UK Business

The world's most valuable company has again defied eye-watering forecasts, delivering a bumper set of financial results.

Meta has agreed to pay up to $18bn (£13.2bn) to dozens of US states to settle claims that its social media platforms harmed children.

One in two Britons backs a ban on trade with Israeli West Bank settlements, polling suggests.

Some of Britain's biggest fund managers are angling to run a new £1bn fund that will hold stakes in some of the country's most promising science and technology companies.

Canada has said it will impose new tariffs on US imports as a trade war between the neighbours heats up.

People putting off their state pension to earn a little extra are likely to see it taxed under new rules, according to analysis.

A UK-owned aerospace firm has agreed a compensation programme of up to $100m (£73.4m) for 50,000 California residents forced to evacuate their homes in response to a chemical incident.

The retail investor which has cut a swathe through Britain's high streets over the last two years is among the possible suitors for Poundland, the discount chain.

The local authority-owned company behind Luton Airport is preparing to sell the rights to operate Britain's fifth-busiest aviation hub when its current deal expires in six years' time.

US retail giant Target has been forced to apologise and pull a Halloween costume from sale after the outfit drew criticism for evoking blackface and minstrel shows.