Business

The family behind River Island, the high street fashion retailer, is drawing up a radical rescue plan which could put significant numbers of stores and jobs at risk.

Mike Ashley, the high street billionaire, is exploring a cut-price takeover bid for struggling Revolution Beauty – a move that would stoke animosity between him and rival London-listed retailer Debenhams.

The US economy saw a slowdown in hiring but no leap in unemployment last month as the impact of Donald Trump's trade war continues to play out.

Elon Musk says Donald Trump appears in files relating to the disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Elon Musk posted in February that he loved his president, patron and personal friend, "as much as a straight man can love another man."

There is still the chance for someone to secure the biggest lottery prize the UK has ever seen, after Friday's EuroMillions draw had no winners.

A former McKinsey boss is among the candidates being considered to replace Sir Mark Tucker as the chairman of HSBC Holdings.

Administrators are on standby to handle the collapse of the UK arm of Builder.ai, a Microsoft-backed start-up which has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US.

The owner of SlimFast has kicked off a sale of the weight loss brand after hiring advisers to orchestrate an auction.

Bosses at six water companies have been banned from receiving bonuses for the last financial year under new legislation that comes into force on Friday.