4.41am EDT 04:41 Apple overtakes FTSE 100 Here’s one for the history books – Apple is now worth more than every company in the FTSE 100, combined! After rallying (yet
The jet engine maker Rolls-Royce made a record loss of £5.4bn in the first half of the year, with the collapse in international travel during the pandemic leading to a
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as the Covid-19 pandemic drives UK government debt to record highs Latest: UK PMI hits near seven-year high Breaking: UK national
The coronavirus lockdown has prompted some of the UK’s most prominent companies to announce large-scale job losses. The aviation, automotive and retail sectors have been among the worst hit, as
UK manufacturers are to export surplus medical ventilators after they produced 14,000 to treat coronavirus patients only to find that most were not needed. Boris Johnson hailed the success of
Britain’s manufacturers are poised to make tens of thousands of workers redundant after a worse-than-expected slump in orders, prompted by the pandemic that has left many firms struggling to survive.