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George Osborne will use the first Conservative budget in 18 years to slash billions from in-work tax credits and housing benefit, although the chancellor is likely to slow the pace of an expected £12bn cuts to the welfare bill.

Today’s technologies allow digital businesses (as well as a growing roster of traditional companies) to change prices frequently, even minute-by-minute in real time if they want to.

The new boss in charge of Rolls-Royce, one of Britain’s most important companies, has pledged to improve its once-dire relationship with investors and the City.

Lovespace, the storage start-up launched by Streetcar founder Brett Akker, is on course to report turnover of £1m after seeing a surge in small business customers.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to present new proposals at a eurozone emergency summit on his country’s growing debt crisis.

A year-long investigation into the energy market has found the majority of households are paying too much.

The biggest shakeup of trading laws since the reforms of the 1990s is set to be unveiled in the budget on Wednesday.

Half of the dynasty behind the Wilkinson discount retail empire have banked £63m by selling out of the chain.

Chancellor George Osborne needs to carry out an “ambitious” tax reform agenda in his Budget on Wednesday, the Institute of Directors (IoD) has said.

Greece’s finance minister has announced his resignation after Greek voters decisively and “bravely” rejected a tough new bailout deal.

Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer face protests from shareholders and campaigners this week over high executive rewards and low pay for staff.

The daily allowance of cash from many ATM machines has already dropped from €60 to €50, purportedly because €20 notes are running out

Energy customers on pre-payment meters have been paying an average of £226 a year more than they would have done on the cheapest direct debit tariff, Citizens Advice has said.

Dixons Carphone is preparing to take on one of the toughest markets for British companies after signing a deal with Sprint, the mobile network, to open as many as 500 stores in the United States.