Young people whose parents have property wealth are now nearly three times as likely to be home-owners by the age of 30 compared with t..
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Third of people who run up Christmas debt ‘take up to seven months to clear it’
Nearly a third of people who took out debt to pay for last Christmas took up to seven months to clear what they owed, a survey has foun..
Retailers face ‘nerve-wracking run-up to Christmas amid weak consumer demand’
A record £1 in every £3 of non-food purchases were made online in November. Aggressive promotional activity retailers pushed sales
Number of people finding out about pension scams surges after awareness drive
There has been a five-fold increase in visits to a website from people seeking information about pension scams, following launch of campaign
Ministers may have broken rules by not publishing Brexit legal advice
Brexit: Ministers may have broken rules by not publishing legal advice – Speaker
FCA boss denies political pressure over letters to banks about Brexit
The head of the City watchdog has denied he was under political pressure to ask banks to slow down the pace of their Brexit relocation ..
Mike Ashley calls for online tax to save the High Street
Mike Ashley has called for a new tax on revenues from online retailing to help revive ailing town centres.
Recruitment has ‘critical’ role to play in getting more disabled people into work
The recruitment sector has a “critical role in helping the government to achieve its target of getting one million more disabled people in work as soon as possible
GlaxoSmithKline in £4bn swoop on biopharma firm
GlaxoSmithKline is to acquire oncology-focused US pharma business Tesaro for 5.1 billion US dollars (£4 billion).
The FTSE 100-listed g..
Ted Baker harassment claims to be probed as share price slides
Ted Baker’s working practices are to become the subject of an external investigation as the company’s share price hits a three-year low..
Ted Baker shares hit three-year low amid staff complaints over founder
Shares in Ted Baker have fallen to a three-year low following claims that the fashion brand’s founder enforces a “hugging” culture at t..
Brexit uncertainty continues to weigh on UK businesses
The manufacturing sector is unlikely to make any contribution to GDP in the final quarter as global trade tensions and Brexit uncertain..
Unilever buys GSK’s Indian Horlicks business for £3.3 billion
Unilever is to acquire Horlicks and a clutch of other health drink brands in India from drugs maker Glaxosmithkline (GSK) for £3.3 bill..
McColl’s warns over profits as Palmer & Harvey collapse hits chain
Shares in McColl’s nosedived on Monday after the convenience store operator issued a profits warning linked to the collapse of wholesal..
Last Crawshaw stores sold in £1.4 million deal
Butchers chain Crawshaw has been sold to meat entrepreneur Tom Cribbin for £1.4 million, securing 240 jobs.
Crawshaw fell into administration
















