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The findings are further evidence that real incomes are set to be squeezed this year.

The 29bn euro (£24.5bn) merger of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse could collapse after the LSE said the deal was unlikely to be approved by the European Commission.

O2 is weighing options for a £10bn stock market debut before summer if the rules in a forthcoming auction of mobile airwaves are set favourably.

The lawsuit puts both companies in an awkward position as Google Ventures, another Alphabet subsidiary.

John Lewis is cutting around 380 jobs as it shakes-up parts of its home and catering businesses.

Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a £7bn annual loss as past problems continue to dog its performance.

One of Britain’s most senior former European Commission officials has warned that Brexit negotiations could lead to a “complete breakdown” of relations between the UK and the European Union.

Migration figures show that 12,000 more east Europeans left UK in three months after EU referendum

Barclays enjoyed a surge in profits to more than £3bn after it paid out less to settle litigation and to the victims of the payment protection insurance (PPI) scandal.

The UK’s construction industry must hire more than 400,000 workers every year for the next five years to build enough homes to meet demand.

Rarest £1 coins revealed with some worth as much as £50.

Uncertainty around the economy and politics has been cited as the top concern by British businesses despite a tightening labour market, according to a new poll.

Lloyds Banking Group has reported its highest annual profit in a decade, helped by a reduction in payment protection insurance (PPI) provisions.

Twenty-eight per cent of Britons named the economy as one of their top two concerns at the end of 2016, up 12 percentage points from a year ago.

Bill Gates has called for a tax on robots to make up for lost taxes from workers whose jobs are destroyed by automation.