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Business Comment

<p>Alison Rose left her job as Natwest CEO amid the furore over Nigel Farage having one of his bank accounts closed </p>
Business Comment

Everyone lost in the Coutts bank scandal... except Nigel Farage

<p>The London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market has come under fire for its performance</p>
Business Comment

London Stock Exchange’s AIM is a zombie market not fit for purpose

<p>The unsurprising decision keeps borrowers’ noses to the grindstone. Bah humbug! </p>
Business Comment

Bank of England plays Scrooge as high interest rates look set to stay

<p>Sellafield plant in Cumbria was formerly known as Windscale</p>
Business Comment

I pray the Sellafield nuclear leak fears are being taken seriously

<p>The gold price has been hitting new highs as the dollar falls in value </p>
Business Comment

Gold price glitters as traders bet big on falling interest rates

<p>Cristiano Ronaldo is being sued for promoting Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange </p>
Business Comment

Forget Cristiano’s crypto court woes, NFTs are here to stay

<p>Alistair Darling, who died on Thursday aged 70, was chancellor during the 2008 financial crisis</p>
UK Politics

How Alistair Darling saved capitalism in the 2008 crash

<p>A wildfire rages near Fort McMurray in Alberta in May 2016</p>
Business Comment

Sunak is putting Tory populism above the climate crisis. It’s shameful

<p>Retailers were angered as Hunt failed to help bigger shops out with business rates </p>
Voices

Chancellor hunts for growth as OBR cuts forecasts

<p>M&S bucked the high street trend by posting increased profits this month </p>
Business Comment

Why now is the time for Jeremy Hunt to rescue the high street

<p>John Lewis deliberately sets out to surprise with its Christmas ads... hence this year’s production centred on, of all things, a mischievous Venus flytrap</p>
Business Comment

The supermarket boss ignoring the Christmas TV ad race

<p>The economy flatlined in the thrid quarter of 2023 but that was better than most forecasters expected </p>
Business Comment

UK economy flatlines as recession held at bay... for now

<p>Marks & Spencer has reported bumper profits</p>
Business

M&S bounces back after finding the secret of high street success

Business

M&S bounces back after finding the secret of high street success

James Moore
<p>Marks & Spencer has reported bumper profits</p>
<p>Ryanair has forecast a further jump in fares</p>
Business

Ryanair flies high with record profits – and a big hike in fares

<p>Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey arrives at a press conference to explain the latest decision on rates </p>
Business Comment

Don’t bank on interest rates to fall quickly

<p>The ONS has revealed the latest GDP data for July dropped by 0.5%</p>
Business Comment

Government is blind and stubborn when it comes to helping business

<p>Bernie Ecclestone arrives at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday </p>
Business Comment

Bernie Ecclestone fraud case shows HMRC must net the bigger fish

<p>Bernie Ecclestone arrives at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday </p>
Business Comment

Bernie Ecclestone fraud case shows HMRC must net the bigger fish

<p>Prime minister Rishi Sunak delivers his keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference</p>
Business Comment

Businesses combed Sunak’s speech for good news. They searched in vain

<p>Customers queue to withdraw money from the Northern Rock Bank in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, in 2007 </p>
Business Comment

Don’t be surprised if there is another run on a UK bank

<p>With a 27 per cent market share and growing, is the chain simply too big? </p>
Business Comment

Tesco profits leap to £1.2bn — and shoppers are the ones out of pocket

<p>Food prices have decreased on the previous month for first time in two years (PA)</p>
Business

Food prices have fallen – but pressure on households is far from over

<p>Rishi Sunak’s political expediency is being made at the expense of trust </p>
Business Comment

If HS2 is scrapped, spare a thought for the victims no one talks about

<p>Traders will no longer have to provide paper forms of some key documents </p>
Business Comment

Buying or selling goods overseas? Pop those corks for a great new law

<p>Rupert Murdoch will retire as chairman of his Fox and News Corp businesses after almost seven decades at the helm of his sprawling media empire </p>
Business Comment

Murdoch has left the stage but not the building

<p>Mark Carney vs Liz Truss: Who’s right on the UK economy </p>
Business Comment

Britain still faces slow growth, even if it beats gloomy forecasts

<p>Traders will no longer have to provide paper forms of some key documents </p>
Business Comment

Buying or selling goods overseas? Pop those corks for a great new law

<p>Rupert Murdoch will retire as chairman of his Fox and News Corp businesses after almost seven decades at the helm of his sprawling media empire </p>
Business Comment

Murdoch has left the stage but not the building

<p>Mark Carney vs Liz Truss: Who’s right on the UK economy </p>
Business Comment

Britain still faces slow growth, even if it beats gloomy forecasts

<p>Average rents in Great Britain have now passed the £1,300 a month mark </p>
Business Comment

Homeowners have it tough. But renters have it far tougher

Business Comment

Homeowners have it tough. But renters have it far tougher

James Moore
<p>Average rents in Great Britain have now passed the £1,300 a month mark </p>
<p>HSBC was fined $1.8bn (£1.4bn) for facilitating the laundering of money by the Mexican Sinaloa drugs cartel</p>
Voices

Economic crime is big business – and it’s your money they’re using

<p>Electric vehicle production has started at Stellantis’s Ellesmere Port factory (Peter Byrne/PA)</p>
Business Comment

UK’s first EV plant motoring but green economy is in the slow lane

<p>Pay for the UK’s top bosses surged last year, according to new figures (Victoria Jones/PA)</p>
Business

What cost of living crisis? CEO pay soars despite flatlining economy

<p>MPs and activists have criticised the UK banking sector after HSBC became the latest bank to report surging profits (Lucy North/PA)</p>
Business

It’s boom time for banks – so when will savers share the good times?

<p>MPs and activists have criticised the UK banking sector after HSBC became the latest bank to report surging profits (Lucy North/PA)</p>
Business

It’s boom time for banks – so when will savers share the good times?

<p>Claire Neale, 58, recently started a new role as a commis chef apprentice at Fuller’s pub the Cromwell Arms in Romsey, Hampshire</p>
Business

Firms are hiring older staff – but that can’t fill the Brexit gap

<p>The chancellor has praised the ‘resilience’ of the UK economy</p>
Business

Economic growth is back – but it may prove fleeting

<p>With inflation continuing to run hot, people’s pockets are still empty </p>
Business

Despite accelerating wage rises, Britons are getting poorer

<p>Mortgage debt and home repossessions are much lower than during previous financial crises, the Bank of England’s governor said as he emphasised lenders’ ‘obligation’ to support borrowers</p>
Business

We’re being softened up for more interest rate rises

<p>The children of the UK’s baby boomer generation can expect to inherit an estimated £1.2 trillion</p>
Voices

Why should we baby boomers be duty bound to bail out Gen X?

<p>A view of the construction site at Teesside freeport, Teesworks, in Redcar </p>
Business

Freeports are costing a fortune. Why aren’t they being monitored?

<p>More signs of a slowdown in the housing market have been visible at Crest Nicholson sites across the country</p>
Business

Builders want Help to Buy – but Britain needs more homes first

<p>Packages such as this risk bringing business into disrepute</p>
Business

Sainsbury’s has an effective CEO – but £5m pay package is indefensible

<p>The CBI has won a crunch vote on its future </p>
Business

CBI wins ‘confidence vote’ of members – but can it survive scandal?

<p>Around one in five first-time buyers are taking out ‘deals’ lasting more than 35 years</p>
Business

Deepening mortgage turmoil spells trouble for Rishi Sunak

<p>Shoppers have felt the pinch from high prices </p>
Business

Greedy food firms have themselves to blame for price threat

Business

Greedy food firms have themselves to blame for price threat

Head shot of Chris Blackhurst
Chris Blackhurst
<p>Shoppers have felt the pinch from high prices </p>
<p>Karan Bilimoria says recruiting foreign students for higher education is essential </p>
Business

Ministers should listen to British firms who need foreign students

<p>Energy prices are set to remain high, affecting consumers and busineses and instutions such as schools and hospitals </p>
Business

Energy price cap drops – but most households will barely notice

<p>Food prices remain a blackspot as inflation overshot most forecasts </p>
Business

Why falling inflation masks some nasty surprises

<p>Chancellor Jeremy Hunt welcomed the forecast in the IMF report</p>
Business

With food prices still surging, will anyone care about UK growth?

<p>Chancellor Jeremy Hunt welcomed the forecast in the IMF report</p>
Business

With food prices still surging, will anyone care about UK growth?

<p>Meta has been hit with a record fine over privacy </p>
Business

Why it matters that Facebook’s owner has been hit with a record fine

<p>Just under a fifth of private renters in England and Wales would ideally have bought a home already if they could, according to the National Residential Landlords Association</p>
Business

Rental reform bill misses point as tenants’ misery continues

<p>Prime minister Rishi Sunak on his way to the G7 meeting in Japan </p>
Business

It’s clear voters want Britain to take a harder line on China

<p>Consumers will have to repay the £10bn investment through bills</p>
Business

Water UK trumpets £10bn sewage plan – but we’re all paying for it

<p>Vauxhall’s parent company Stellantis told MPs it will be unable to keep a commitment to make electric vehicles in the UK without changes to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU</p>
Business

We will lose more firms and jobs before the Brexit nightmare is over

<p>Commuters in Canary Wharf in London </p>
Business

The jobs market is getting tougher for those looking for work

<p>Mortgage lending and consumer credit are forecast to rise by the ITEM club</p>
Business

Recession relief... but is borrowing about to spiral?

<p>It doesn’t stack up: food security should be looked at before we start pointing fingers at shops </p>
Business

Blaming the supermarkets? Good politics but unfair

<p>One group puts the tax loss imposed on the world by British overseas territories at £152bn</p>
Business

Will King Charles take the lead over action on tax havens?

<p>UK inflation is expected to fall slower than previously thought as food prices remain stubbornly high</p>
Business

Interest rates rise as the government’s inflation promise is in danger

<p>Brexit is set to lead to still higher food prices and more empty shelves</p>
Business

Brexit’s worst is yet to come – but that may lead to change

Business

Brexit’s worst is yet to come – but that may lead to change

James Moore
<p>Brexit is set to lead to still higher food prices and more empty shelves</p>
<p>Skipton Building Society has launched a 100 per cent mortgage </p>
Business

The 100% mortgage is back – but it isn’t enough to help homebuyers

<p>Britain’s financial watchdog has revealed plans to encourage more companies to list on UK stock markets</p>
Business

Should investors be wary of London listing rules shake-up?

<p>The strategy is aimed at targeting online scammers </p>
Business

We should take Sunak’s plan to tackle fraud with a barrel of salt

<p>The UK’s service sector is looking increasingly robust</p>
Business

The UK services sector is on the up – are better economic times ahead?

<p>The UK’s service sector is looking increasingly robust</p>
Business

The UK services sector is on the up – are better economic times ahead?

<p>Lloyds says it is seeing ‘modest’ increases in borrowers falling into arrears</p>
Business

Savers might have cause for complaint – but Lloyds is doing fine

<p>April’s monthly increase follows seven consecutive declines and leaves house prices 4 per cent below their August 2022 peak</p>
Business

Pity those seeking to get on the property ladder

<p>Tucker Carlson has promised he’ll be back soon </p>
Business

How Tucker Carlson could prove to be a thorn in the side of Fox

<p>Generally, new roads, schools, medical centres and so on are provided by the housebuilding industry </p>
Business

Furious and frustrated: where has support for housebuilders gone?

<p>Microsoft president Brad Smith has let rip at the Competition and Markets Authority </p>
Business

Microsoft chief plays Call of Duty with government over blocked deal

<p>The Bank of England’s chief economist says workers are responding to high inflation by asking for higher wages or charging more for their products</p>
Business

Accept we are all getting poorer? Workers don’t have any choice

<p>The prices of branded goods have surged</p>
Business

Greedflation? What the price of Shreddies says about soaring costs

<p>We’re unnashamedly pro-business, said Sunak at the event in London on Monday </p>
Business

Sunak wants businesses to know he ‘has their back’ – but is it enough?

<p>Fox will pay the voting machine company $787.5m </p>
Business

Fox’s legal defeat should serve as a cautionary tale

<p>Chris Evans at the premiere of ‘The Gray Man’, Netflix’s attempt to create a mega-franchise </p>
Business

Netflix offers value for money but it needs to prove it to subscribers

<p>Heading back across the Atlantic: Instagram’s London operation is on the move </p>
Business

As Instagram leaves Britain and heads home, what will replace it?

Business

As Instagram leaves Britain and heads home, what will replace it?

James Moore
<p>Heading back across the Atlantic: Instagram’s London operation is on the move </p>
<p>Soaring food and non-alcoholic drink prices kept UK inflation in double-figures last month</p>
Business

Inflation is still far too high. The Bank of England will have to act

<p>Dominion’s lawyers after the settlement </p>
News analysis

The Dominion settlement’snot the end of the legal circus for Fox News

<p>How do we get some Britons back to work? </p>
Business

Britain has too many sick workers and it’s holding back the economy

<p>After a week of grim forecasts, Sunak gets a boost from finance directors </p>
Business

Spring sunshine leaves Britain’s finance chiefs less downbeat

<p>After a week of grim forecasts, Sunak gets a boost from finance directors </p>
Business

Spring sunshine leaves Britain’s finance chiefs less downbeat

<p>Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, has talked about the need to improve depositor protection </p>
Business

As banks wobble once more, Britain must beef up depositor protection

<p>The appointment of Rain Newton-Smith as director general feels like a rush job </p>
Business

The CBI is just papering over the cracks – and it shows

<p>Shoppers paid more for less in Tesco last year as it made £1bn profit despite inflation</p>
Business

Tesco profits tumble but City finds reasons to be cheerful

<p>Elon Musk gave an interview to BBC Breakfast at Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco </p>
Business

The Elon Musk show kept on the road by a hard business reality

<p>Rain Newton-Smith has an impressive track record with stints at the Bank of England and the IMF </p>
Business

Why the new CBI boss faces a Herculean task

<p>A fly fisherman in the river Darent: Of the world’s 224 chalk streams, 161 are in the UK. These are under threat from increasing water demand </p>
Business

Affinity Water’s new charging plan has some obvious flaws

<p>The ‘voice of business’ appears increasingly out of touch </p>
Business

Would the Confederation of British Industry be missed if it was gone?

<p>Tony Danker has stepped aside as CBI director general during the investigation </p>
Business

CBI sexual misconduct claims are already a lesson for firms

<p>A fly fisherman in the river Darent: Of the world’s 224 chalk streams, 161 are in the UK. These are under threat from increasing water demand </p>
Business

Affinity Water’s new charging plan has some obvious flaws

<p>The ‘voice of business’ appears increasingly out of touch </p>
Business

Would the Confederation of British Industry be missed if it was gone?

<p>Tony Danker has stepped aside as CBI director general during the investigation </p>
Business

CBI sexual misconduct claims are already a lesson for firms

<p>The gender pay gap is still high... and is a chasm in the City</p>
Business

City’s dismal gender pay gap is an opportunity for smarter firms

<p>Expect more floods like this one in Somerset </p>
Business

If you think net zero is expensive, try the cost of the climate crisis

Decommissioning rigs like these will cost the exchequer £24bn in tax reliefs, a report has warned
Business Comment

Taxpayers pouring billions into oil and gas decommissioning says NAO

<p>The impact at the pumps will be felt sooner rather than later given the way forecourt prices move much faster when oil prices are trending higher</p>
Business

What rising oil prices could mean for petrol and mortgages

<p>A recent case at London’s High Court reads like a novel </p>
Business

A peek behind the closed doors of private family finance

<p>Catherine Mann is arguably the rate-setting MPC’s leading hawk </p>
Business

Why core inflation is such a problem for the Bank of England

<p>The Bank of England has sought to reassure after raising interest rates 11 times in a row</p>
Independent Premium

Our banks might be resilient – but what about debt-ridden customers?

<p>Supermarket struggler: But are there signs of life at Waitrose? </p>
Business

Waitrose and John Lewis just need to be better at retail

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