Chinese online retail giant JD.com is launching in the UK through its new Joybuy platform, as it seeks to target bargain-hunting British shoppers. The £30 billion ecommerce firm is launching…
London's FTSE 100 rose on Monday as falling oil prices lifted sentiment across stock markets, with investors also keeping a close eye on the Bank of England's rate decision due…
European Union energy ministers will meet to weigh up options to curb energy costs today, as officials draft emergency plans to temper the impact of surging oil and gas prices…
Italy's UniCredit has today ratcheted up the pressure on Commerzbank to accept merger talks with an unsolicited offer to raise its stake in the German lender above 30% in a…
Activity in China's retail and industrial sectors picked up pace in the first two months of the year, official data showed today, as Beijing seeks to revive spending and navigate…
Richard Wheeler,Political reporterandBecky Morton,Political reporterEPA/ShutterstockUS President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of the UK government over its response to the Iran conflict, after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said…
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is planning to delay a high stakes visit to China later in March by about a month because…
Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorGetty ImagesThe US artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic is looking to hire a chemical weapons and high-yield explosives expert to try to prevent "catastrophic misuse" of its software.In…
Christine RoTechnology ReporterErica CirinoErica Cirino built a low-plastic home in ConnecticutBack in 2021 and following two years of planning, Erica Cirino started building her dream home in rural Connecticut.She wondered…
Theo LeggettInternational Business CorrespondentGetty ImagesTrain travellers who buy discounted tickets using railcards will face additional checks, as part of a trial to crack down on ticketing fraud starting in April.If…
Simon BrowningBusiness reporterGetty ImagesBritish holidaymakers are rebooking Easter trips away from Dubai due to the war in neighbouring Iran, causing a spike in demand for "reassuring" destinations, travel firms have…
Faisal Islam,Economics editorandMitchell Labiak,Business reporterGetty ImagesChancellor Rachel Reeves has told the BBC she wants to stop top British technology firms and scientists "drifting abroad" to make money.She said she wants…