The scale of the accounting error in the North American business is significant given the retailer’s low margins ...

The fall in tech shares is a continuation of what’s been happening since Tuesday, when a report suggested AI investment wasn’t really reaping rewards for businesses, amid ongoing concerns about ...

Low prices have left quoted ones open to being snapped up cheaply by foreign investors or private equity. Their greater appetite for debt often means they pay less tax – so the government has to seek ...

The weight-loss obsession is leaving companies with decent prospects in the shade, to the extent that investors should look away from the flashier parts of the pharmaceutical sector to find more ...

The promise of an immediate cash lump sum is an appealing prospect, and one that platforms are not shy about offering to prospective customers. But while cashback offers are not necessarily a bad ...

My column last month (‘’, IC, 16 July 2025), revisited the reasons for remaining of the view that consensus forecasts are underestimating the level of inflation going forward, and consequently ...

An increase in higher-margin consultancy work, which now accounts for 16 per cent of revenues, will help Costain achieve its target adjusted operating margin run rate of 4.5 per cent by the end of ...

Peculiarly, given it was founded in 1872 and went public in 1985, Adnams is an ‘Access’ stock. Almost as peculiarly, given what visitors to its home in Southwold might mistake for a mafia-like grip on ...

The focus is now on talks with the Mozambique government that must end in a deal for the mineral sands miner to stay in business ...

Rachel Reeves boasted that the figures “beat expectations”, while the Conservative shadow chancellor saw them as evidence of the chancellor’s “economic vandalism”. You might expect this from ...

Peabody Energy (US:BTU) has abandoned its $3.8bn (£2.8bn) acquisition of Anglo American’s (AAL) coal assets in Australia, a move which will send the two miners into a potentially lengthy arbitration ...

BHP’s full-year profits slid on weaker iron ore and coal prices, but the world’s largest miner’s shift into copper kept it in line with forecasts.