Category: News Wire

Shares in the owner of Carphone Warehouse plunged by a third as it warned consumers were shunning handset upgrades – partly due to higher prices caused by the slump in the pound.

British shoppers are no longer the biggest driver of economic growth as households slowed down their spending spree in the second quarter of the year.

Japanese carmaker Subaru has been left counting the cost of failed airbag manufacturer Takata, today booking an 81.3bn (£580m) yen hit.

Spotify has signed a new licensing deal with Warner Music Group, paving the way for the music streaming service to go public.

The US President’s resort at the famous Turnberry golf course on the coast of Ayrshire, saw 13.5 per cent slashed from its annual corporate tax bill of £811,850

Nearly 1,800 members of BBC staff received a pay rise of more than 10 per cent last year, figures have revealed.

The Government’s stamp duty changes are raising twice as much money from home buyers as initially expected, HMRC figures show.

The number of cars built in the UK last month rose by almost 8% compared with July 2016, new figures show.

Royal Bank of Scotland has settled a legal case brought by businessman who claimed the lender had sold him Libor-linked hedging products while simultaneously attempting to rig the benchmark rate.

London’s Borough Market is introducing free drinking water fountains today, as part of its mission to reduce plastic waste.

Growing uncertainty about an ‘open skies’ deal between the UK and European Union countries ahead of Brexit risks triggering a catastrophic slump in British air travel, according to the country’s biggest airports.

German chain is fastest-growing grocer and reaches 5.2 per cent market share as ‘big four’ supermarkets increase sales but lose share.

Job opportunities are diminishing, with employers’ plans to hire falling to their lowest level in a year as the economic outlook darkens.

Identity theft is reaching “epidemic levels”, according to a fraud prevention group, with victims commonly aged in their 30s.

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been ordered to pay a woman $417m (£323m) in the latest cancer compensation case relating to its talc-based products.