Latest Stories All Stories

Business
Evening Standard
Grocery price inflation edges up as shoppers turn to promoted items
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Grocery price inflation edged up again in September as households turned back to promoted items as they sought to manage finances, figures …
Business
Sky News
Reeves to meet bank chiefs as investment summit and budget loom
Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, will this week hold further talks with bank bosses amid industry anxiety that she will raise the tax burden on it at this month’s budget.Sky News has learnt that Ms Reeves will meet the chief executives of Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group and Santander UK on Wednesday. It will …
Business
Sky News
Water firms ordered to return £157m on customer bills
Water firms in England and Wales have been ordered to return £157.6m to customers due to their poor performance.Ofwat said the money would come off bills for households and businesses in 2025-26, with the total rebates set to be calculated in December. Last year, the water regulator ordered firms to repay £114m as part of …
Business
Evening Standard
Recycling old cables could help provide copper needed for green tech – study
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Hundreds of millions of pounds worth of copper found inside unused or binned electricals could help supply the growing demand for the …
Business
Evening Standard
Lower risk of Britain losing power this winter than last, says grid operator
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Britain is less likely to lose power this winter than last year, according to the public body responsible for keeping the lights …
Business
Evening Standard
Scottish retail sales in ‘doldrums’, figures show
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Scottish retail sales remained “stuck in the doldrums” last month, latest figures have shown.Data from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) KPMG Scottish …
Business
Evening Standard
Travelodge offers flexible working in recruitment drive
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Travelodge has launched a recruitment drive to fill over 270 jobs across its business.The company, which operates over 600 hotels across the …
Business
Evening Standard
Food safety watchdog to investigate cell-cultivated products
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.The food safety watchdog is to run a programme designed to make sure cell-cultivated products (CCPs) are safe for consumers to eat.The …
Business
Sky News
Grocery price inflation rises
Grocery price inflation rose in September, with average supermarket prices now 2% more expensive than a year ago, figures show.Prices are rising fastest in markets such as chilled soft drinks, chocolate confectionery and skin care, according to data from analysts Kantar. The unusually wet weather in September saw hot chocolate sales surge by 28%, soup …
Business
Sky News
TGI Fridays secures rescue deal – here’s a full list of restaurants staying open
TGI Fridays will remain on UK high streets after a rescue deal was secured for the restaurant chain – but more than 1,000 staff have lost their jobs. Thirty-five restaurants are closing immediately after they were not included in the sale, resulting in 1,012 redundancies. However, 51 sites have been rescued in the sale to Breal …
Business
Sky News
KPMG and NatWest return to CBI fold in boost for scandal-hit group
A big four audit firm and one of Britain’s high street banks have resumed their membership of the CBI, delivering a boost to the scandal-hit lobbying group’s hopes that it can recover its long-standing influence in government.Sky News has learnt that KPMG and NatWest Group returned to being full members of the CBI this month, …
Business
Sky News
Oil prices climb as Middle East conflict escalates
The price of oil has hit a six-week high amid fears over the escalating conflict in the Middle East.The market value of the benchmark Brent crude increased to almost $80 (£61) a barrel on Monday, following last week’s gains of 9.1%. Israel’s actions against Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen and …

BusinessAT

Bringing you the latest stories from around the world

Editorial: [email protected]

Social Media:

General

Resources