Business

The high street lender Metro Bank has been approached about a private equity-backed takeover in a move that could lead to the disappearance of another company from the London Stock Exchange.

Harrods is preparing to take legal action against the estate of its former owner, Mohamed al-Fayed, as the multimillion-pound legal bill for compensating his sexual abuse victims continues to escalate.

The owners of American Golf, Britain’s biggest specialist golf retailer, are teeing up a sale of the chain nearly seven years after rescuing the company.

Rachel Reeves is a “gnat’s whisker” away from having to raise taxes in the autumn budget, a leading economist has warned – despite the chancellor insisting her plans are “fully funded”.

The FTSE 100 has secured a new record closing high after riding out a US trade war-linked slump.

As hundreds lie dead following the latest tragedy to beset a Boeing passenger plane, it is too early to determine blame.

Boeing shares fell nearly 8% in premarket US trading after Air India plane crashBoeing’s shares were down about 7.5% at $197.82 in premarket US trading after an Air India aircraft with 242 people crashed minutes after taking off from AhmedabadThe logo of Boeing company the manufacturer of the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad

A prominent activist investment firm has begun building a stake in WH Smith, the travel retailer, weeks after it sold off its historic high street arm.

The billionaire who has bankrolled DAZN, the sports-streaming service, is being courted to take a stake in The Daily Telegraph alongside the newspaper’s new American majority-owners.

Thousands of jobs are at risk after discount high street chain Poundland was sold – with dozens of shops expected to shut.