Economic news and events

The UK's global competitiveness could be harmed by too much political interference in the regulation of the City of London, the Bank of England governor...

An oil and gas body has urged the candidates in the running to become UK prime minister to scrap the windfall tax on profits as...

Drought is expected to be declared for some parts of England, as another heatwave scorches the country after months of low rainfall.

Warnings are in...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appealed to electricity companies to act ‘in the national interest’ to help ease the pressure on vulnerable consumers in...

Ireland's annual inflation rate was stable in July, figures on Thursday showed.

According to the Central Statistics Office, Ireland's yearly inflation rate was unchanged...

The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.

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COMPANIES

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Walt Disney was up 7.4% in pre-market share trading in New York,...

Gambling operator Entain on Thursday said it will pay an interim dividend as the Ladbrokes betting chain owner diversified into Europe.

For the six months...

Liz Truss has hinted she would consider further support for struggling households if made UK prime minister, after previously taking a hard stance on ‘handouts’....

Energy bosses in the UK will face pressure from ministers about how they can help customers cope with rising bills at a crunch meeting on...

UK Tory leadership contender Rishi Sunak has said the government has a ‘moral responsibility’ to help families through the cost-of-living crisis as he promised billions...