...
UK farmers’ incomes stuck at 1970s levels, major report...
UK farm incomes have stagnated since the 1970s, a new report finds, as consolid...
Taxi firms crowdfund final legal push against Uber over...
Two British taxi firms are crowdfunding to fight Uber over VAT on rides. The Su...
UK SMEs eye £4bn NI savings despite looming tax hike
Many UK SMEs face a steep rise in National Insurance from 2025/26, yet salary s...
Trump threatens 200% tariffs on European wine over whis...
Donald Trump warns of imposing a 200% tariff on European wine and champagne unl...
US imposes 25% tariffs on UK steel imports
The US has imposed 25% tariffs on UK steel imports, sparking concern over diver...
Retail sales rise modestly in February as Valentine’s D...
Retail sales edged up 1.1% in February despite cautious shoppers, with Valentin...
UK’s 110 most prolific under-40 entrepreneurs revealed
Discover the 110 under-40 British entrepreneurs named in the inaugural Hurun UK...
Disabled employees under strain as PIP cut rumours grow
Rumoured PIP cuts could push more disabled workers into underprepared workplace...
UK doesn’t rule out retaliation as Trump’s 25% metal ta...
Britain debates retaliatory tariffs after the US imposes a 25% duty on steel an...
Treasury lays out multimillion-pound whistleblower rewa...
The Treasury has unveiled plans to reward insiders who blow the whistle on tax ...
HMRC raises threshold for self-assessment to £3,000
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is poised to lift the threshold for filing self-ass...