I have listened with growing concern to the growth mantra from Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves. We are to have growth, no matter what the cost to our country or to our environment. Airport expansion? No problem. You fired all your workers and rehired lower-paid workers? Very naughty – we’ll pass a law to prevent…

The clay mixture from which lithium will be extracted is held by Tim Crowley, spokesman for Lithium Americas Corp.  Carolyn Cole | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors has agreed to establish a joint venture with Lithium Americas Corp. that includes the automaker supplying $625 million in cash and credit to…

A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty Images Novavax on Wednesday said the Food and Drug Administration has put a hold on its application for a combination…

Tate & Lyle could become the next UK company to fall to an overseas takeover offer, after reports that the US private equity firm Advent International is preparing a bid for the group. Shares in Tate & Lyle, which makes ingredients such as artificial sweeteners, jumped by as much as 13% on Wednesday after the…

An Ulta Beauty store in New York, US, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ulta Beauty shares slumped on Wednesday morning, as the company said it sees “headwinds” and tougher competition in the beauty industry. As it hosted its investor day near its Chicago headquarters on Wednesday, the specialty…

Shares in luxury goods brands slumped after Louis Vuitton’s LVMH reported an unexpected fall in third-quarter sales amid China’s economic slowdown. Shares in LVMH, which also owns Dior, Tiffany and Moët & Chandon, fell by as much as 7% in early trading, briefly hitting a two-year low, before regaining slightly, after it warned of an…

DETROIT – General Motors has updated its highly profitable large SUVs for Chevrolet for the 2025 model year to defend the brand’s long-standing segment leadership. The Detroit automaker’s Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban have led the mainstream full-size SUV segment for over 45 years, according to GM. But increased competition from automakers such as Ford Motor,…

More than 1,400 vehicles have been seized from drivers who have persistently ignored fines relating to London’s Ulez clean air zone, Transport for London has revealed, with more than £25m being recouped by bailiffs. Bailiffs working on TfL’s behalf seized 1,429 vehicles in the last year from drivers who had repeatedly ignored penalty charge notices,…

Landlords in the UK appear to be selling up in record numbers, according to property website Rightmove, possibly driven by fears of a rise in capital gains tax (CGT) in this month’s budget. Figures from the listings website published on Wednesday showed that 18% of homes up for sale in September had previously been available…

Here are some words you never expected to read: Greggs champagne bar. But the no-frills baker’s latest marketing stunt is a pop-up bar where its famous bakes will be served with £75-a-glass champagne in bespoke sausage roll-etched coupes. The “reservation-only” Greggs champagne bar, which claims to be “inspired by 1920s Paris wine bars”, opens next…