Author: Nathan Bissitt

The high street fashion chain Jigsaw has embarked on a pre-Christmas hunt for new owners amid signs of a “cash pinch” at the company and an increasingly apparent retail sector downturn. Sky News has learnt that Jigsaw’s controlling shareholder, John

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The UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into hotel booking websites amid concerns they could be misleading customers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was concerned about the clarity, accuracy and presentation of information on

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State-backed Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a third straight quarter of profits but a looming US fine looks likely to see it rack up a 10th annual loss in a row. The third quarter profit figure of £392m compared with a loss of £469m for the same period last year.

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Retail sales fell this month at their steepest rate since the recession, according to new figures that add to anxiety over the strength of the economy days ahead of an expected interest rate hike. The poll from the CBI reported a reading of -36 for the year to

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Britain is being investigated by the EU over the legality of a tax exemption scheme for multinational companies. EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the probe would look at whether it breached rules banning big firms paying less tax than other companies. She

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Shares in Twitter have risen sharply after the company said it could be on course to turn its first-ever quarterly profit. Wall Street cheered results for the three months to the end of September that suggested its drive to cut expenses and find new sources of revenue

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