Demand for online jewellery helped boost retail sales in December, despite a difficult festive period overall for retailers, figures show.Sales were up 0.4% from the previous month, the Office...

It's a chore we all have to do regularly but in 1975 Nationwide went grocery shopping with a couple who bought all their supplies yearly rather than weekly. By...

Dearbail Jordan & Jemma CrewGetty ImagesWage growth in the UK eased to 4.5% between September and November, official figures suggest, following a sharp slowdown in private sector pay increases.The...

UK government borrowing fell sharply last month, due to more income from taxes and higher National Insurance Contributions outweighing spending, figures show.In December government borrowing - the difference between...

High street fashion giant Next has bought shoe retailer Russell & Bromley which had collapsed in to administration.Next paid £2.5m in a rescue deal for the upmarket British footwear...

Jemma CrewandDearbail Jordan,Business reportersGetty ImagesHigher tobacco prices and airfares pushed the UK rate of inflation higher for the first time in five months, official figures show.The rise to 3.4%...

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump faced a setback at America's top court on Wednesday over his unprecedented move to fire a central bank governor. Justices questioned why...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesThe link between toys and sports has proved successful for the sectorUK toy sales have risen for the first time in five years, but...

Jonathan Josephs,Business reporterandNick Edser,Business reporterBloomberg via Getty ImagesThe European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the US tariffs deal agreed in July, according to sources close to its...

The boss of South East Water (SEW) should not receive a bonus after tens of thousands of its customers were recently left without water, the Environment Secretary has said.David...

Michelle Fleury,New York business correspondent,Jemma CrewandNick Edser,Business reportersGetty ImagesTrade tensions and a reversal in the artificial intelligence (AI) boom are among the main risks to global economic growth, the...

Gold and silver prices hit record highs but share prices fell on Monday as investors reacted to the threat by US President Donald Trump to impose fresh tariffs on...