Business

The private equity firm at the centre of a string of bidding wars for British companies is leading the £1.7bn race to buy the owner of Argos's store-card operations.

The health secretary has told Sky News the government's plans to tackle obesity by introducing a health food standard for supermarkets are a "world-first approach" and not "nanny statism".

Scottish Power, the Spanish-owned energy supplier, and larger rival Ovo Energy have begun holding exploratory talks about a merger that would create a company serving more than six million British households.

New Look is to hire investment bankers to undertake a strategic review which is expected to trigger an auction of the high street fashion chain.

Nike's costs will go up $1bn (£728m) this year if US President Donald Trump's tariffs remain at the current level, the company has told investors.

Police investigating the Horizon Post Office scandal have now identified seven suspects, with more than 45 people classed as "persons of interest".

The extent of the harm inflicted on UK car exporters from US tariffs has been revealed, with shipments plunging by more than half last month according to industry figures.

Sky Deutschland has been sold to multinational media conglomerate RTL Group for an initial €150m.

As Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer backs down over planned cuts to disability entitlements, Paul Kelso discusses the latest developments with Simon French, chief economist and head of research at Panmure Liberum.

A London-listed marketing conglomerate which sacked three of its top executives this week has been approached about a £200m break-up.