Corporate trends

The chancellor will not unveil new freeports in the Budget on Wednesday, despite a government announcement on Friday saying she would.In the flurry of pre-Budget briefings, it seems Downing Street…

The UK economy is set to "accelerate", the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said as it raised its growth forecast for this year.The influential global organisation now expects the UK…

Workers at Meta have reportedly been sacked for abusing the tech firm's meal voucher system, such as using it to buy toothpaste and washing powder.Other breaches of the policy included…

P&O Ferries owner, DP World, will now attend the UK's investment summit on Monday, despite a row over a minister's criticism of the firm.It had been feared they might pull…

More than 1,000 TGI Fridays' UK staff will be made redundant despite a rescue deal from the owners of restaurant group D&D London.They have bought the UK operator of the…

BBCWe’re just a few weeks from the government’s crucial first Budget on 30 October and it’s clear Chancellor Rachel Reeves intends to raise money.There is a black hole in public…

Tesla, run by Elon Musk, would be welcome to invest in the UK, the prime minister has said.Sir Keir Starmer said he didn’t want to be misunderstood after the BBC…

Getty ImagesPeter Jay, the former economics editor of the BBC, has died aged 87.At various times, Jay was also economics editor of the Times newspaper, presenter of ITV's Weekend World,…

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…