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Blow to Treasury as long-term borrowing costs highest this century

Tue, 07/01/2025 - 13:20
UK long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level since 1998.

Growing threat to finances from rising bills

Tue, 07/01/2025 - 08:24
There is mounting evidence that consumers are facing hikes to bills on many fronts after Next became the latest to warn of price rises ahead.

Higher prices for 2025 as Christmas trading fails to meet expectations - industry says

Mon, 06/01/2025 - 19:48
Shop prices will rise in 2025 as the key Christmas trading period failed to meet retailers' expectations, according to industry data.

UK bills could rise - as Europe's gas consumption falls by 'unprecedented' amount

Mon, 06/01/2025 - 18:18
Here's a quiz question: how much would you say the supply of non-Russian gas to Europe (including the UK) has gone up since the invasion of Ukraine?

Quiz Clothing lender seeks answer with Interpath hire

Mon, 06/01/2025 - 15:14
Lenders to Quiz Clothing, the troubled fashion business, have drafted in restructuring advisers days before it is due to hold a vote on delisting from the London stock market.

ClearScore swoops for Argos and Asda partner Aro Finance

Mon, 06/01/2025 - 11:44
ClearScore, the credit information provider which came close to being swallowed up by FTSE-100 giant Experian seven years ago, is reaffirming its independent growth prospects with the purchase of a smaller UK fintech.

Pitfalls to avoid in January sale holiday search

Mon, 06/01/2025 - 10:38
The January blues might already be causing a few daydreams about summer - but people browsing for holidays are being warned to avoid some common pitfalls.

What it's really like to be a... Publican

Mon, 06/01/2025 - 08:20
If you've ever spent your Monday morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday we'll be speaking to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like.

'More than half of firms plan to raise prices' as tax hikes loom

Mon, 06/01/2025 - 05:23
More than half of private sector firms are planning price hikes to help offset looming tax increases announced in the chancellor's first budget , according to a corporate lobby group.

Montgomery-backed Local TV swoops on Lebedev's London Live licence

Sun, 05/01/2025 - 16:05
A television network majority-owned by David Montgomery, the media entrepreneur, is to snap up the licence to operate a London-focused TV station from Lord Lebedev, owner of the capital's weekly Standard newspaper.

Europe's biggest vertical farm: Could this be the future of farming?

Sun, 05/01/2025 - 00:01
Outside it is the bleak midwinter. We are smack bang in the middle of some of the country's best agricultural land.

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