Business

Nov 5, 2025

‘A lifeline’: how fashion designers came to love the high street collab

Since the 1990s, high fashion has sprinkled stardust on the high street – now collabs also help struggling designers

Lauren Cochrane

Nov 5, 2025

Drax power plant to go on earning ‘over £1m a day’ from burning wood pellets

Analysts say Britain’s biggest power plant in line to earn £458.6m a year under new government subsidy contract

Jillian Ambrose

Nov 5, 2025

European markets down and Asian chipmakers tumble in global stock sell-off amid worries over AI bubble – as it happened

Deutsche Bank: Growing chorus of ‘whether we might be on verge of equity correction;’ China ends tariffs on US imports including farm goods but soy bean levies remain

Julia Kollewe

Nov 5, 2025

Ozempic maker struggles as it loses ground to rivals in weight-loss market

Novo Nordisk cuts sales and profit forecasts as it continues to lose ground to Mounjaro firm Eli Lilly

Joanna Partridge

Nov 5, 2025

European markets down and Asian chipmakers tumble in global stock sell-off amid worries over AI bubble – business live

Deutsche Bank: Growing chorus of ‘whether we might be on verge of equity correction;’ China ends tariffs on US imports including farm goods but soy bean levies remain

Julia Kollewe

Nov 5, 2025

M&S boss says Reeves made customers more worried with pre-budget speech

Stuart Machin says shoppers are concerned about rising costs after chancellor failed to rule out manifesto-breaking tax rises

Sarah Butler

Nov 5, 2025

Global stock markets fall sharply over AI bubble fears

Drop in US, Asia and Europe follows warning from bank bosses that market correction could lie ahead

Joanna Partridge

Nov 5, 2025

Bosses at six water firms had £4m in bonuses blocked under new rules, Ofwat says

Regulator also considers forcing companies to report pay received from parent firms after Guardian investigation

Jasper Jolly

Nov 5, 2025

Asian chipmakers tumble in global stock sell-off amid worries over AI bubble – business live

Deutsche Bank: Growing chorus of ‘whether we might be on verge of equity correction;’ China ends tariffs on US imports including farm goods but soy bean levies remain

Julia Kollewe

Nov 5, 2025

Marks & Spencer profits more than halve after cyber-attack

Clothing and homeware sales slump after retailer had to halt online orders for more than six weeks

Sarah Butler

Nov 5, 2025

Fixing Britain’s worklessness crisis will cost employers £6bn a year, report says

The Keep Britain Working review, created to tackle the rising tide of ill health pushing millions out of work, reported its findings ahead of this month’s budget

Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

Nov 5, 2025

Telecoms companies to improve security to stop UK phone number ‘spoofing’

Six of biggest providers to roll out new technology over next 12 months in effort to prevent fraud by foreign call centres

Shane Hickey

Nov 4, 2025

Pound hits lowest since April as investors anticipate budget tax rises; markets hit by AI valuation jitters – as it happened

Sterling drops against dollar as chancellor’s speech is taken as a sign that taxes will rise in the budget, and interest rates may fall faster

Graeme Wearden

Nov 4, 2025

Gopichand Hinduja, head of Britain’s richest family, dies aged 85

Billionaire businessman’s family owns Hinduja Group, which has interests across oil, banking and real estate

Lauren Almeida

Nov 4, 2025

Primark owner’s boss urges Reeves not to hit shoppers with budget tax rises

George Weston tells chancellor to ‘tax rich folks instead’ as ABF says it could split fashion chain from food arm

Sarah Butler

Nov 4, 2025

Pound hits lowest since April as investors anticipate budget tax rises after Reeves speech – business live

Sterling drops against dollar as chancellor’s speech is taken as a sign that tax rises and tighter budgets could be ahead.

Graeme Wearden

Nov 4, 2025

BP signals more cost cuts on way after fall in profits

Oil and gas company says it will review its portfolio and push to sell off assets faster

Lauren Almeida

Nov 4, 2025

UK borrowing costs fall as Rachel Reeves pledges ‘iron clad’ commitment to fiscal rules in the budget – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Graeme Wearden

Nov 4, 2025

BP to ramp up asset sales as it reports fall in profits

Oil and gas company says it will review portfolio and push to dispose of parts of the business faster

Lauren Almeida

Nov 4, 2025

Former NRL player Trent Merrin charged with alleged $140,000 cryptocurrency theft

Former Kangaroos and Dragons forward Trent Merrin has been charged with stealing $140,000 worth of cryptocurrency after allegedly using deceptive means to transfer the funds from a...

Daniel Lo Surdo