British house prices rose 0.3% in August, a third consecutive monthly increase that leaves them 2.2% higher than a year earlier, figures published by mortgage lender Halifax showed today. Economists…
Financial technology company Revolut has hired Frederic Oudea, the former CEO of France's Société Générale, as chairman of its Western Europe hub in Paris, as it prepares to apply for…
Updated / Friday, 5 Sep 2025 09:51 UK retail sales rose by a higher-than-expected 0.6% in July, leaving them up 1.1% on the year UK retail sales rose more than…
Robin Levinson King and Kayla EpsteinBBC NewsAlmost 500 people have been arrested at a Hyundai factory in the US state of Georgia by immigration authorities in the largest workplace raid…
Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGoogle has been fined €2.95bn (£2.5bn) by the EU for allegedly abusing its power in the ad tech sector - the technology which determines which adverts should be…
Rachel ClunBusiness reporter, BBC NewsSpending less than an hour during work browsing properties or shopping online is not a sackable offence, a UK judge has ruled.An accountancy administrator has been…
Mitchell LabiakBusiness reporter, BBC NewsTesla boss Elon Musk will receive a pay package worth over $1tn (£740bn) if he hits a list of ambitious targets over the next decade, the…
Power NI raise electricity tariffs for second time in a year Getty ImagesSome SSE customers will see their gas prices go down, while Power NI electricity customers face higher pricesPower…
The US jobs market weakened further in August, raising new fears about the health of the world's largest economy. Employers added just 22,000 jobs last month, fewer than expected, while…
Troubled beauty chain Bodycare to close 32 storesFaarea MasudBusiness reporter, BBC NewsAlamyStruggling health and beauty chain Bodycare says it will immediately shut 32 of its stores across the UK and…
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Faarea MasudBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesSunny weather and the women's Euro football tournament helped to lift retail sales in July, according to the latest official figures.Retail sales volumes rose by…