Claire’s UK collapse threat highlights falling footfall, online competition and the accelerating decline of Britain’s high streets.

Unfunded $34.5bn Chrome bid arrives amid antitrust pressure, but analysts doubt Google would ever sell. Perplexity AI, the three-year-old start-up backed by Jeff Bezos and Nvidia, has lobbed a $34.5bn ...

UK growth slowdown and widening trade gap threaten Reeves's fiscal targets as inflation and economic strain persist.

Spot Gold (XAU/USD), which touched $3,374.66 on Wednesday, was trading at $3,345.98 by 09:15 GMT. The metal had climbed for three straight sessions after a sharp drop earlier in the week, helped by ...

FTSE 100 dips as ex-dividend stocks weigh, while insurers jump on upbeat earnings and UK GDP beats. London stocks edged lower on Thursday morning, with the FTSE 100 dipping 0.2% to 9,150.78. The FTSE ...