The owners of Verisure, a provider of domestic alarm systems, are leaning towards a €20bn (£16.7bn) flotation in Amsterdam – a decision that would deliver another blow to London's hopes of capitalising on a revival in the market for major initial public offerings (IPOs).

Residents who live near newly installed pylons will be compensated with £250-a-year off their energy bills, a minister has said.

Donald Trump has not ruled out a recession in the United States this year, saying the world's largest economy is in "transition" through his trade war.

Thousands of British women could be missing significant sums from their pension due to a "common error" made by their employers while on maternity leave.

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been named Canadian prime minister after winning the Liberal Party leadership in a landslide victory.

Parts of the planning system could be stripped away by the government in its attempts to speed up house building.

UK drivers are "confused" by the country's electric car transition, ministers are being warned.

The owners of Kantar Group, the global market research firm, are to explore a £5bn-plus sale of the division which supplies closely watched data on the performance of Britain's supermarkets.

A two-way shootout for WH Smith's high street chain will take place this spring as the 233-year-old retailer’s brand prepares to disappear from towns across Britain.

The bosses of the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) have held secret talks aimed at reviving an industry-wide deal ahead of the launch of the government’s new football watchdog.

Fujitsu has agreed to begin talks with the UK government on contributing to compensation for victims of the Post Office scandal.

Fuelled by expectations of a Wall Street-friendly policy platform, a "Trump bump" pushed the S&P 500 up 2.5% by the time the ticker tape had been cleared.

Barclays is closing in on a £650m deal to offload control of its UK payments business to the Canadian investment giant Brookfield Asset Management after months of negotiations.

The owner of high-street pharmacy chain Boots is being bought by a private equity firm, and it will no longer be a public company listed on a stock exchange.

The widow of a Post Office scandal victim, who received a compensation offer days after his death, has described the situation as an "utter disgrace".

Rachel Reeves has said the welfare system is "letting down taxpayers", while she again committed to reaching 2.5% in defence spending by 2027 due to the "enormity of the situation" facing European security.

Shareholders in PizzaExpress are preparing to inject tens of millions of pounds into its parent company to help secure a refinancing of its debt amid tough trading in Britain’s casual dining sector.

Donald Trump has announced that most goods imported from Mexico and some from Canada are to be exempt from his trade tariff regime for at least four weeks, just days after the charges were imposed.

Poundland, the discount retail chain, appears on course to be sold as its owner rues an "increasingly challenging" retail landscape in the UK.

From 1 April, changes will be made to stamp duty, meaning more first-time buyers will be forced to pay it and other home movers face a higher bill.