The owner of Poundland, one of Britain's biggest discount retailers, has drafted in City advisers to explore radical options for arresting the growing crisis at the chain.

TikTok has said it could go dark on Sunday in the US after the Supreme Court ruled against its bid to avoid a ban that could shut the app down.

The wife of green energy entrepreneur Dale Vince has been awarded more than £40m by a High Court judge following their divorce.

The UK's benchmark stock index has reached an all-time high.

TikTok is to be banned in the US from Sunday if it is not sold by its Chinese parent company, the Supreme Court has ruled.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned against the prospects of a renewed US-led trade war, just days before Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term in the White House.

One of the co-founders of Angel City Football Club, the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) outfit, is plotting a transatlantic swoop that would see her investment vehicle buying a stake in Chelsea FC's women's team.

A week of news showing the UK economy is slowing has ironically yielded a positive for mortgage holders and the broader economy itself - borrowing is now expected to become cheaper faster this year.

There has been a surprise contraction in retail sales in December, despite the month being key for many retailers due to Christmas shopping, official figures show.

China has released a slew of economic data this morning, showing its economy grew last year by a solid 5% percent, meeting the government's target.

President Joe Biden will not enforce a ban on social media giant TikTok which is due to take effect the day before he leaves the White House, a US official has said.

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has announced he is running to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada.

Fears have been raised over the robustness of Britain's trade sanctions against Russia after the main government department enforcing the rules admitted it has no idea how many cases it is investigating.

The City watchdog is considering a formal proposal to increase Britain’s £100 contactless spending limit as part of a response to the prime minister's order for regulators to tear down barriers to economic growth.

The future of Pizza Hut's restaurants in Britain has been salvaged after the business was sold out of insolvency proceedings to the brand's main partner in Denmark and Sweden.

Train passengers caught without a ticket should be given a "yellow card" warning instead of a fine for a first offence, a watchdog says.

Approval has been given for the first UK launch of a traditional "vertical" rocket.

Marginal gains, the science of extracting significant athletic advantage from numerous small changes, has long been a mantra in top-class sport.

Freetrade, the British stock-trading app, is facing a backlash from early investors after announcing a sale to London-listed IG Group for a fraction of the valuation it targeted during earlier fundraising talks.

BP has announced it is cutting 4,700 jobs from its global workforce.