A little-known education entrepreneur has swooped to seal an audacious takeover of Learndirect, Brit‎ain's biggest provider of apprenticeships…

James Bond's carmaker is drawing up plans to hand millions of pounds of discounted stock to wealthy customers as part of a London listing expected…

Airbus has said it is running out patience with the government and a "no-deal" Brexit would mean "chaos at the borders".

The finance chief of Stobart Group, the infrastructure conglomerate, has been drawn into the bitter fight for its future as it emerged that he had…

OPEC has agreed to increase oil production by one million barrels a day after a stormy meeting that saw Iran walk out of negotiations.

Donald Trump has threatened a 20% tariff on all European cars if the EU does not remove trade barriers introduced on Friday.

The senior auditor who signed off BHS's accounts days before its sale by Sir Philip Green backdated his audit opinion and spent just two hours working…

House of Fraser has been given approval by creditors to close 31 of its 59 stores, resulting in up to 6,000 job losses.

Businesses have been cautious about speaking out on Brexit for fear of alienating customers and souring relations with influential Whitehall officials.

Philip Hammond has angrily denied that he and the Treasury are "the enemy of Brexit", while pouring scorn on claims that a £20bn boost for the…

The former controlling shareholder in Formula One motor racing has made a takeover approach to investors in GEMS Education, a Dubai-based schools group…

Since the referendum and even before it, Leavers and Remainers alike have been hopeful that the EU would not seek to 'punish' the UK for its vote,…

The parent company of the teachers' bible, the Times Education Supplement, is to be broken up and sold off by its private equity backers.

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold but pressure for an increase has grown on the monetary policy committee (MPC).

TSB's response to the failure of its notorious IT migration faced initial criticism from the team of specialists it called in to help, it has been…

Dixons Carphone has reported a 28% fall in annual profits, with its new chief executive admitting "we have plenty of work to do" as the firm battles…

The former chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank has been jailed for six years for inflating the failing bank's balance sheet.

Poundworld has started a closing down sale across its entire estate of shops - but says it still hopes to survive.

A lot has been said and written during the last decade about how the macho, testosterone-charged working environment in the City and on Wall Street…

The battle for control of some of the entertainment world's most prized properties has heated up, with Disney dramatically increasing its offer for…

The EU has said its retaliatory tariffs on US goods will kick-in from Friday - six weeks after America slapped import duties on the bloc's steel and…

Back before he was Labour's shadow chancellor, John McDonnell liked to say that if Labour got into power the first thing it would do is to strip the…

The bosses of Asda and Sainsbury's have both been accused of "talking baloney" about the proposed merger of the two companies.

High-end restaurant chain Prescott and Conran, founded by Sir Terence Conran, has gone into administration, putting 168 jobs at risk.

Culture Secretary Matt Hancock has cleared Trinity Mirror's £126.7 million deal to buy the Daily Express and Daily Star. 

A powerful panel of business leaders representing some of Britain’s biggest employers is embroiled in a row over assurances they are demanding…

32Red has been hit with a £2m fine by the gambling watchdog for failing to protect a vulnerable customer and carry out proper money laundering…

A betting giant has been ordered by the advertising watchdog to drop three ads featuring colourful animated characters that could appeal to children.

People living in urban areas have bigger debts than those in the countryside, according to a study by the City watchdog.

Investors are reacting nervously to a potential escalation in President Trump's trade war with China, with stock markets falling sharply in Asia.

A Tesla employee has been carrying out "extensive and damaging sabotage", according to the company's chief executive.

Sky News has received a 15-year funding commitment from entertainment giant Disney in the latest twist in the takeover battle for parent company Sky.

Debenhams has issued a fresh profit warning, admitting sales are falling short of already lowered expectations amid the crisis facing the high street.

One of Singapore's giant sovereign wealth funds is weighing a £2bn joint bid for Cognita, the UK-based schools operator.

German automaker Audi has named Abraham Schot as interim chief executive following the arrest of Rupert Stadler as part of a probe into emissions cheating.

A shortage of carbon dioxide gas (CO2) across Europe means soft and alcoholic drink makers are scrambling to secure supplies to ensure their products…

Britain's big four accountancy firms ‎will be plunged further into the quagmire this week when their regulator highlights a decline in the quality…

Ellis Short, the former owner of Sunderland AFC, has joined a £1.3bn race to take over thousands of commercial property sites owned by Network…

E.ON is increasing its standard variable tariff prices for gas and electricity customers, the company has announced.

Poundworld administrators have cut dozens of jobs at the discount retailer's head office, a week after the chain's collapse.

Water companies are in the dock over their handling of supply disruptions during the so-called "Beast from the East" cold snaps in February and March.

One of the UK's largest peer-to-peer lenders is in talks about a £30m fundraising that is expected to be a prelude to a long-awaited effort to…

The industrialists who bought GKN, the British engineering group, in a controversial £8bn takeover this year are plotting the £1.5bn sale…

The chief executive of Audi has been detained by German authorities investigating the "dieselgate" scandal at parent firm Volkswagen.

Virgin Money has agreed to be taken over by Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group (CYBG) in a deal worth £1.7bn that could result in 1,500 job…

Shares in Norwegian Air soared almost 10% after the boss of Lufthansa said the German carrier was interested in making a bid for the low-cost airline. 

The chief executives of three of Britain's leading challenger banks - Paul Pester of TSB, Craig Donaldson of Metro Bank and David Duffy of CYBG - like…

The Treasury should commission an independent review of the tax burden imposed on entrepreneurs and the broader finance industry, a group of City chiefs…

Debit card payments overtook the number of cash transactions for the first time in the UK last year, according to industry figures.

A former member of the Bank of England's rate-setting committee has launched a scathing attack on the current governor, accusing Mark Carney of failing…

A spate of suicides at a leading French company will see a number of top executives stand trial over alleged workplace bullying.