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Chancellor’s promise to CBI designed to boost investment ahead of sharp rise in corporation tax next year
Founder Richard Harpin to reap £300mn windfall from takeover by Canadian group
‘Reasonable’ distance to be laid down on how far to go for bank and building society services
Chancellor under mounting pressure to help households cope with rising utility bills
Low Pay Commission finds uplift did not boost poorest workers’ incomes because of freezes and tapering of benefits as earnings rose
Industry bodies which have received £50mn in recent penalties say they are open to reform
Or, as his critics suggest, is he just a prospective return to Blairism?
The UK is grappling with soaring energy prices and a red-hot labour market — and the problems could persist
Accounting industry is failing to protect investors and employees from malfeasance
The genetic technology bill is a moment to cheer new global benefits from the UK’s agricultural science research
Plus, why the government may well want to exit from the energy price cap
Plus, MPs gunning for a Bank of England shake-up are only on the fringes of government for now — but that could change
Plus, a London fintech darling gives the City fresh hope for IPOs and Peloton gets back in the race with a push from private lenders
Weak earnings from US retailer Target spooked US stocks on Wednesday
Prices climb 9% and soaring gas and electricity bills deepen cost of living crisis
Brussels urges London to engage over post-Brexit trade or face retaliatory measures
Japan’s economy shrinks, investors dump Chinese bonds, diversity training demand grows
Arrest of Tory politician for suspected rape sparks outrage over behaviour at Westminster
Property market fall ‘could be on the horizon’ as incomes squeezed and interest rates rise
Mitchells & Butlers and Marston’s warn rising prices are a ‘major challenge’ for industry
Commission wants to raise money by selling €20bn worth of surplus carbon allowances
Report to say that sale of Newport Wafer Fab will undermine a strategic industry
CMA, HSE and FSA are facing shortfall of lawyers, vets and toxicologists, warns spending watchdog
Business department failed to identify risks of organised economic crime in support schemes
Labour loses Commons vote on levy but chancellor warns industry ‘no option is off the table’
Unnamed man has been suspended from parliament pending investigation by Metropolitan police
Job openings outnumber those out of work for the first time on record
The row over Northern Ireland risks a deeper decline in UK trade in response to threats of violence from a tiny minority
Foreign secretary insists unilateral move conforms with international law
Why getting to grips with a fear of numbers could transform your finances
Plus, the trouble with Boris Johnson’s Northern Ireland gamble is that no one believes him
Working or on business in the City, Canary Wharf or King’s Cross? Make the most of your midday hour of freedom on these strolls that sample the best of each district’s culture, nature and architecture
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Such products look increasingly attractive to some employees as the cost of living crisis bites
Weeks after London pitched itself as a ‘global hub’, market disorder further muddies debate over regulation
Sector was under-resourced at start of Covid crisis and is still struggling to recover, inspectors find
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