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He was at it again. At 3:14 a.m. on Friday, President Trump was awake and tweeting. “Funny how lowly rated CNN, and others, can criticize me at will, even blaming me for the current spate of...

Debenhams has confirmed plans to shut up to 50 stores, nearly a third of the UK-wide chain, putting up to 5,000 jobs at risk. The struggling department store also unveiled a near £500m annual loss as it...

The shadow chancellor has accused the government of presiding over housing legislation that is “not fit for purpose” and has thrown his support behind calls for a national registration scheme. The comments were made after a Guardian...

Self-driving car services could be on the streets of London within three years under a partnership between the private hire firm Addison Lee and the British driverless car pioneers Oxbotica. The companies have signed a deal to develop...

Premier Inn’s owner, Whitbread, is launching a no-frills hotel chain with small pod-style rooms as the company seeks to refocus its business after the sale of its cafe chain Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola. Called Zip by Premier...

By age 25, Edward S. Lampert was already a Wall Street wunderkind, celebrated for his intellect, ambition and prodigious work ethic. The famed investor Richard Rainwater, the billionaire Hollywood mogul David Geffen, and Michael Dell and...

These days, a trip to the grocery store to pick up milk can be a daunting task. Not only are there new spins on traditional cow’s milk — ultra-filtered? grass-fed? — but there’s also a dizzying...

Sputtering growth, soaring debt and an escalating trade war with the United States are increasingly weighing on China’s economy. China’s government on Friday reported that the economy grew by 6.5 percent over the three months that...

The number of FTSE 100 company directors from ethnic minority backgrounds has declined in the past year, according to a progress report delivered by the government-backed campaign to boost boardroom diversity. Just 84 of the 1,048 director positions...

A smooth Brexit that offers frictionless trade with the European Union will give the Treasury a double bonus in the budget, the chancellor has said, allowing him to boost public spending and consider cutting taxes. Philip Hammond said a...