Lord Bilimoria, the cross-bench peer who founded Cobra beer and backs a second EU referendum, is being lined up as the next president of the CBI.

Two of the UK's biggest housebuilders have kicked off secret talks about ‎a tie-up just two years after a previous set of merger discussions broke d

The former owner of Formula One motor racing is revving up a fresh attempt to offload Domestic & General (D&G), the warranty giant which insures milli

Mothercare has reported a 20% leap in losses for its last financial year but says it is now starting to see "improving trends" in its core UK market a

The UK-listed financial services firm Old Mutual has suspended its chief executive Peter Moyo, citing a "breakdown in trust".

The average US household will be left $831 (£656) worse off as a result of the latest hikes in tariffs on Chinese goods in the nations' trade war, ac

Hundreds of grievance cases were raised against Sir Philip Green for slapping women's bottoms and grabbing their breasts, a Labour peer has claimed.

One of Europe’s largest buyout firms has approached Thomas Cook Group about a takeover of its Nordic airline and tour operator that could help the B

Discount goods retailer B&M says it is planning to open 50 new stores this year as its emphasis on value attracts wary shoppers.

The owner of The Body Shop, Natura, is snapping up direct-selling cosmetics firm Avon in a deal that values the UK company at £1.6bn.

Using a mobile phone while in the supermarket increases what customers spend by 41% on average, according to new research.

The former chief executive of BT Group has waived half of his £1m annual bonus for his final year at the helm amid a fresh escalation of shareholder

Royal Mail has delivered disappointing news today to the 400,000 or so private investors and employees who own its shares by announcing a cut in the d

Sir Philip Green's Arcadia group has confirmed plans to shut 23 stores in the UK and Ireland putting 520 jobs at risk.

UK chip designer Arm Holdings has cut off relations with Huawei to comply with tough US sanctions against it, dealing a blow to the Chinese firm's abi

Gas distribution firm Cadent has been fined a record £44m after leaving customers disconnected, failing to pay compensation, and losing records for 7

Italian luxury fashion house Prada has announced it will stop using animal fur from next year.

EE will not be selling the next generation of Huawei phones due to concerns about whether the devices could receive operating system updates from Goog

The high street tycoon Sir Philip Green is to launch a make-or-break revamp of his Topshop empire that could see landlords handed a shareholding of mo

An "ideological" drive for austerity has had "tragic social consequences" and resulted in the UK violating its human rights obligations, the UN has cl