Business

The outlook for interest rate cuts is in focus during a packed week of economic updates.

In a statement on Sunday, Sainsbury’s said: “Following the media speculation on 13 September regarding discussions between J Sainsbury plc (Sainsbury’s) and JD.com Inc (JD.com) about a potential sale of…

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will announce its latest decision on Thursday.

Companies are also committing to ramp up commercial activity between the US and UK in the coming years.

“It is however now vital that Government maximises pressure on the United States — beginning and following the president’s state visit — to agree final terms for a lasting economic…

The supermarket said a sale of the general merchandise retailer would accelerate its ‘transformation’.

The Food Standards Agency said the affected batches could contain shiga toxin-producing E.coli.

Thursday’s half-year figures come after the fashion and homewares giant nudged up its annual sales and profit outlook again in July.

Aldi has announced the temporary closure of all its 1,050 UK stores from Christmas Eve to December 27, allowing staff a well-earned festive break.

It comes after the pharmaceutical firm abandoned plans to invest £450 million in a vaccine plant in Merseyside earlier this year.