The Bank of England is moving towards a more interventionist posture in one of the least glamorous but most consequential corners of modern finance: the repurchase agreement market that oils
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There is a familiar rhythm to the consumer electronics business: a new generation of devices arrives with promises of speed, clarity and convenience, and within months the price becomes the
The case for shifting power out of Westminster is almost always made in the language of fairness, but it is increasingly argued in the language of necessity. Britain’s economy has
A decade ago, the Issa brothers were the sort of businessmen whose success was most easily measured in forecourts acquired and geography conquered. Now they are preparing for a different
For much of the past decade, the business of electric scooters and hire bikes was treated as a curious blend of technological promise, venture capital bravado and municipal irritation. The
Lloyds Banking Group’s decision to retire the Halifax brand from the high street next year is, on one level, an exercise in corporate housekeeping. A large bank has looked across
At first glance, the dispute over executive pay at United Utilities can be made to look technical. A regulator tightens the rules on bonuses. A listed company adjusts its remuneration
Michael Platt is not a man given to casual complaint. The BlueCrest founder has spent more than two decades in a rarefied corner of finance where grievance is usually expressed
Brompton has spent half a century refining an idea that once looked almost eccentric: that a bicycle could be not merely a machine for leisure or sport, but a piece
Barclays has chosen to express its faith in London with a property transaction of almost feudal duration. By acquiring a 999-year lease on One Churchill Place, its headquarters at Canary
Britain’s car industry has delivered an unusually blunt message to the new Labour government: the transition to electric motoring is in danger of being mishandled, and the price of getting
For thousands of British small businesses, the run-up to Christmas is not simply a busy quarter but the period on which the rest of the year quietly depends. Cash flow
The formal completion of Axel Springer’s takeover of The Telegraph has the air of a corporate transaction, yet the moment carries a significance that extends well beyond ownership papers and
Nearly 7,500 jobs have gone from Asda in the space of a year, a stark measure of the pressure bearing down on a business that was once regarded as one
British American Tobacco is to alter the shape of its global workforce in a sweeping restructuring that will affect about 9,000 jobs, as the FTSE 100 company presses ahead with
BT is to fold its troubled international operations into a 50-50 joint venture with Verizon in a $625 million deal that marks another decisive step in the telecoms group’s retreat