UK banks’ support for coal industry has risen since 2015 Paris climate pact Lenders including Barclays and HSBC provided services and loans worth £21.9bn in 2019
Soaring house prices and cheap credit are creating the wrong sort of growth A familiar UK recovery led by a property boom and debt-fuelled consumption does not qualify as ‘building back better’
Mortgage prisoners ‘distressed and betrayed’ as MPs reject interest cap Borrowers still trapped into paying 5%-plus rate with inactive lenders that do not offer cheaper deals
UK heading for biggest economic boom since 1948 – Barclays chief Jes Staley says bank continues to take ‘cautious view’ of impact of Covid-19 pandemic
NatWest to move HQ to London if Scotland votes for independence Chief executive confirms potential departure of Edinburgh-based bank after almost 300 years
Miracles may not be in the pipeline at GSK but it’s too soon to panic The CEO’s best policy is to ignore the noise. The decluttering demerger plan looks solid and is backed by shareholders
Lloyds profits soar as Covid loan loss provisions released Banking group claws back £459m from cash pile meant to cover bad debts
Sanjeev Gupta could face MPs’ questions over Liberty Steel Magnate may be compelled to give evidence as business committee launches inquiry in wake of Greensill Capital collapse
The Guardian view on fire-and-rehire business tactics: change the law Editorial: Bullying employees to accept worse terms and conditions has become commonplace during the pandemic. The government must intervene
Bank losses linked to Archegos top $10bn after latest results Nomura takes $2.3bn hit with UBS forecasting a total $861m loss after collapse of hedge fund
HSBC profits rise nearly 80% amid improving economic outlook Bank is able to release $435m of $8.8bn it put aside to cover bad debts in Covid crisis last year
UK to come under scrutiny in Italy’s largest mafia trial in decades Witnesses will be asked to respond to claims the ’Ndrangheta has laundered billions of euros in City of London
Barclaycard slashed my £6,500 credit limit to £250 The only reason we can think of is that we are in a dispute about a £500 refund for a cancelled flight
A glance across the Atlantic would show Sunak what real tax reform looks like Joe Biden is about to shake up US taxation policy. The UK must hope that the chancellor feels a need to emulate him
How JP Morgan and Jamie Dimon scored a spectacular own goal on the ESL The bank and its outspoken CEO are no stranger to controversy but the European Super League debacle may take the trophy