Setback for Microsoft’s £59bn plan to buy video game company
Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard could reduce competition and requires further investigation, the UK's watchdog has said.The $68.7bn (£59.4bn) takeover...
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Boris Johnson approves £700m funding for nuclear power plant
Boris Johnson has given the green light to the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, promising £700m of government...
UK house price growth holds steady – but warning of sharp fall ahead
Annual house price growth in the UK slowed in August but remained in double digits for the tenth month in...
UK manufacturing suffers steepest fall since May 2020
British manufacturing production and new orders collapsed in August, falling by the most in two years amid fears about a...
Real household disposable incomes to fall by 10% this year and next
British households are on course for the deepest living standards squeeze in a century, with real household disposable incomes expected...
US stocks register weakest August performance in seven years
US stocks have registered their weakest August performance since 2015.By Wednesday's close, according to preliminary data, the Dow Jones industrial...
Starbucks bosses sued by think tank over diversity push in the US
Starbucks bosses are being sued by a conservative think tank over the company's diversity policies.In a complaint filed at the...
PM to give speech on energy security amid reports govt will sign off new nuclear plant
Boris Johnson is to make a speech on energy security on Thursday amid reports the government is set to approve...
‘Gov needs to get a grip now’: BrewDog boss angry at ‘clueless government’ as he announces closure of six pubs
BrewDog has announced it will close six of its pubs, blaming spiralling costs and a "clueless government".The craft beer firm...
Shetland Island residents must earn £104,000 to avoid fuel poverty next year, warns official
Some 96% of residents of the Shetland Islands could find themselves in fuel poverty by next April, according to a...
Eurozone inflation hits record high of 9.1%
Inflation in the eurozone hit its highest ever level this month, pushed up to 9.1% by soaring energy costs exacerbated...
The Co-op sells petrol station business for £600m
The Co-op has sold its petrol station business to supermarket giant Asda for £600m, it announced on Wednesday, saying the...
Staff at nine train companies to stage 24-hour strike in September
Staff at nine train companies will take part in a 24-hour strike starting at midday on 26 September, the TSSA...
UK food prices see biggest jump for 14 years, says retail body
Food prices rose at their fastest rate since 2008 in August - up 9.3% after a 7% increase last month.The...
Eurostar to axe direct trains between London and Disneyland Paris due to Brexit
Eurostar will no longer operate its direct train service between London and Disneyland Paris from 5 June next year.The company...
Tough choices for Germany as coal power stations return to keep people warm this winter
In Germany, coal is making something of a comeback.A power station once marked for closure in the town of Bexbach...
TfL secures £1.2bn funding but mayor warns fare increases and bus service cuts still likely
Transport for London has secured around £1.2bn in funding from the government, but the city's mayor has warned the agreement...
Musk continues effort to scrap Twitter deal after whistleblower claims
Tesla chief Elon Musk has filed more paperwork in an effort to terminate his agreement to buy Twitter.Mr Musk, the...
Borrowing on credit cards grows at fastest rate since 2005
British households borrowed on their credit cards last month at the fastest annual rate in over 17 years, a potential...
British fintech Railsr lures Haythornthwaite as chairman
A British financial technology company which snapped up assets from the collapsed German company Wirecard has lured the former chairman...
