UK recovery slows as staff shortages plague firms
August has seen an “abnormally large slowdown” in economic activity, says a closely watched survey....
Covid: Government warns Covid test firms over misleading prices
More than 80 Covid test firms are issued with warnings and could be removed from the government’s website....
Wildfires: Provence wine producers assess impact of destruction
There are fears the fires that have hit rosé vineyards in Provence will push up prices....
Lorry drivers: Act now to avert crisis, government told
Retailers and lorry firms join forces in call for new work visas, training and better Covid testing....
House prices: Demand changes, not tax waiver, pushed prices up
The stamp duty holiday did not cause rising house prices, the Resolution Foundation think tank says....
Nvidia’s takeover of Arm raises competition concerns
The £29bn takeover of Arm by US firm Nvidia raises “serious” competition worries, a UK watchdog says....
M&S shares soar as it says turnaround plan working
The retail giant raises its profits forecast, but UK retail sales see a sharp fall during July....
Sky Broadband outage hits banking websites
Customers of Halifax, Santander, HSBC and TSB have all complained of problems accessing online services....
Morrisons backs US firm’s improved takeover offer
The supermarket has agreed to a bid worth £7bn from a US private equity group, ditching a lower offer from another firm....
Chip shortage: Toyota to cut global production by 40%
The world’s biggest carmaker will cut output in September and VW warns it may have to make further cuts....