Government borrowing costs leapt higher on Thursday afternoon with bond yields rising to their highest point in a year, as markets continued to digest a sharp increase in borrowing in Labour’s autumn ...

The NHS is Britain’s largest employer, so a 1.2 per cent rise in employer contributions to National Insurance, combined with changes in thresholds, could cost the service around £1.5 billion.

The theory is that getting more players through the door than ever before, even at the cost of sales of the game, will eventually pay out because of Call of Duty’s lucrative live service ...

PPG Industries plans to lay off about 1,800 employees amid efforts to cut costs, with the paints and coatings maker also inking a deal to sell a sizeable chunk of its architectural business.