An agency staffed by ex-CIA spooks is helping short seller Muddy Waters probe alleged “significant deception” by bosses at Burford Capital, the litigation funder it has accused of misleading investors.

London traders were stuck twiddling their thumbs on Friday morning after a glitch left them unable to buy and sell shares in the UK’s largest companies. Trading on the blue-chip FTSE 100 and mid-cap FTSE

London traders were stuck twiddling their thumbs on Friday morning after a glitch left them unable to buy and sell shares in the UK’s largest companies. Trading on the blue-chip FTSE 100 and mid-cap FTSE

Beleaguered rail commuters are facing their annual kick in the teeth. Today you’ll find out how much more a ticket will cost next year. Inflation figures released today will be used by the rail industry

How would a no-deal Brexit affect Britain's automotive industry? In the first of a daily three-part series answering this question, key protagonists discuss the impact of tariffs on the supply chain and

The head of the French channel ports has dismissed warnings of Brexit chaos on the Dover-Calais trade route as irresponsible scare-mongering by political agitators. "The British authorities have been

The war of words between Burford Capital and short seller Muddy Waters escalated on Thursday after the litigation funder called a report issued by the US firm earlier this week "false and misleading.

The Serious Fraud Office has increased the stakes of a high-profile case against three former Barclays executives by adding an extra fraud charge. The SFO's case against the men centres around two emergency

Embattled fund manager Neil Woodford has dumped his entire stake in Eurocell after the windows and doors business revealed flat profits and a doubling in its debt at the half-year stage last week. Mr Woodford

Embattled fund manager Neil Woodford has dumped his entire stake in Eurocell after the windows and doors business revealed flat profits and a doubling in its debt at the half-year stage last week. Mr Woodford

Last week, Raghuram Rajan, the highly respected former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, wrote a piece outlining how central bankers have become the fall guys for populist movements around the world.

Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has added yet another struggling clothing chain to his retail empire after acquiring Jack Wills for £12. 7m. The tracksuit tycoon, who recently admitted to regretting purchasing

A report from accountants for Goals Soccer Centres could result in its ­former boss and chief financial officer implicated in an accounting scandal that has engulfed the football pitch ­operator. The Mike

The investment firm founded by the world's third richest person posted a big jump in profits, as a rise in US stock markets more than made up for falling profits from insurance operations. Warren Buffett's

The air on Folie Street in central London was thick with plumes of pink and turquoise smoke last week as anti-prison protesters armed with flares stormed the offices of Kier Group, one of the country’s

The air on Folie Street in central London was thick with plumes of pink and turquoise smoke last week as anti-prison protesters armed with flares stormed the offices of Kier Group, one of the country’s

Tough new tariffs on Chinese goods entering the US sent markets tumbling as investors the intensifying trade war will inflict more pain on a world economy already suffering from the onslaught. “Until such

Thousands of British Airways cabin crew are in line for an extra pay increase if the airline caves into pilots' demands. Willie Walsh, the boss of BA owner IAG, admitted that any concessions made to pilots