UK Economy

British American Tobacco, Unilever, Diageo, Sage and Next are the top rated companies.

The decision will not affect the jobs of the 1,850 staff employed at the plant, Ford says.

The UK economy appears to have avoided a large impact from June's Brexit vote, according to this employers' survey.

The British high street icon is still struggling to boost its sales.

May to have one-to-one meetings with Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping.

PMI remains in negative territory for third consecutive month but rebounds from July's seven-year low.

YouGov/CEBR business confidence index rises to 109.7 in August from 105 in the previous month.

The 8% decline in 2016 also reflects nervousness among employers over the new apprenticeship levy.

Dollar gains against euro and yen as investors await Friday's non-farm payrolls report.

Although the overall confidence level in August shows a fall, it remains above the low noted in June.

The August consumer confidence is said to be the best monthly rise since June 2015.

Mortgage approvals fell from 64,152 in June to 60,912 last month, short of analysts' forecast for a 62,000 reading.

The US continues to be the biggest investor in the UK, accounting for 570 projects.

Each bank holiday cost the UK £2.3bn in lost earnings and productivity.

Reconfirmation of official data suggests economy grew over the second quarter aided by higher industrial production.

UK gym industry records 5.8% increase in membership in 2015 and is now worth more than £4.4bn.

Solid UK economic activity after EU referendum has boosted retail, housebuilding and leisure sectors.

Total orders balance declines from -4 in July to -5 but remains above forecast for a fall to -10.

Corporation tax hits highest level for any July since 2011 but surplus is smaller than expected.

Brexit-related spillovers will have limited impact on UK's economic growth.

Former Monetary Policy Committee and NIESR director heading to statistics body's economics panel.

Oxford Economics has said the proposed sugar tax could result in more than 4,000 job cuts across the UK.

Construction output declines 0.9% on a monthly basis in June, compared with forecast for 1% drop.

IFS report says retaining access to market without being a full member is 'virtually meaningless'.

UK economy contracted 0.2% last month, dragging growth in the quarter to July down to 0.3%.

UK deficit on trade goods hit highest level since March 2015 ahead of Brexit vote.

Both online and high street sales increased 1.9% on-year, the biggest rise in six months.

Some 55% of the manufacturers were holding more cash on their balance sheets than before the financial crisis.

The 10 highest paid CEOs in the UK in 2014 and 2015 did not include any women.

Only the transport & communication sector saw a spending decline.