Economic news and events

Economic activity in the UK slowed slightly in August as manufacturers were pummelled by weaker demand, but the services sector held up better than expected,...

John Wood Group on Tuesday reported a widened interim loss as revenue stalled, and said cash generation is its ‘top priority’ going forward.

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The British economy shrank by 11% in 2020, its sharpest contraction in more than 300 years, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, revised data...

Households and businesses will not face blackouts this winter, Downing Street insisted as gas shipped from Australia was set to dock in the UK.

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Hungary's government has ordered an investigation of domestic low-cost carrier Wizz Air Holdings PLC over what it calls possible breaches of consumer protection laws.

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The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.

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Vodafone said it has entered into an agreement in principle with Hungarian...

Vodafone Group on Monday said it has entered into an agreement in principle with Hungarian technology firm 4iG Public and Hungarian state holding company Corvinus...

UK Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss has said there is ‘too much talk that there's going to be a recession’ as she insisted an economic...

The first of an eight-day workers strike at the UK's biggest container port begins on Sunday.

Around 1,900 members of Unite at Felixstowe will walk...

The following is a summary of top news stories on Friday.

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Just Eat Takeaway.com said it is selling its remaining 33% stake...