LATEST BUSINESS NEWS

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Fantastic opportunities for farmers in Australia free-trade deal, PM suggests

Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer expected to slide to £43m profit after Covid closures

Downing Street

Australia trade deal negotiations continuing, Number 10 says

TGI Fridays

TGI Fridays set to float on London Stock Exchange later this year

A Nationwide Building Society branch

Record savings deposited at Nationwide after pandemic slows spending

Member of staff cleans table

UK business activity grows at fastest rate since 1998

Terraced houses

Home sales fell by more than a third in April, figures show

A Card Factory shop

Card Factory strikes £225m refinancing deal as sales beat expectations

Sir Andy Murray

Sir Andy Murray’s sportswear brand signs up Wolves in first Premier kit deal

HSBC UK branch

HSBC UK is planning to open branches for longer from next month

Shopping queue

Retail sales soar as shoppers welcomed back to stores

A view of the City of London surrounded by haze

Rich List: Billionaires get wealthier during pandemic as fortunes jump 21%

Consumer confidence

Consumer confidence rebounds to pre-lockdown levels – survey

An electric car charging point

Quarter of households plan to buy electric or hybrid car in next five years

Games Workshop store

Games Workshop hands £12m to staff after bumper year

London stock

European markets return to gains amid cryptocurrency revival

A train departures board

Sweeping reforms to overhaul Britain’s ‘complicated’ rail system

Pub customers toast return

First-day sales up 25% for returning pubs, bars and restaurants