They own car dealerships, law firms, dental practices, and restaurant chains. Collectively, these overlooked business owners hold far more wealth than the Forbes 400 and wield considerable political power.

Burnham said he had already cut taxes, including VAT on energy bills and hospitality business rates.

Government yields are hitting multi-decade highs, reflecting anxiety about debt levels, deficits and inflation. The effects will extend to mortgages, business loans and other types of credit.

The US has threatened to isolate nations that continue to do business with Tehran, which sells much of its oil to Beijing.

Beijing says it will take all necessary measures if Washington expands crackdown on business with Tehran

For Florida-based Powerus, becoming a global supplier of counterdrone technology has meant involving the Trumps, a golf course and a new way of doing business.

A tit-for-tat trade fight between the two allies could create new headaches for consumers and businesses already stung by high prices.

<p>KARACHI: The medical board tasked with exhuming the body of Institute of Business Administration (IBA) graduate Mir Raza Ali has been reconstituted, it emerged on Friday.</p> <p>Ali’s body, bearing a gunshot wound, was found in bushes in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar last month. While his family is convinced that he was kidnapped, tortured and murdered, investigators probing the incident continue to build their case around the possibility that he died by suicide.</p> <p>A day earlier, a Kar

<p>Westminster council has recommended banning ‘vertical drinking’ or ordering at the bar in new draft licensing policy</p><p>No 10 has vowed to confiscate powers from local councils which try to restrict customers from standing up while drinking in pubs or ordering at the bar.</p><p>It comes after the Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/06/westminster-council-wants-pubs-in-london-soho-west-end-ban-standing">revealed on Thursday</a> that Westminster council in cen

Martin Fruergaard, CEO of Pacific Basin, says the shipping firm is prepared for further business disruptions later this year, backed by a pipeline of 25 vessels and strategic flexibility. He speaks exclusively on "Bloomberg: The China Show." (Source: Bloomberg)