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<p>Traders at work on the floor of New York Stock Exchange </p>
Business

The stock markets have been in turmoil – what happens next?

<p>Financial Markets have been battered by concerns over the US economy </p>
Business

Why are the stock markets plunging – and what does it mean for you?

<p>Daniel Kretinsky has been nicknamed the ‘Czech Sphinx’ </p>
Business Comment

Should we be worried by Russian business links of Royal Mail buyer?

<p>Love it or loathe it, you can’t ignore Foxtons on the street or in the market</p>
Business

One brash and pushy estate agency is outperforming the property market

<p>Rupert Murdoch </p>
Voices

Inside the Murdoch money battle tearing the family apart

<p>Nvidia: the chip maker was once the world’s most valuable company, but was heavily sold in the Wall Street rout </p>
Business

Could the AI bubble be about to burst?

<p>Renters are enduring record costs according to Rightmove</p>
Voices

There’s only one answer to tackling soaring rents

<p>The popularity of Taylor Swift’s recent Eras tour helped keep inflation at 2 per cent</p>
Voices

Taylor Swift kept up inflation – but the economy can just shake it off

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves and deputy PM and housing secretary Angela Rayner visit a construction project in London</p>
Business Comment

What the industry thinks of Starmer’s housing plans (it isn’t pretty)

<p>Fans at BoxPark Wembley watch the semi-final against the Netherlands</p>
Business Comment

Could a Euros triumph boost our economy? If only it were that simple

<p>School leavers and graduates need more workplace skills, say top entrepreneurs </p>
Business Comment

School-leavers ‘all want to be Wolf of Wall Street’ say tech bosses

<p>The scale of Sir Keir Starmer’s triumph has provided certainty for investors </p>
Business Comment

Markets liked the election result. Can the economy only get better?

<p>Some 20,000 Tesco staffers shared a little extra from the group’s optional share saving scheme</p>
Business

Tesco staff share windfall – but it is dwarfed by chief’s £10m package

Business

Tesco staff share windfall – but it is dwarfed by chief’s £10m package

Head shot of James Moore
James Moore
<p>Some 20,000 Tesco staffers shared a little extra from the group’s optional share saving scheme</p>
<p>The City’s towers of finance where bonus culture looks set to make a comeback </p>
Voices

Bankers’ bonuses are roaring back. Will we live to regret it?

<p>A law firm has written to the Financial Conduct Authority detailing its concerns about Shein’s potential listing </p>
Business Comment

Why Shein could take the shine off of Labour’s business-first plans

<p>Three of the biggest lenders – HSBC, Barclays and NatWest – have reduced their base rates ahead of an anticipated Bank of England interest rate cut</p>
Voices

Your mortgage is about to get a summer break

<p>Robots powered by Nvidia’s AI chip technology, at a keynote address at an artificial intelligence conference in San Jose, California</p>
Voices

Is the AI bubble about to burst?

<p>Robots powered by Nvidia’s AI chip technology, at a keynote address at an artificial intelligence conference in San Jose, California</p>
Voices

Is the AI bubble about to burst?

<p>Since the last general election, the average monthly mortgage payment for first-time buyers has risen by 61 per cent to £1,075</p>
Business

Is this the way out of the housing crisis for first-time buyers?

<p>Shoppers returned to the high street in May</p>
Business

As sales beat expectations, is the High Street waking up at last?

<p>Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. With income tax in the territory set at zero, it’s attractive in all kinds of ways </p>
Business Comment

How has HMRC failed to fine a single ‘enabler’ of UK tax avoiders?

<p>Sunshine over the Bank of England on Thursday – but more gloom for borrowers</p>
Voices

Interest rates are held again – and cuts might not come until November

<p>Basket-case economics: The average shopping bill is more than 25 per cent higher than it was at the beginning of 2022</p>
Voices

Inflation has shrunk – but are you feeling any richer?

<p>Jen-hsun Huang in his trademark black leather jacket </p>
Business

Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company – who’s behind it?

<p>Labour leader Keir Starmer and his shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves are at least willing to open a conversation about trade with the Europe </p>
Voices

Labour wants a new Brexit deal – business shouldn’t get its hopes up

<p>Michael Gove searches for a mention of levelling up in the new Tory manifesto (it’s on page 72)</p>
Business Comment

It’s not just Brexit – there’s another unmentionable in this election

<p>Jen-hsun Huang in his trademark black leather jacket </p>
Business

Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company – who’s behind it?

<p>Labour leader Keir Starmer and his shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves are at least willing to open a conversation about trade with the Europe </p>
Voices

Labour wants a new Brexit deal – business shouldn’t get its hopes up

<p>Michael Gove searches for a mention of levelling up in the new Tory manifesto (it’s on page 72)</p>
Business Comment

It’s not just Brexit – there’s another unmentionable in this election

Brexit continued to be a dominant theme in politics in 2021 (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Business

Business leaders demand action to ease the pain of Brexit

Business

Business leaders demand action to ease the pain of Brexit

Head shot of Chris Blackhurst
Chris Blackhurst
Brexit continued to be a dominant theme in politics in 2021 (Jonathan Brady/PA)
<p>Rachel Reeves badly needs to find some growth to ensure Labour’s numbers add up </p>
Voices

Do Labour’s manifesto numbers add up?

<p>April was wet enough to affect the economy</p>
Business Comment

Rain dampens Sunak’s economic hopes – but it’s a passing shower

<p>Job vacancies dropped by 12,000 to 904,000 in the three months to May</p>
Business Comment

What’s behind unemployment rising? The PM needs to find out, fast...

<p>Farage has tried and failed to become an MP seven times and is now on his eighth attempt </p>
Business

What would Nigel Farage’s immigration plan mean for the economy?

<p>Farage has tried and failed to become an MP seven times and is now on his eighth attempt </p>
Business

What would Nigel Farage’s immigration plan mean for the economy?

<p>Shein could be London’s biggest ever IPO </p>
Business

Why Shein’s £50bn stock market deal is mired in controversy

<p>Up to his neck in... the water crisis: Ed Davey in Lake Windermere this week </p>
Business Comment

How our water crisis could be fixed – without costly nationalisation

<p>Rishi Sunak in Downing Street after giving a statement about inflation </p>
Voices

Is the economy really going ‘gangbusters’, as Rishi Sunak hopes?

<p>Prime minister Rishi Sunak welcomed the fall in inflation</p>
Voices

Inflation is down – but good news for homeowners will have to wait

<p>The business sector faces an exodus of companies if things don’t change </p>
Business

London’s existential crisis is its own doing – boosterism won’t help

<p>Elbow fans queuing outside Co-op Live for the venue’s delayed opening night </p>
Voices

When branding goes bad: the lessons from the Co-op Live crisis

<p>Unemployment has risen again, taking the shine off last week’s figures showing the UK is out of recession </p>
Business Comment

What does a sudden spike in unemployment tell us about the economy?

<p>Younger home buyers are being forced to gamble with their retirement prospects by taking on ultra-long mortgages, according to former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb</p>
Business

The rise of the 40-year mortgage and the dangers for homeowners

<p>It’s a rich man’s world: turns out Abba were right on the money... </p>
Business Comment

Sweden has more billionaires per capita than the US – why?

<p>Will the Bank of England offer borrowers some June sunshine? </p>
Business Comment

Bank of England ‘optimistic’ about better news for homeowners

<p>Buyers are reluctant to pay through the nose for houses, and prices have been falling month on month </p>
Business

House prices are falling – but what does it mean for the future?

Business

House prices are falling – but what does it mean for the future?

Head shot of James Moore
James Moore
<p>Buyers are reluctant to pay through the nose for houses, and prices have been falling month on month </p>
<p>Another Brexit aftershock will be felt in the supermarket aisles </p>
Business

Here’s the real cost to business of Brexit border checks

<p>The hospitality industry is struggling without a steady stream of young staff </p>
Business Comment

Blocking a Brexit free-movement scheme is spiteful and unforgiveable

<p>London’s FTSE 100 Index has soared to its highest level</p>
Business

Our economy is struggling – so why is the FTSE 100 at a record high?

<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk</p>
Business Comment

Tesla profits have halved. Can a cut price model save its fortunes?

<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk</p>
Business Comment

Tesla profits have halved. Can a cut price model save its fortunes?

<p>While the majority of recent changes have been to raise interest rates, there has also been movement the other way</p>
Business

Why mortgage rates are surging again

<p>AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot who will receive a pay package £18.7 million in 2024</p>
Business

Is any boss worth £19 million a year? One company just voted yes

<p>Extra for Tesco: Supermarket has posted a sharp rise in profits for the past year</p>
Business Comment

Unions accuse Tesco of profiteering as earnings soar – are they right?

<p>Nigel Farage at his birthday party with Aaron Banks and finger-flipping ex-minister Andrea Jenkyns </p>
Voices

Cheers, Nigel! Brexit pain gets worse – and shoppers pay the price

<p>If Disney is to find a corporate happily ever after, it needs to find a new protagonist</p>
Business

After Disney’s corporate bust-up, what next for the House of Mouse?

<p>The average UK house price fell by 0.2 per cent month on month in March, although there are signs that activity is picking up, Nationwide Building Society said</p>
Business

House prices fell in March – this is what happens next

<p>Donald Trump during a press conference in New York this week</p>
Business Comment

Will Trump’s Truth Social flotation dig him out of a financial hole?

<p>Apple argues that people are free to purchase the smartphone of their choice </p>
Business Comment

Is Apple really ripping off its customers – and can anyone stop them?

<p>Will spring flowers bloom for borrowers in May?</p>
Business Comment

Why an interest rate cut could finally be on the cards next month

<p>Food price inflation is finally easing, according to Wednesday’s ONS figures</p>
Business Comment

Inflation is falling fast – but will that mean interest rate cuts?

<p>Mark Zuckerberg has recently ditched $500m of Meta stock... and he’s not alone </p>
Business Comment

Why are billionaires selling off shares – and should you do the same?

Business Comment

Why are billionaires selling off shares – and should you do the same?

Head shot of Chris Blackhurst
Chris Blackhurst
<p>Mark Zuckerberg has recently ditched $500m of Meta stock... and he’s not alone </p>
<p>America’s House of Representatives have passed a bill to ‘ban’ TikTok </p>
Business

America is right to tackle TikTok – but for the wrong reasons

<p>Investors must stop with the lip service and refrain from funding firms with a history of discriminatory behavior </p>
Business Comment

Why we must do more to tackle sexism in the boardroom

<p>London has struggled to attract new listings in the last year</p>
Voices

No, a British ISA won’t help UK firms – but pension funds might

<p>The Body Shop has sacked hundreds of workers without giving them notice </p>
Voices

If The Body Shop can flout the law by firing staff, the law is an ass

<p>The Body Shop has sacked hundreds of workers without giving them notice </p>
Voices

If The Body Shop can flout the law by firing staff, the law is an ass

<p>Jacob Rothschild died earlier this week </p>
Business Comment

Rothschild instilled respect, fear and excitement

<p>Many people see the crisis in the NHS and are frustrated by those in charge refusing to fix the problems. Instead of solutions the government chooses obfuscation </p>
Business

Why I’ve had enough of performative public service posturing

<p>David Cameron was among those courting the attention of Bill Gates at Cop28 in Dubai </p>
Business Comment

Bill Gates is leaving us behind on green tech – it could cost us dear

<p>Claims companies can add to the pain of a road accident </p>
Voices

Why dodgy claims companies are a car crash that needs tackling

<p>Starmer’s reign in opposition has been characterised by woolliness, an unwillingness to commit – why would business be any different? </p>
Business Comment

Labour’s big plan for business? Even more talk

<p>Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters on Thursday </p>
Business Comment

Bank softens on rate cuts – but Bailey warns: ‘We’re not there yet’

<p>Musk rebuffed: The Tesla boss has seen his pay package struck down </p>
Voices

$56bn out of pocket, poorer than Jeff Bezos... I feel sorry for Musk

<p>Superdry has said it is assessing ‘cost saving options’ with advisers after reports it was struggling </p>
Business

Will the Bank cut interest rates to help struggling businesses?

<p>Former subpostmistress Kathleen Crane (centre) outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London after judges quashed her fraud conviction</p>
Business Comment

The Post Office scandal shows the perils of putting our faith in IT

<p>Industry watchdog Ofcom has looked at potential changes to Royal Mail</p>
Business Comment

Plans to overhaul Royal Mail will leave us with a second-class service

<p>UK inflation increased unexpectedly due to hikes in the prices of tobacco and alcohol</p>
Voices

Are we drinking and smoking ourselves towards higher inflation?

Voices

Are we drinking and smoking ourselves towards higher inflation?

Head shot of James Moore
James Moore
<p>UK inflation increased unexpectedly due to hikes in the prices of tobacco and alcohol</p>
<p>Icy reception: snow covers Davos as the global economy’s big players meet </p>
Business

The global economy is on a go-slow but can Davos spring a surprise?

<p>Birmingham’s HS2 station is still going ahead, with the construction site at Curzon Street</p>
Business Comment

A TV drama forced Sunak to act over the Post Office. Can HS2 be next?

<p>Tesco has said its profits are set to surpass previous targets after strong Christmas sales</p>
Business

Tesco sales boom – but are shoppers paying too high a price?

<p>Mortgage rates down but shared ownership is still the only way for some </p>
Business Comment

Beware the pitfalls of shared home ownership

<p>Mortgage rates down but shared ownership is still the only way for some </p>
Business Comment

Beware the pitfalls of shared home ownership

<p>KPMG is one of the so-called ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms that between them earned 98 per cent of audit fees from FTSE 350 companies last year </p>
Business Comment

We need a regulator with teeth to control ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms

<p>Mortgage rates are starting to fall, but is it enough? </p>
Business Comment

Is Britain’s mortgage hell finally over?

<p>As with our foreign policy, the commercial interests of the UK are being quietly subsumed into the US </p>
Business Comment

Companies are deserting the UK – where’s the vision to stem the flow?

<p>Alison Rose left her job as Natwest CEO amid the furore over Nigel Farage having one of his bank accounts closed </p>
Business Comment

Everyone lost in the Coutts bank scandal... except Nigel Farage

<p>The London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market has come under fire for its performance</p>
Business Comment

London Stock Exchange’s AIM is a zombie market not fit for purpose

<p>The unsurprising decision keeps borrowers’ noses to the grindstone. Bah humbug! </p>
Business Comment

Bank of England plays Scrooge as high interest rates look set to stay

<p>Sellafield plant in Cumbria was formerly known as Windscale</p>
Business Comment

I pray the Sellafield nuclear leak fears are being taken seriously

<p>The gold price has been hitting new highs as the dollar falls in value </p>
Business Comment

Gold price glitters as traders bet big on falling interest rates

<p>The unsurprising decision keeps borrowers’ noses to the grindstone. Bah humbug! </p>
Business Comment

Bank of England plays Scrooge as high interest rates look set to stay

<p>Sellafield plant in Cumbria was formerly known as Windscale</p>
Business Comment

I pray the Sellafield nuclear leak fears are being taken seriously

<p>The gold price has been hitting new highs as the dollar falls in value </p>
Business Comment

Gold price glitters as traders bet big on falling interest rates

<p>Cristiano Ronaldo is being sued for promoting Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange </p>
Business Comment

Forget Cristiano’s crypto court woes, NFTs are here to stay

<p>Alistair Darling, who died on Thursday aged 70, was chancellor during the 2008 financial crisis</p>
UK Politics

How Alistair Darling saved capitalism in the 2008 crash

<p>A wildfire rages near Fort McMurray in Alberta in May 2016</p>
Business Comment

Sunak is putting Tory populism above the climate crisis. It’s shameful

<p>Retailers were angered as Hunt failed to help bigger shops out with business rates </p>
Voices

Chancellor hunts for growth as OBR cuts forecasts

<p>M&S bucked the high street trend by posting increased profits this month </p>
Business Comment

Why now is the time for Jeremy Hunt to rescue the high street

<p>John Lewis deliberately sets out to surprise with its Christmas ads... hence this year’s production centred on, of all things, a mischievous Venus flytrap</p>
Business Comment

The supermarket boss ignoring the Christmas TV ad race

<p>The economy flatlined in the thrid quarter of 2023 but that was better than most forecasters expected </p>
Business Comment

UK economy flatlines as recession held at bay... for now

<p>Marks & Spencer has reported bumper profits</p>
Business

M&S bounces back after finding the secret of high street success

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