Author: Nathan Bissitt

The US has announced plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium from the EU, starting at midnight. US President Donald Trump said in March that he would slap a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on imported aluminium, citing national security interests.

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The country’s financial watchdog has proposed a package of measures to help consumers who are facing high-cost credit charges. One of the main suggestions is a cap on prices in the household goods rent-to-own sector, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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A train company that compared its service to Poundland cooking chocolate in a bizarre tweet has been threatened with legal action by the discount retailer. The spat on social media erupted after a disgruntled passenger named Kevin tweeted an image of a departures

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Consumer confidence increased in May but was still in negative territory, according to an index. GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index rose two points this month, but positive feelings about personal finances were not enough to cancel out concerns about the wider

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Leading companies in the UK have been described as “pitiful” and “patronising” after coming up with feeble excuses to explain why they have not promoted a single woman to their corporate boards. One company claimed that women would not

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Royal Bank of Scotland bosses have been berated by shareholders at a tense AGM in Edinburgh. Investors asked the bank’s executives to review or stop the closures of 162 branches across England and Wales. These were announced earlier this month and they follow

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Marks & Spencer has avoided relegation from the FTSE 100 as online grocery retailer Ocado moves into the elite group of UK-listed firms, it has been confirmed. Online gambling company GVC Holdings will join Ocado in its promotion, while South African private

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Theresa May has been told by the leaders of some of Europe’s biggest companies that “clarity and certainty” is needed over Brexit because “time is running out”. Following a meeting at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday, the business bosses

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Photo-Me’s share price has dropped by more than a quarter after it warned over profits due to poor trading in Japan. The British company, which operates photo kiosks and ID card booths in Europe and Asia, said it now expects to make £44m of profit before tax for

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The European Central Bank is watching the political crisis in Italy but is unlikely to intervene at the moment, according to sources. Three sources at the ECB told Reuters that the central bank would not take any action because indicators are not yet showing signs of

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