James Dyson, the prominent UK inventor and outspoken Brexit supporter, is moving his business headquarters from Britain to Singapore as the maker of vacuum cleaners pivots towards the expanding Asian market for high-end consumer goods.

South African gold miner Gold Fields has denied a report that it wanted to merge with larger rival AngloGold Ashanti, news that had briefly sent its shares up by more than 7 per cent.

Sales of previously owned homes in the US fell to their lowest level in more than three years and declined for the first time in three months, data on Tuesday showed.

Nutmeg, an online wealth manager, has secured £45m in funding from investors that include Goldman Sachs, making the investment bank the latest major group to take a stake in the so-called robo-advice sector in the UK.

Wall Street opened lower in its first day of trading following a long weekend amid lingering concerns about the health of the global economy and as investors digested the latest batch of earnings.

Prince William demonstrated his support for action to combat climate change to save the planet and to promote economic success in an appearance at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday with David Attenborough, the veteran naturalist and film-maker.

Elliott Management disclosed a 4 per cent stake in eBay Inc and called for a shake-up of the company’s portfolio that could see its shares being worth as much as double their price today.

Pregnant MPs and new parents will be granted the right to vote by proxy under proposals set out on Tuesday for a one-year trial in the UK’s House of Commons.

Arconic, which made the cladding at Grenfell Tower in the UK that was destroyed by fire, said a multibillion-dollar sale of the company had collapsed after it failed to find a buyer willing to take over the entire group.

Skills shortages have prompted UK business leaders to ramp up their hiring plans, a survey has revealed, at a time when employers face mounting pressure over a tightening labour market.

Grains and oilseeds trader Bunge has issued a profit warning blaming problems in Brazil where its soyabean and sugar businesses have been hit by falling prices.

Halliburton, the oilfield services group, has reported earnings above analysts’ expectations for the fourth quarter but pointed to a divergence between a slowdown in the industry in North America and growth in the rest of the world.

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday posted upbeat sales in the fourth quarter propelled by strength in its pharmaceuticals unit, although it forecast slower revenue growth in 2019.

Brussels has fined Mastercard €570.6m for limiting banks’ ability to shop around between member states to offer lower fees, thereby restricting competition between banks and raising the cost of card payments for both retailers and customers.

Italian banks became more cautious about lending in the last quarter of 2018, tightening credit standards as well as terms and conditions on their loans, according to the European Central Bank’s latest bank lending survey.

France’s Renault has called a board meeting for Thursday that is expected to see Carlos Ghosn, who remains behind bars in Japan, replaced at the head of the carmaker.

An indicator assessing the state of the German economy fell to a four-year low, while analysts in January revealed a slightly less negative sentiment for their outlook, according to a key survey.

Sirius Minerals has changed the $3bn financing plan for its potash project in North Yorkshire following talks with prospective lenders.

The UK labour market has proved its resilience to Brexit-related uncertainty, with official data showing employment reached its highest level on record towards the end of 2018, while total pay grew at the fastest pace for a decade.

The UK government borrowed more than expected in December because of a lower rebate from the EU and higher capital spending, official figures published on Tuesday said.

Tyremaker Bridgestone revealed plans to buy the telematics business of Dutch satellite navigation group TomTom in a €910m deal as the company positions for a future dominated by shared, electric and autonomous vehicles.

Dixons Carphone trading update

Would-be purchasers dithering for weeks before deciding not to go ahead with a transaction…it’s not what you need if you’re a retailer of big-ticket electronics and smartphone contracts. And it’s not what you need if you’re a shareholder in a retailer of big-ticket electronics and smartphone contracts. But both are now issues for Dixons Carphone.

British pet supplies retailer Pets at Home is looking into whether to stockpile products as the UK moves closer to the Brexit deadline without a withdrawal deal. 

IG Group, Europe’s largest online trading platform, posted an 18 per cent fall in profit and a slide in revenue over the six months to the end of November as a regulatory clampdown on derivative products took its toll.