Category: News Wire

Workers in shadow chancellor John McDonnell’s constituency face highest risk of being replaced by robots, says research.

Price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com has reported increased revenue for the third quarter of the year, despite dips in its money and home services operations.

Online fashion retailer Asos has reported record annual sales and profits, boosted by the weak pound and a “strong international performance”.

Banks and building societies are planning to rein in unsecured consumer loans at the sharpest rate since the depths of the recession, according to a Bank of England survey.

Communication Workers Union lawyers fail to rebuff attempt at Royal Courts of Justice to stop 19 October postal strike.

Britain’s manufacturers are undergoing a substantial recovery as exports and domestic orders surge, raising hopes that the industry will support the wider economy.

Business leaders called on the government to rethink the apprenticeship levy in its current form, after new figures showed a steep drop in apprenticeship starts since the levy was introduced.

The EU is to begin preparing for its post-Brexit trade negotiations with the UK, while refusing to discuss the matter with the British government.

Economists say mistake helps support case for monetary policy committee to raise rates as early as next month.

Higher prices for food and clothing prices driven up by the weak pound fuelled retail sales growth last month.

FTSE 100 businesses that used the words ‘mental health’ or ‘wellbeing’ more than twice in their annual reports last year raked in up to three times more profit than those that didn’t, researchers have found.

Reports link job losses at Warton factory in Preston to slowdown in production of Eurofighter Typhoon.

Brexit should be the catalyst for Britain to put a greater focus on its small businesses, according to the UK boss of eBay.

Netflix has raised prices in countries including the UK and US for the first time in two years.

A growing number of young people are worrying about the state of their finances and want to see the Government take action to curb credit card lending.