There has been a surge in the pace of wage growth but a rise in the jobless rate following a big drop in the number of payrolled employees, according to the latest official figures.

One of the things that made President Donald Trump's inauguration distinctive was the prominence of Silicon Valley elite.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will travel to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this week to court potential investors in UK growth projects, joining hundreds of political and economic leaders gathering in the Swiss Alps in the shadow of Donald Trump's inauguration.

Businesses are giving staff days off, gift vouchers or access to interest free loans to help them cope with "Blue Monday". 

Supermarket chain Morrisons has taken out a High Court injunction preventing anyone from protesting at its sites - amid what it calls a "serious threat" of further action.

Leading MPs have questioned whether the new Office for Value for Money will actually save the taxpayer any money.

Secret Escapes, the online travel platform, has hired bankers to explore a sale nearly 15 years after its launch.

Melania and Donald Trump have just launched their own cryptocurrencies, as Bitcoin hit a record high. 

Rachel Reeves will hold talks with some of Wall Street’s leading financiers in Davos this week, less than hours after Donald Trump's second US presidency gets underway.

TikTok has begun restoring service to the app in the US after Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order pausing its ban.

The government doesn't think Donald Trump will impose trade tariffs on the UK, but is "prepared for all scenarios", a cabinet minister has said. 

The private equity owner of Asda has struck a deal to buy a controlling stake in a group which specialises in backing British SMEs.

TikTok users in the US are opening the app to find a message saying they "can't use" the social media platform "for now" due to a law enacted in Washington.

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 gone dark across the US - affecting 170 million American users - after the Supreme Court ruled against its bid to avoid a ban that has 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.