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Official figures show the UK economy expanded faster than it has in over two years between July and September. Services and AI-linked spending led the gain, while energy bills cloud the outlook.
ITV will trim £30m from its budget while ad revenue weakens and a regulator reviews its sale to Sky. Separate BFI figures show UK film and high-end TV spending down 40%.
Aldi UK is consulting on up to 150 technology job losses after earlier cuts in finance and buying. Store jobs are not affected, but sales growth has slowed to 0.4%.
Poundland is edging toward administration, but a £10m release from its owners may give the 11,000-staff chain time to look for a rescue deal.
Chip and tech stocks fell sharply in the US, Europe and Asia after Democratic election wins raised doubts about the data centres that power AI.
The telecoms group wants to trim its wage bill by 30% and halt part of its full-fibre rollout. Unions say staff are worried, and a dividend cut looks likely.
Poundland's founder says he would put money back into the chain, and a business minister will meet its board. The company has until Thursday to find a rescue deal.
The budget said adult gaming centres would lose a business rates discount. A Guardian analysis suggests hundreds of slot venues with bingo licences could still keep it.
The exchange says it has replaced most of the stolen assets and plans to reopen withdrawals on Sunday. The FBI named North Korea as responsible.
Six big European oil companies made more than double last year's profit in the first nine months of 2026, as the war with Iran lifted oil prices, a Global Witness analysis found.
Higher refining margins during the Middle East war nearly quadrupled BP's underlying profit to $8.46bn. Campaigners criticised the result.
Shell reported an adjusted third-quarter profit of $10.8bn and raised its share buyback to $5bn. Greenpeace criticised the result.
A creditor consortium is deciding whether to lend Thames Water a further £2.4bn. Campaigners say it could add to household bills. The company and the creditors deny that.
The public accounts committee says the cost of the Suffolk nuclear plant could reach almost £48bn, with taxpayers and consumers facing a "high level of risk".
Insolvency practitioner BTG counts 738,144 British businesses in significant distress, as the chancellor prepares his first budget.