Author: Nathan Bissitt

Gavin Patterson is to step down as the chief executive of BT as frustrated investors pushed for change. Mr Patterson has been under pressure from investors to improve the company’s stock performance, which has almost halved over the last two years. Last month,

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The International Monetary Fund has agreed to give Argentina $50bn (£37bn) in standby loans to tackle soaring inflation that is crippling the economy.  Argentina’s peso has tanked by a quarter against the US dollar this year making imports more expensive.

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Theresa May will briefly leave her government’s Brexit turmoil behind to persuade Donald Trump to re-think US steel imports. The prime minister will be joined by her counterparts from France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan as they establish a plan to convince

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The UK runs the risk of being overtaken by other developed economies, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The business group said that issues such as Brexit and the rise in protectionism across the globe remain a challenge to investment within

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Geordie Greig has been named the new editor of the Daily Mail, taking over from Paul Dacre. Mr Greig is currently editor of its sister paper The Mail on Sunday and that role will go to Mr Dacre’s deputy, Ted Verity. Mr Dacre announced on Wednesday he was

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Heathrow Airport could sue taxpayers for “billions of pounds” if the third runway expansion goes wrong, Justine Greening has suggested. The former transport secretary, whose Putney constituency lies under the flight path, said a clause in the Department

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The Treasury select committee of MPs has “lost confidence” in TSB chief executive Paul Pester’s ability to lead the troubled bank. In a letter to TSB chairman Richard Meddings, they said: “…the committee considers that the TSB Board

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Big scary monsters are in the news this week. First it was the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park, growling down at us from the cinema screen.  And then came another giant today – Amazon, hunting for new purchases like a T-Rex with an empty stomach. Amazon’s eyes

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The owners of Trainline, Britain’s biggest rail-booking app, are laying the groundwork for a £1bn sale amid intense criticism directed at train operating ‎companies over the cost and complexity of millions of fares. Sky News has learnt that KKR, the giant global

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A glitch, which delayed share trading on the London Stock Exchange for an hour, appears to have been fixed. Each index from the FTSE 100 to the junior small caps failed to begin trading as normal at 8am. The development prompted confirmation that the opening auction

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