Households under financial pressure must be supported ahead of an “inevitable” energy crisis this winter, MPs have told the government. Many in the UK will… Read More »Support households ahead of ‘inevitable’ energy bills crisis, government warned
The Conservative Party’s general election war chest was handed a £1m boost this week after a fundraising dinner attended by hundreds of City benefactors and… Read More »City donors give £1m boost to Tory election war chest
It is arguably the most exciting non-event in recent economic history. For 14 successive monetary policy meetings, the Bank of England raised its official interest… Read More »Interest rates frozen – but it’ll still be painful if you have a mortgage
Two British-based investors have joined the race to buy The Body Shop as its Brazilian owner tries to offload the ethical cosmetics chain. Sky News… Read More »Buyout rivals join race to buy The Body Shop
The UK economy will have the highest inflation rate among the world’s richest nations this year, according to new forecasts. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic… Read More »UK forecast to have highest inflation rate among G7 nations
The decision to organise a warehouse clearance sale by a company is frequently seen as a win-win for both the company and its clients. The… Read More »Saving Money: The Top Benefit of Shopping at Warehouse Clearance Sales
Shares in crisis-hit China Evergrande have plunged by up to a quarter after the apparent detention of staff by police. The company, which is the… Read More »Shares in world’s most indebted property developer plunge – amid reports of arrested staff
More than a third of homes for sale have had at least one price cut – the highest proportion recorded in more than a decade,… Read More »Proportion of price-cut homes for sale ‘highest in over a decade’
Mike Ashley, the high street billionaire, is in talks to sell the online clothing label Missguided to Shein, the giant Chinese online fashion player. Sky… Read More »High street tycoon Ashley to sell Missguided to Chinese giant Shein
The owner of Center Parcs’ operations in Britain is in talks with some of its own investors about the sale of a stake in the… Read More »Center Parcs owner in talks with new investors over stake sale