Category: News Wire

Consumers are feeling more buoyant than they have since the early 2000s, according to a measure of confidence that jumped by six points in June.

Health and beauty retailer Superdrug saw a jump in profit in 2014, the firm said yesterday.

British shoppers could soon be paying for cups of coffee or trips on public transport by waving a keyfob or sticker, as contactless payment moves into newer wearable devices.

Network Rail is too big and should be broken up into regional units, according to Sir Richard Branson.

Banks in Greece and the country’s stock exchange will be shut all week in a sign of the deepening financial crisis.

Greece has 24 hours to surrender to austerity demands by the eurozone and the International Monetary Fund or it will default on its debts and crash out of the euro on Monday.

Consumer spending in the United States grew at its fastest rate in nearly six years in May, boosting hopes that the world’s largest economy has returned to recovery mode and could help to boost the wider global economy.

Gatwick has made a last-ditch attempt to convince the Aiports Commission of the merits a second runway after record passenger numbers boosted annual revenues to £638m.

Tyre manufacturer Goodyear is planning to close its only UK factory, with hundreds of workers facing the axe.

Tesco has said UK sales fell 1.3 per cent for the three months to the end of May as the retailer continues its plan to stem the flow of customers choosing discounters such as Lidl and Aldi.

Government freezes part of its £38.5bn, five-year upgrade plan and replaces Richard Parry-Jones with London’s transport commissioner, Sir Peter Hendy.

Google’s recent update to its mobile search algorithm dramatically cut visitor numbers to a third of sites owned by UK small firms.