Sainsbury's has agreed to sell Argos for £120m after a long process of trying to offload it as the supermarket chain aims to focus on its main food business.Sainsbury's...

There was a surprise slowdown in US economic growth in the three months to June despite an increase in consumer spending, according to official figures.The Commerce Department said the...

AI tools may have not yet proven to be a consumer tech revolution on the scale of the internet or even electricity, external, as many tech executives have promised...

Shell's profits for the second quarter of the year have more than doubled after the Iran war pushed up oil prices.The oil giant posted profits of $9.84bn (£7.37bn) for...

The Bank of England has kept interest rates unchanged for the fifth meeting in a row but has indicated it could raise them if the Iran war escalates.It expects...

Nowhere is that exposure felt more sharply than in Germany, the EU's biggest manufacturer, producing more than a quarter of the block's industrial output.At InfraLeuna, a vast chemicals and...

Greggs's pivot towards healthier products and trending drinks has helped it boost sales, with the bakery chain reporting a 20% rise in profit over the first half of the...

US interest rates have been held for the fifth time in a row by the Federal Reserve. The decision, which was broadly expected, means rates remain between 3.5% and...

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced a ban on new foreign-made humanoid robot imports to the US over "unacceptable risks" to America's national security.The move applies to advanced robots...

The UK government has not specifically warned against travel to anywhere in France or Spain, but it does advise caution.In France, it says access to affected areas may be...

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has offered to pay as much as $5.5bn (£4.14bn) to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits in the US alleging that its baby powder and...

By Monday afternoon, the price of Brent stood at $90.60 a barrel, down more than 6% for the day.Susannah Streeter, chief investment strategist at Wealth Club, said markets were...