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Twitter has reported the first revenue decline in its history as a public company, but shares soared on Wednesday as improved user growth suggested the social network’s long and painful turnaround is bearing fruit.

Lloyds Banking Group has reported a rise in profits in the three months to the end of March, despite a “challenging” environment.

Fast food chain McDonald’s is to allow its UK staff a choice of working fixed hours or having zero-hours contracts.

Research finds a sizeable number of people planning to retire this year are altering their plans in the wake of the Brexit vote.

The bank became the first new UK retail lender in more than a century when it opened in 2010. Deposits rose 13 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the three months to the end of March.

Shareholders will be asked to approve a huge payout for Mayer, as Yahoo is currently being sold to Verizon, the US’s largest telecom company, for $4.49bn

The Government borrowed £52bn in the last financial year, a fall of £20bn compared to the year before, as the long struggle to eliminate the deficit moved closer towards its goal.

Markets breathe a sigh of relief as pro-euro Emmanuel Macron appears on course to win the French presidential election.

Commons education committee’s warning of an exodus of EU staff from UK universities is echoed by senior academics

More than half of small firms employing workers from the EU are worried that Brexit will stop them recruiting sufficiently skilled staff.

Vodafone’s UK arm has wasted millions of pounds on pay-TV channel contracts that it is now seeking to escape, in the latest sign of the telecoms giant’s challenges in its home market.

Small construction firms enjoyed rising workloads in the first quarter of 2017 despite concerns over the cost of labour and materials in the wake of last year’s Brexit vote, according to a survey by the Federation of Master Builders.

Official GDP estimate – due on Friday – will reflect how weaker pound has pushed up the cost of imported goods.

Almost one in three companies are pushing for a cap on the amount employment tribunals can award people in discrimination and equal pay cases.

Plans by the Conservative Party for a cap on household energy bills will lead to fewer benefits for consumers, says one of the UK’s biggest providers.