Lord Cruddas, the former Conservative Party treasurer, is plotting a £40m raid on Winterflood, one of the City's best-known broking franchises, as its parent reels from the crisis engulfing the motor finance sector.

Gold has been reaching record highs of late, with the price of spot gold hitting $3,357.40 (£2,532) per ounce for the first time ever on Wednesday.

The ripping up of the trade rule book caused by President Trump's tariffs will slow economic growth in some countries, but not cause a global recession, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

The owner of Bensons for Beds is among a pack of suitors circling Poundland, the struggling discount retailer.

Annual profits at the UK's second biggest supermarket, Sainsbury's, have reached £1bn.

US stock markets suffered more significant losses on Wednesday, with stocks in leading AI chipmakers slumping after firms said new restrictions on exports to China would cost them billions.

People arriving in Britain from the EU and other European countries are no longer allowed to bring in a range of meat and dairy products - including cheese.

Post Office auditor and big four accounting firm EY is being investigated by the industry's regulator.

A serial investor in consumer and retail businesses is in talks to buy a big stake in the German Doner Kebab (GDK) chain as it seeks to promote itself as a day-round destination for hungry diners.

Small mobile network providers have outclassed the big four in a survey of more than 4,000 customers - especially when it comes to value for money.

A British health technology company which uses AI to conduct skin cancer tests within five minutes has landed £15m in a funding round led by a leading global financier.

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Inflation fell more than expected and for the second month in a row, official figures show.

"Socially irresponsible" adverts for liquid Brazilian butt lifts have been banned - with a watchdog claiming they trivialised surgery and exploited the uncertainties women may have about their body image.

Inflation fell more than expected and for the second month in a row, official figures show.

The White House is looking at trade deals drafted by more than 15 countries, its press secretary has said.

China's economy performed better than expected in the first quarter of the year - but it reflects a moment in time before the explosive trade war with the US, which has seen the world's two biggest economies effectively decouple.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said it is "likely" that British Steel will be nationalised.

A former executive at DAZN, the sports streaming platform, is to be appointed this week as the next chairman of Playtech, the London-listed gambling technology group.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds appears to have rowed back on his claim that he would not bring a Chinese company into the steel sector again.