Oct 8, 2026
AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn
The tech giant is also expected to get a boost from its latest folding devices that were launched in August.
Oct 8, 2026
New electric car 'make or break for Jaguar'
Prof David Bailey says there is a lot riding on the Type 01 in terms of jobs and investment.
Oct 8, 2026
Tesco predicts less boozy Christmas for UK shoppers
Supermarket group raises profit outlook as it benefits from weaker trading at Asda and Morrisons
Oct 8, 2026
Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds
Names, addresses, phone numbers, emails and customer numbers are now in the hands of cyber criminals.
Oct 8, 2026
Boots buyout proves old age can be an asset on the UK high street
A pivot to beauty products has helped. Its next opportunity may lie in offering more services, such as in-store health checks
Oct 8, 2026
White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program
An international visa program has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.
Oct 8, 2026
Adidas sues Australian label White Fox over four stripes design
The German sportswear brand wants the Sydney-based label to stop selling the clothes and pay damages.
Oct 7, 2026
Jaguar unveils £130,000 luxury electric car
British carmaker unveils £130,000 electric car following radical rebrand
Oct 7, 2026
Jaguar unveils new electric car after 'woke' ridicule
Two years after JLR relaunched Jaguar into a blizzard of controversy, it has unveiled its new electric car.
Oct 7, 2026
HSBC plans sweeping job cuts across UK wealth business in AI push
Bank is consulting with staff on reductions in roles affecting managers, specialists and financial advisers
Oct 7, 2026
Royal Mail plans to cut 2,500 jobs
The postal service firm wants to cut the head office and other jobs by the end of 2027.
Oct 7, 2026
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group snaps up stake in Under Armour
Move is latest in series of bets by UK retail tycoon best known as Sports Direct owner
Oct 7, 2026
Volkswagen sets aside £725mn for car finance mis-selling scandal
Figure is biggest yet for a car manufacturer and raises total hit to automotive industry to more than £1.5bn
Oct 7, 2026
Former Barclays traders have rate-rigging convictions quashed
Jay Merchant, Jonathan Mathew, Philippe Moryoussef, Alex Pabon, Colin Bermingham had their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal.
Oct 7, 2026
Royal Mail to cut 2,500 jobs to fund £500mn delivery improvement plan
Job losses will be in administrative and support roles and take effect before end of next year, says company
Oct 7, 2026
Boots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family
The sale of the High Street chain was announced on Wednesday.
Oct 7, 2026
Billionaire Weston family to buy Boots in $8.9bn deal
Canadian owner of Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart to buy UK pharmacy chain from private equity firm Sycamore Partners
Oct 7, 2026
Royal Mail to cut 2,500 jobs to fund £500mn delivery improvement plan
Job losses will be in administrative and support roles and take effect before end of next year, says company
Oct 6, 2026
The creditor bloodbath in UK telecoms
BT struck a deal to buy TalkTalk but the majority of the struggling broadband provider’s creditors are likely to be left with nothing
Oct 6, 2026
BT’s swoop on TalkTalk has regulators over a barrel
UK watchdog typically takes a robust view of reduced competition in telecoms market but is taking a back seat this time
Oct 6, 2026
Lego fraudster among last year's most high-profile insurance scammers
The person was sentenced to 28 months in prison after an investigation found the claims were made up, the insurance trade body, the ABI said.
Oct 6, 2026
Healey warns banks that UK faces ‘challenging’ fiscal picture but stays...
Chancellor refuses to give executives from banks including Barclays, HSBC and NatWest any guidance on whether they will face Budget tax increases
Oct 6, 2026
Asos customers report notification warning of ‘hack’
Shares in FTSE 250 retailer fall more than 10% following reports from mobile users
Oct 6, 2026
Sainsbury’s search for scale puts mergers back on the table
Talks with Morrisons reflect Sainsbury’s renewed confidence that regulators would approve a deal to consolidate industry
Oct 6, 2026
Asos investigating after app notification warned customers of ‘hack’
Shares in FTSE 250 retailer fall 11% after mobile users receive message threatening to leak unspecified material
Oct 6, 2026
Asos confirms hackers sent 'unauthorised' notification to app users
Asos confirmed an "unauthorised customer notification" was sent out via its app on Tuesday, after users raised alarm.
Oct 6, 2026
What can I do to protect myself after 'Asos hacked' message?
Asos says people should not engage with the unauthorised notification and says it'll provide further information.
Oct 6, 2026
Amazon wins global rights to stream Emmys in six-year deal
The gala is leaving traditional US broadcast networks for live worldwide streaming.
Oct 5, 2026
BT buys struggling rival TalkTalk out of administration
Takeover would hand another 1.6mn broadband customers to UK market leader
Oct 5, 2026
BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk
The takeover still needs to be approved by the regulator, but would give certainty to TalkTalk's millions of customers