Corporate trends

The owner of the Guardian has confirmed it is in talks to sell the Observer, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, to Tortoise Media. Tortoise has approached Guardian Media Group (GMG)…

PA MediaPetroineos announced their intention to close Grangemouth in November last yearScotland's only oil refinery is to close by the summer of next year, with the loss of 400 jobs.Petroineos…

The Body Shop has been rescued from administration, in a deal that appears to secure the immediate future for 1,300 shop and office workers.A consortium led by the British cosmetics…

Getty ImagesX was suspended in Brazil during the early hours of SaturdayBrazil's Supreme Court has upheld a ban on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.A majority of three…

BBCLily Stroud said the cancellation of bookings after the tour was announced was "not on"A hotel chain has been accused of trying to cash in on Oasis shows next year…

ReutersEnergy Secretary Ed Miliband has blamed energy price hikes this autumn on what he said was the Conservatives' failure to invest in renewables.But his Tory shadow, Claire Coutinho, said cheap,…

BBCTed Baker stores have sale signs up across the country in their last days of tradingThe remaining 31 Ted Baker stores in the UK are set to close this week,…

XThis error message popped up for many X users who tried to listen in on the online interviewHe may be the richest man in the world, but - as his…

Yasmin Sharman has donated eggs three timesThe compensation that egg donors receive will rise for the first time in over a decade, but people should not donate purely for the…

Getty ImagesStock markets were hit by a global sell-off on Friday as weak US jobs growth stoked fears of a sudden downturn in the world's largest economy.The tech-heavy Nasdaq index…