INVESTMENT
UK unemployment set to hit five-year high as tax rises ...
UK unemployment is forecast to rise to a five-year high in 2026 as Rachel Reeve...
Bank of England set to hold rates as inflation rise coo...
The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold at 3.75% this we...
Octopus Energy strikes major China joint venture during...
Octopus Energy has announced a new joint venture with China’s PCG Power to trad...
Lloyds to return £3.1bn to investors as profits surge p...
Lloyds Banking Group will return more than £3.1bn to shareholders through divid...
New wave of ‘zombie’ companies faces collapse as financ...
Tens of thousands of UK companies are in critical financial distress, with high...
Amazon in talks over $50bn investment in OpenAI as AI a...
Amazon is in early talks to invest up to $50bn in OpenAI, as the ChatGPT maker ...
Trump warns UK it is ‘very dangerous’ to do business wi...
Donald Trump has warned the UK it is “very dangerous” to do business with China...
Poundland owner Gordon Brothers buys LK Bennett out of ...
LK Bennett has been bought out of administration by Gordon Brothers, the US fir...
National Wealth Fund to double investment pace with foc...
The National Wealth Fund plans to invest up to £5bn a year in clean energy, gre...
UPS to cut 30,000 jobs as it accelerates shift away fro...
UPS plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs in 2026 as it continues to scale back low-ma...
YouTube criticised for pulling out of UK TV audience me...
YouTube has suspended its participation in the UK’s Barb audience measurement s...
Aldi to open 40 new UK stores in 2026 as part of £370m ...
Aldi plans to open 40 new UK stores in 2026 under a £370m investment, targeting...
Retail sales growth to slow across US and Europe in 202...
Retail sales growth in the US, UK, France and Germany is set to slow in 2026 as...
Anti-snoring innovators secure £1.48m NIHR funding to t...
UK sleep tech company Zeus Sleep has secured £1.48m in NIHR funding to run a ma...
Lords warn pensions inheritance tax changes risk overwh...
A House of Lords committee has warned that proposed inheritance tax changes on ...
Transport Committee urges action to secure skills pipel...
MPs have urged the Government to act urgently to address skills shortages in tr...
