Government holds urgent talks with energy firms over gas price rises
Business secretary in meetings with industry representatives as ex-head of Ofgem warns bills likely to remain high for rest of...
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Primark hit by ‘pingdemic’ but it says supply crisis won’t lead to shortages – contractorscompare.com
Shares in retailer’s parent company ABF fall despite company raising its profits forecast (more…)
EU Brexit controls are pointless bureaucracy, says M&S chairman – contractorscompare.com
Archie Norman says rules on exports ‘serve no purpose at all’ as UK food standards remain aligned to EU (more…)
All Sainsbury’s stores to stay shut on Boxing Day as a ‘thank you’ to staff
Chain says move affecting vast majority of 189,000 employees is in recognition of work during pandemic (more…)
Stock market correction of 5%-10% ‘likely before year end’; US inflation expectations rise – business live
Back in the world of real news, inflation expectations among Americans have jumped again, with people expecting the price of...
Lloyds offers £100 to tempt new customers to paid-for current accounts
Qualifying accounts are £3-a-month Club Lloyds or Club Lloyds Platinum, costing £21 a month but with benefits (more…)
Boris Johnson unveils £12bn-a-year tax rise to pay for NHS and social care
PM makes statement to MPs after cabinet agreed to 1.25 percentage point increase in national insurance contributions (more…)
UK energy bills to rise after record wholesale electricity prices
Analysis by Imperial College London adds to concerns about more households being pushed into fuel poverty (more…)
Jobs market rebound has led to UK wage inflation and worker shortages, says Hays
Recruitment firm says strength of recovery has been dramatic as economy bounces back from Covid crisis (more…)
Ministers doing bare minimum to stop Covid travel test ‘rip-offs’, says Labour
Transport secretary, Grant Shapps, urged to name and shame firms displaying misleading pricing (more…)
