Henry Saker-Clark
Business News
Sports Direct owner Frasers launches takeover bid for Hugo Boss
Frasers is offering to pay around 1.98 billion euro (£1.73 billion) to buy remaining shares and take full control of the fashion firm.
10 Jun 2026
Business News
US tariffs are ‘here to stay’, warns Bank of England rate-setter
Alan Taylor indicated that tariffs could lead to shockwaves across the economy for ‘many years’.
23 Feb 2026
Politics
Ex-Amazon executive Doug Gurr to be next CMA permanent chairman
Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle named Mr Gurr as his preferred candidate to be chair of the competition watchdog.
23 Feb 2026
Business News
Sir Dave Lewis to shed light on plans to turn around Guinness maker Diageo
He will unveil the group’s half-year results on Wednesday in his first update since being appointed as chief executive in January.
20 Feb 2026
Business News
Government posts record borrowing surplus in boost for Chancellor
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there was a public sector net borrowing surplus of £30.4 billion in January.
20 Feb 2026
Business News
Aston Martin warns over profits as US tariffs weigh on car makers
The luxury car brand also announced the sale of naming rights for its Aston Martin F1 team to a related party for £50 million.
20 Feb 2026
Business News
Retailers looking to cut staff hours due to high employment costs, bosses warn
A survey found 61% of retail CFOs (chief financial officers) and finance directors plan to ‘reduce number of hours and overtime’ for staff.
19 Feb 2026
Tech
Ofcom reveals which UK broadband providers attracted the most complaints
The watchdog said its latest data covers the period from July to September last year.
19 Feb 2026
UK
Ebay to buy Depop for £890m as it targets Gen Z shoppers
EBay said the deal will help it cater to a ‘younger demographic’ as the online marketplace giant targets long-term growth.
19 Feb 2026
Business News
Nestle in talks to sell ice cream arm as formula recall squeezes profits
Nestle reported a 75 million Swiss franc (£71.9 million) impact to the underlying profits due to the hit by baby formula recalls on its sales.
19 Feb 2026
Business News
Inflation falls to 3% boosting chance of interest rate cuts
The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation decreased to a 10-month-low of 3% in January from 3.4% in December.
18 Feb 2026
Business News
Why has inflation fallen and what does it mean for me?
UK Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 3% in January, marking the lowest level since last March.
18 Feb 2026
Business News
Inflation slows to 10-month low amid easing petrol and food costs
The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation decreased to 3% in January from 3.4% in December.
18 Feb 2026
Business News
John Lewis and Waitrose staff set for pay hike amid £108m investment
JLP’s latest pay increase will surpass the increase in the national minimum wage announced in last November’s autumn budget.
18 Feb 2026
Celebrity News
Warner Bros restarts talks with Paramount Skydance amid takeover battle
Bosses at Warner Bros are continuing to tell shareholders to back the Netflix offer valuing the business at around £61.2bn.
17 Feb 2026
Business News
Holiday Inn owner opens 443 hotels as sales grow despite ‘turbulent’ conditions
IHG, which also runs the Crowne Plaza and Hotel Indigo brands, revealed that total revenue grew by 5% to 5.19 billion dollars (£3.8 billion).
17 Feb 2026
Business News
Debenhams plans to raise £35m to drive turnaround and cut debt
Debenhams said its turnaround plan is ‘going apace’ and held firm its targets for the financial year, after an upgrade last month.
17 Feb 2026
Business News17 Feb 2026
Topshop returns to high streets across UK in John Lewis partnership
The fashion brand, which closed its final standalone high street stores in 2021, will appear in all of John Lewis’s 32 department stores on Tuesday
Tech
X outage hits thousands of social media platform users
The platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk was hit by a global outage early in the afternoon but was restored after around two hours.
16 Feb 2026
Business News
US owners Carlyle back £150m refinancing at debt-laden retailer Very
It was part of a wider deal which saw the retail business extend some of its loans.
16 Feb 2026
Business News
Zurich granted more time over potential £8bn Beazley takeover
A deadline for Zurich to make a formal takeover for rival Beazley has been extended into March.
16 Feb 2026