Business

Black Friday sales do not appear to provided much cheer for retailers amid continued consumer caution, according to official figures.

WH Smith is being investigated by the City watchdog after the company revealed accounting failures in its US operations.

One of the world’s biggest esports organisations is exploring a sale that could value it at about $100m (£74.7m) after receiving approaches from potential buyers.

The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4% to 3.75%, its sixth cut since last summer.

TikTok's Chinese owner has signed a deal to sell the company's US arm to American investors – ensuring the video platform can continue operating in the United States.

The economy may be stuttering, unemployment may be rising, inflation may be above target. But even so, the Bank of England delivered mortgage payers some welcome Christmas cheer on Thursday.

The chairman of Ocado Group has been recruited to the board of Visma, the European software company which is preparing one of the London stock market's biggest debuts for years.

Executives at Vodafone will next month meet parliamentarians amid growing scrutiny of its treatment of dozens of its retail franchisees, which a prominent MP said possessed "uncomfortable echoes of the Post Office [Horizon IT] scandal".

BP is parting ways with the chief executive who led its early drive for increased profits from oil and gas, after investor pressure for more progress.

Controversial reforms to inheritance tax are the "single biggest issue" facing farmers, according to a long-awaited report into the profitability of the sector.