Economy

Pre-tax profits fell from £87.8 million to just £13.5 million over the 26 weeks to March 3.

Carpetright's rescue marks another dark day for the sector, which has seen thousands of jobs axed following the collapse of retailers.

China is retaliating against Donald Trump's tariffs on imported steel and aluminium, with new tariffs on US meat, fruit and other products.

In an upbeat address Philip Hammond indicated he hopes to sweeten things for cash-strapped government departments, but only a little.

The former Co-operative Bank chairman has been banned from the financial services industry by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican leaders have warned against planned tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

The administrators at Maplin seem much more optimistic of salvaging something than Toys R Us' do.

Rattled investors could signal a slowdown in quantitative easing and 'cheap money'.

Nearly £50 billion has been wiped from the FTSE 100 as it feel victim to a global stock market sell-off.

Oil giant Shell saw its profits soar to £8.5 billion in 2017, more than double what they were in the previous year.

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