London’s shares lifted by miners and builders
The top index in London notched up a strong performance on Monday, helped by good sentiment in Europe and the US.
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Tube workers to stage strike amid dispute over job losses
Thousands of London Underground workers are to stage a 24-hour strike after the Jubilee bank holiday in a dispute over jobs.
Governor Bailey says Bank of England not to blame for runaway inflation
The Governor of the Bank of England has pushed back at comments by a predecessor that the Bank’s actions during the pandemic helped push inflation to 40-year highs.
Wedding guests expecting to spend more this year
People attending weddings this year expect to spend more than those in 2021, a survey has found.
Households make fewer transactions but spending stays level as rising costs bite
Households made fewer transactions in April, but the amount they spent did not drop, in a “clear sign” of the impact of rising prices, according to Britain’s biggest building society.
Starbucks quits Russian market in wake of invasion of Ukraine
Starbucks is pulling out of the Russian market.
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London’s shares lifted by miners and builders
Tube workers to stage strike amid dispute over job losses
Governor Bailey says Bank of England not to blame for runaway inflation
Wedding guests expecting to spend more this year
Households make fewer transactions but spending stays level as rising costs bite
Starbucks quits Russian market in wake of invasion of Ukraine
Threat of national rail strike looms as ballot closes over pay and jobs
Average house price 70 years ago ‘was around £56,000 in today’s money’
Boris Johnson ‘not attracted’ by new taxes as he promises cost-of-living help
Hybrid working on the rise as fewer staff work purely from home
Duke of Westminster’s Grosvenor swings back to profit
Clearview AI fined £7.5m by watchdog and ordered to delete UK data
UC uplift will not be brought back to help with cost of living, says minister
Moonpig snaps up gift experience firm Buyagift for £124m
Ted Baker picks suitor, but reveals private equity bidder bows out
HSBC suspends senior banker over claims climate warnings are ‘shrill’ – reports
B&Q owner posts ‘resilient’ trading as supply issues ease
Net zero could help communities lacking investment, think tank says
High street retailers pay 755% more in rates than online rivals – research
Teenager gifted first £700 Tesco Jubilee Card to celebrate ‘royally good’ people
Average price tag on a home at record high for four months in a row
Unions hit out at Grant Shapps’ plans to block industrial action
Lewis and Javid oppose using windfall tax to battle cost-of-living crisis
Insurance giant delves 70 years back into archives to mark Platinum Jubilee
