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MPs say smart meters will not deliver expected savings and their rollout will not meet a deadline.

Excessive lending before the Financial Crisis has left many homeowners at risk of having their homes repossessed

With the US President suggesting tariffs could hit $500bn of goods, China could retaliate in several ways.

In a legal challenge landlords say they have been unfairly treated in the rescue deal for House of Fraser.

Britons heading abroad are seeing the poorest exchange rates for nine months.

The US president says he is prepared to slap tariffs on all $500bn of imports from China.

Public sector borrowing between April and June fell to the lowest level since 2007.

Kobe Steel, which is Japan’s third-largest steelmaker, first admitted to the wrongdoing last year.

Three firms are vying to be the first to reintroduce commercial supersonic flight in the next decade.

A new version of the famous bar will have almost a third less sugar, the owner of Cadbury announces

The Irish low-cost airline is facing a series of walkouts by staff over working conditions.

James Packer retreats from business life after a tumultuous period that affected him psychologically.

The US is considering tariffs on foreign cars but the EU, Mexico and Canada say they would retaliate.

Mr Trump says he is “not happy” with rising interest rates which he argues put the US at a disadvantage.

The US cable TV giant Comcast is likely to be the new owner of Sky after a lengthy takeover battle.

The collapse means all 335 stores will have closed by 10 August with the loss of 5,100 jobs.

Shareholders vote against the company’s pay plan for top bosses after a row over their salary rises.

The US media giant will concentrate on its Sky bid as Disney takes pole position for 21st Century Fox.

Farnborough Airshow in pictures: The big, the fast, the noisy.

The network of balloons travels by predicting the speed and direction of winds in the stratosphere.

Administrator Deloitte says it will focus on stabilising and selling the Gaucho Grill chain.

Christian Bittar and Philippe Moryoussef are jailed for five and eight years respectively for rate-rigging.

The fashion firm destroyed £28m of unwanted stock last year in a bid to protect its brand.

Stores will dim lights, turn music off and avoid using the tannoy on Saturdays from 09:00 to 10:00.

Persimmon Homes says it “remains committed to resolving the works” at the homes in Newquay.

Sterling falls after figures show shoppers shunned stores to focus on the World Cup last month.

The energy group says profits have been hit by £80m as temperatures affect power and demand.

The sports retailer’s results are hit after the value of its stake in the department store chain falls.

Consumer group Which? says up to a third of plastic packaging in supermarkets is not easily recyclable.

A look inside the Kitty Hawk Flyer, a new flying car from the firm backed by Google’s Larry Page.