U.K. economy

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London symbols with BIG BEN and red Phone Booths in England, UK.

Wages in the U.K. are growing twice as fast as Europe and the U.S. thanks to one simple policy

July 10, 2024

Terry Smith of Fundsmith sits on a table in a skyscraper verlooking the Gherkin in London.

The man dubbed ‘Britain’s Warren Buffett’ blames falling vet visits—not his refusal to back Nvidia—for poor performance of U.K.’s biggest fund

July 9, 2024

London, United Kingdom. Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation, James Timpson OBE, poses for a photograph following their appointment to Cabinet by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street.

The U.K.’s newest prisons minister is a multimillion-dollar key-cutting heir known for hiring hundreds of ex-offenders

July 9, 2024

KEIR STARMER AND RISHI SUNAK ON A PODIUM

Here are the biggest differences between U.K. election front-runners Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak on taxation, health care, housing, and education

By Prarthana Prakash

June 13, 2024

Celebrity Television Chef and former Rangers player, Gordon Ramsay pictured during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Rangers FC and Celtic FC at Ibrox Stadium

TV chef Gordon Ramsay spends an extra $7.6 million on staff as U.K. restaurant empire losses triple

May 13, 2024

Pascal Soriot, chief executive officer of Astrazeneca Plc, speaks during an interview in London, U.K.

U.K. CEOs are facing off with shareholders to get U.S.-level pay. With interest rates set to fall, they might get it

May 9, 2024

Street in City of London with Royal Exchange, Bank of England and new modern skyscrapers, England, UK

‘Think about Europe, but everything a little worse’: The U.K. economy could stare down long-term irrelevance without immigration

May 4, 2024

Just Eat and Deliveroo employees deliver food on January 13, 2022 in York, England

A Deliveroo rider bit off a customer’s thumb—now the U.K. government is cracking down on delivery platforms’ account-sharing practices

May 1, 2024

taylor swift walking on stage

Beware, Swifties. A major British bank just issued a warning after fans lost an estimated $1 million in Taylor Swift concert ticket scams

By Prarthana Prakash

April 17, 2024

Jamaican Reggae musician, songwriter, and singer Bob Marley performs on stage, in a concert at Grona Lund, Stockholm, Sweden. He extends his fist as he sings into the microphone, with an electric guitar.

Viagogo boss thinks Bob Marley would have approved of ticket touting that sees fans charged thousands above asking price—‘after some education’

April 15, 2024

A couple shopping for food

U.K. food inflation completes a remarkable climbdown from 15% last year to 3.7% in March—and shoppers have ‘fierce’ competition to thank

April 2, 2024

Close-up of a young woman showing an older man something on her smart phone

Gen Z and baby boomers can finally agree on something—neither is panicking about a financial crisis, new research shows

By Orianna Rosa Royle

February 29, 2024

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The U.K. just entered a recession—but a surprise boost from strong retail sales could be the glimmer of hope its economy needed

By Prarthana Prakash

February 16, 2024

people walking on a busy street in London

Brexit vote has left U.K.’s economy 5% worse off, Goldman Sachs economists say

By Prarthana Prakash

February 13, 2024

people walking by a Burberry store

Luxury trench-coat maker Burberry is buttoning up for a gloomy earnings report after Christmas washout

By Prarthana Prakash

January 12, 2024

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