Holly Williams
Business News
Elon Musk’s SpaceX soars to two trillion dollars in record-breaking IPO
It makes Tesla and X owner Mr Musk – already a billionaire – the world’s first paper trillionaire.
12 Jun 2026
Business News
Anglo American slashes value of De Beers diamond business by another £1.7bn
The FTSE 100 mining giant reported net losses of 3.7 billion dollars (£2.8 billion) in 2025 due largely to the massive impairment charge on De Beers.
20 Feb 2026
Business News19 Feb 2026
Household energy bills predicted to fall by 7% in April
Cornwall Insight forecasts that Ofgem will reduce the energy price cap by £117 to £1,641 a year for a typical dual fuel household from April 1.
Business News19 Feb 2026
British Gas profits tumble after £80m warm weather hit
British Gas owner Centrica saw overall group earnings slump by nearly 50% to £814 million in 2025.
Business News
Virgin Media O2 warns over profit drop in 2026 amid steep mobile customer losses
The telecoms group said it lost 138,400 broadband customers and 397,500 mobile customers on a net basis in 2025.
18 Feb 2026
Business News
BAE Systems profits leap amid ‘new era’ of defence spending
Europe’s biggest defence contractor reported better-than-expected underlying earnings of £3.32 billion for 2025, up 12% on 2024.
18 Feb 2026
Money
What could upcoming inflation figures mean for interest rates in the UK?
Most experts predict inflation fell back sharply to 3% in January from 3.4% in December.
18 Feb 2026
Money
What could upcoming inflation figures mean for interest rates in the UK?
Most experts predict inflation fell back sharply to 3% in January from 3.4% in December.
17 Feb 2026
UK
Administrations rise by 41% amid surge in new year high street failures
The Insolvency Service said the number of company administrations jumped to 151 between December and January.
17 Feb 2026
Business News
UK jobless rate surges as nearly one in six young people out of work
The ONS said the unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds surged to 16.1% in the latest quarter.
17 Feb 2026
Business News
Unemployment hits five-year high after surprise rise as wage growth slows – ONS
The ONS said the rate of unemployment lifted to 5.2% in the three months to December, up from 5.1% in the three months to November.
17 Feb 2026
Business News
Nestle ramps up baby formula production amid contamination recall
The food giant has increased production to 24 hours a day at five factories in France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
13 Feb 2026
Business News
What will upcoming inflation figures mean for interest rates in the UK?
Most experts predict inflation fell back sharply to 3% in January from 3.4% in December.
13 Feb 2026
Business News
Boots launches first high street service for weight loss jabs
The pharmacy chain has launched the service as a trial initially across 17 stores nationwide.
13 Feb 2026
Business News
UK economy disappoints in 2025 after ‘subdued’ year-end growth
Official figures showed gross domestic product rose by 0.1% in the fourth quarter, following growth of 0.1% in the previous three months.
12 Feb 2026
Business News
What drove the economy’s disappointing end to 2025 and what lies ahead?
Official figures showed gross domestic product rose by 0.1% in the fourth quarter, following growth of 0.1% in the previous three months.
12 Feb 2026
Business News
UK economy ekes out growth in final months of 2025 – ONS
The ONS said gross domestic product rose by 0.1% in the fourth quarter, following growth of 0.1% in the previous three months.
12 Feb 2026
Business News
Barratt profits drop amid budget uncertainty and subdued buyer demand
The group reported a 13.6% drop in underlying pre-tax profits to £199.9 million for the six months to December 28.
11 Feb 2026
Business News
Dunelm sees profits hit after festive sales miss but trading starting to rebound
The retailer said pre-tax profits fell 7.5% to £114 million in the six months to December 27.
10 Feb 2026
Business News
AstraZeneca profits jump by 40% amid strong demand for cancer drugs
Shares edged 1% higher in morning trading on Tuesday, with the stock having risen 28% in the past six months.
10 Feb 2026
UK
BP halts share buybacks and ramps up cost-cutting as profits slump
The FTSE 100 oil giant reported a 16% fall in underlying replacement cost profits to 7.49 billion US dollars (£5.47 billion) for 2025.
10 Feb 2026