Shell posts $6.2bn profit as oil prices rise again
Oil and gas giant Shell has posted strong profits helped by oil prices rising again.
The energy giant reported earnings of $6.2bn ...
World Bank warns oil prices could reach $150 a barrel
Oil prices could rise to more than $150 a barrel if the conflict in the Middle East escalates, according to the World Bank.
A draw...
New licences granted for North Sea oil and gas projects
The UK government has granted 27 oil and gas licences for projects in the North Sea.
The licences have been issued for projects in...
Cap on bankers’ bonuses to be scrapped
The cap on bankers' bonuses is being removed as part of a post-Brexit shake-up of UK financial rules, it has been confirmed.
The d...
UK house prices to fall until 2025, predicts Lloyds
The UK's largest mortgage lender expects house prices to fall this year and next before rising in 2025.
Halifax-owner Lloyds Banking G...
A property price rise in the UK could be the Tories’ last election trump card
Property prices will go back up next year. Not by much. And not by enough for those who chart their wellbeing by the value of their hom...
Government borrows less than expected in September
Government borrowing in September was lower than most economists had expected.
Borrowing - the difference between spending and tax inc...
Country Garden: China property giant default fears grow
China's biggest private property developer Country Garden is believed to have become the latest property giant to default on its overse...
Brexit: ‘Call us’ on trade, says German finance minister Christian Lindner
The German finance minister has extended a surprise invite to the UK to take "new steps" on post-Brexit trade relations with the Europe...
As Israel Bombards Gaza, Fears of Humanitarian Disaster Mount
GAZA CITY—More than a quarter-million Gazans fled their homes and some tried to escape the strip for Egypt as Israeli forces launched n...