Business

The outsourcing group Mitie will continue its transformation this week with a £90m deal to offload a controlling stake in Gather & Gather, its catering arm, amid continued political pressure on the industry.

A secret government report warning of food, fuel and drug shortages under a no-deal Brexit is out of date, Michael Gove has said.

One of the leading figures in Britain's private equity industry is in talks to join CVC Capital Partners, the new backer of Premiership Rugby, following more than a decade at one of its biggest rivals.

The Treasury is to slap Standard Chartered, the emerging markets lender, with a multimillion-pound fine for failing to prevent sanctions breaches, dealing a further blow to the FTSE-100 bank's reputation.

Turkey's military pension fund has entered into exclusive talks for the takeover of British Steel.

The boss of Cathay Pacific has resigned over "recent events" taking place in Hong Kong.

Trading resumed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) after technical issues delayed the opening bell on Friday morning.

The crisis surrounding Neil Woodford, the former 'star' fund manager who has blocked investors from offloading their holdings in his flagship fund, has put paid to a merger between two London-listed finance companies.

The founder and chief executive of Huawei has said "the UK won't say no to us" when it comes to including Huawei in its critical infrastructure.

China has threatened "necessary countermeasures" against planned US trade tariffs, sparking renewed volatility on global stock markets.