The former boss of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is closing in on the next phase of his City career with a top role at CQS, the hedge fund manager…

Babcock International Group, the engineering giant which maintains Britain's nuclear submarine fleet, will next week try to draw a line under its recent…

Banking and housebuilding stocks remained under pressure as businesses exposed to the UK economy continued to feel the heat from the ongoing political…

EE and Virgin Media have been fined a total of £13.3m for overcharging nearly 500,000 phone and broadband customers who wanted to leave their…

Almost two-thirds of the UK's bank branches have shut their doors over the past 30 years, research indicates.

Police fear the fallout from a "no-deal" Brexit could lead to "widescale disruption and dangers for the general public" and have warned they may not…

A "no-deal" Brexit is a curious thing, like the shark in Jaws.

The pound has fallen sharply while banking and housebuilding stocks have been hammered after the draft Brexit deal sparked political turmoil.

One of the City's top investment bankers has pulled out of the race to be the next finance chief of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), the state-backed…

Beyonce has taken full control of Ivy Park - the clothing brand she launched with Sir Philip Green two years ago.

The bosses of Airbus and Aston Martin have cautiously backed Theresa May's draft Brexit agreement as the prime minister faced intense political pressure…

The chief executive of the company that owns beleaguered cake chain Patisserie Valerie has resigned with immediate effect.

The Co-op Group is seeking to allay fears that the sale of its insurance arm will lead to a wave of job cuts by seeking to ensure that the prospective…

Retail sales fell unexpectedly last month as mild autumn weather hit demand for warm clothing, according to official figures.

Sir Elton John has taken a starring role in John Lewis's Christmas advert in a touching retrospective of his career.

Theresa May's draft Brexit agreement has been agreed by her cabinet after more than 18 months of negotiations with the EU.

Barclays is taking its long-running association with the Premier League into extra-time by finalising a £31.5m deal that will reinforce the enduring…

Major UK supermarkets are putting billions of pieces of plastic packaging on the market every year, a survey suggests.

Business will be one of the key allies Theresa May seeks to enlist as she seeks to build support for the draft Brexit deal she has negotiated with…

Shares in struggling airline Flybe have surged after it put itself up for sale amid turbulence caused by currency volatility and higher fuel costs.

One of Britain's most prominent businessmen is preparing to step down from the helm of Avanti Communications after a five-year stint in which he has…

Shares in crisis-hit Debenhams have dived by more than a fifth amid reports of difficulties with suppliers ahead of Christmas.

Britain's economy will be worse off to the tune of nearly £6,000 per household if it leaves the European Union without a deal in a hard Brexit,…

Mike Ashley's Sports Direct is to shut four House of Fraser (HoF) stores, accusing their landlord of failing to be "proactive" in securing new rent…

Traditional toys are battling it out against their modern counterparts for this year's most sought after Christmas presents.

A merger between two of Britain's "big six" energy firms has been thrown into doubt after SSE said there was "now some uncertainty" over the deal.

Inflation remained unchanged at 2.4% last month with the cost of living increase held back by falls in the prices of clothes, official figures show.

Flybe, the UK-based airline, is putting itself up for sale weeks after a savage profit warning triggered by currency volatility and higher fuel costs…

Oil prices have fallen sharply to levels not seen for almost a year as traders see a return of a glut in supplies at a time of falling demand.

The pound has bounced back on renewed hopes that Britain and the EU are on the verge of a Brexit deal.

TV executive Susanna Dinnage is to succeed Richard Scudamore as the new chief executive of the Premier League.

Sometimes, as a chief executive, what you don't do is just as important as what you do.

Amazon says its new second headquarters will be split between New York City and Arlington, Virginia - ending months of speculation.

The menswear retailer Blue Inc has been put up for sale as it battles to avoid becoming the latest fashion victim on Britain's increasingly troubled…

Mr Kipling maker Premier Foods has revealed a £10m plan to stockpile ingredients ahead of Brexit amid uncertainty about whether Britain will crash…

The story of the "hubris and greed" of billionaire Sir Philip Green's controversial rise to retail power is set to be turned into a TV drama.

The number of EU nationals employed in the UK has fallen by 132,000 over the last year amid an exodus of eastern European workers, official figures…

High street retailers are being urged to do more to help disabled shoppers - as campaigners launch "Purple Tuesday" to raise further awareness.

Shares in newspaper publisher Johnston Press have risen sharply after it emerged that the owner of the Daily Mail was plotting to buy the i newspaper…

The number of women leading Britain's top 350 companies has fallen from 15 to 12 over the last year, while 75 of these businesses have only one woman…

Homebase has been named the UK's worst online shop according to the consumer group Which?

The pound has fallen sharply against the US dollar before rallying amid the latest political turbulence around Brexit.

It says much about the sheer size and scale of Diageo, the world's biggest spirits company, that many of the brands it has offloaded in a $550m (£427m)…

Rothmans and Lucky Strike owner British American Tobacco (BAT) has seen billions of pounds wiped off its market value after a report claimed US regulators…

Google has diluted a controversial scheme which critics say encourages the creation of "fake" price comparison sites - prompting one ad agency…

Employers seeking to hire new staff are facing a struggle to fill vacancies partly thanks to the "sudden reversal" in the number of migrants working…

The new owner of Virgin Money has canned a long-term deal with a digital banking start-up launched by Antony Jenkins, the former Barclays chief executive.

The owner of the Daily Mail is plotting to buy the i in a move that would expand its share of the national newspaper market during a period of turbulence…

Chinese online retail giant Alibaba chalked up nearly £24bn in sales as its annual 24-hour Singles' Day event broke new records.