British businesses are increasingly worried about access to funding, with new data showing banks are reducing SME lending. According to figures from fintech firm Iwoca, 77 per cent of brokers said that high street banks are reducing their appetite to ...

LinkedIn has become the latest tech firm to axe jobs, closing 716 roles out of a 20,000 workforce. The social media network which focuses on business professionals will also phase out its local jobs app in China. In a letter ...

The UK is a country with a strong economy and a wide range of business opportunities. Here you can try your hand at many promising business areas that can provide solid returns. However, when researching the market, you need to ...

The government said more than 300 companies in the UK took part in the long lorry trial and almost 3,000 vehicles are already on the road. Businesses that will be rolling out the use of longer semi-trailers (as long lorries ...

UK businesses are turning to part-time staff to avoid locking into long-term contracts for fear of being dragged down by the economic slump, a new survey out today shows. Demand for temporary staff is running much higher than for full-time ...

JD Wetherspoon is expecting a “record” high in sales this year as the budget pub chain shrugs off inflationary and supply chain woes, sending its shares – with the company’s shares soaring over seven per cent when markets opened this ...

Food security and air quality in the UK are being put at risk by outdated IT systems at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), a parliamentary committee has found. MPs have said the situation “cannot continue” as ...

WOMEN at average risk for breast cancer should get screening mammograms every other year starting at age 40, according to a proposed guideline update from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), reflecting improved diagnostic technology and treatment. The update ...

OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Meta Platforms, Inc’s opposition to proposed legislation that would compel payment by its Facebook unit and other internet companies for journalistic content was based on a flawed argument that ...

WASHINGTON — Wall Street executives who have advised the US Treasury’s debt operations for the past 25 years warned on Tuesday they are “deeply concerned” about the debt limit impasse that has markets worried about a US default on payment ...