Category: Business

Britain faces a summer of travel chaos after railway workers voted for nationwide strike action in a dispute over jobs and pay. The RMT union said on Tuesday evening that … Read More

The UK will on Wednesday introduce legislation to accelerate the genetic engineering of crops in England — to the delight of plant scientists and dismay of some environmental campaigners and … Read More

The world’s leading shippers all stopped deliveries to and from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine — with one crucial exception. That, according to the London-based data analytics company GlobalData, … Read More

Typical household energy bills are set to rise to about £2,800 a year in October, the energy regulator warned on Tuesday, as the scale of the cost of living crisis … Read More

Shares in some of Britain’s biggest power companies fell sharply on Tuesday as Rishi Sunak drew up plans for a windfall tax on the energy sector to help offset spiralling … Read More

Qatar has pledged to invest £10bn in the UK, including the technology, healthcare, infrastructure and clean energy sectors, as British government steps up its efforts to woo sovereign wealth fund … Read More

Shell’s climate goals came under fire at the company’s annual meeting as shareholders backed the strategy in lower numbers than last year and activists protesting against the energy major’s continued … Read More

Accounting restatements nearly quadrupled in the US last year and hit a 15-year high, as hundreds of blank-cheque companies were forced by US watchdogs to correct errors in their financials. … Read More

Glencore will appear in court later on Tuesday in relation to bribery and corruption allegations for which the London-listed mining group has set aside $1.5bn to cover potential fines. The … Read More

UK banks and insurers that fail to manage the risks associated with climate change could suffer a 10-15 per cent hit to their annual profits, the Bank of England warned … Read More