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Burnham signals “room for movement” on tax as he pledges business rates cut for pubs and high street firms
Andy Burnham says there is “room for movement” on tax, pledging a 20% business rates cut for pubs and higher levies…
Tackling workplace sickness would unlock growth ‘hiding in plain sight’, says former John Lewis boss
Over 250 top UK employers join Charlie Mayfield’s Get Britain Working taskforce to cut the £212bn cost of ill-health and unlock…
TG Jones wins court backing to close up to 150 high street shops
TG Jones, WH Smith’s former high street business, has won High Court approval for a restructuring that will close up to…
Cutting rates is ‘off the table’, Bailey warns as Iran war stokes inflation
Andrew Bailey says cutting interest rates is ‘off the table’ as the Iran war stokes inflation, signalling the Bank of England…
Britain suffers the sharpest wealth slump in the rich world
The average Briton is more than a fifth poorer than in 2020, the steepest wealth fall in the rich world, UBS…
OpenAI in talks to hand Trump’s White House a $43bn stake ahead of $1tn flotation
OpenAI is in talks to hand the US government a 5% stake worth $43bn as Sam Altman courts the Trump administration…
Britain claims world’s third-highest number of billion-dollar start-ups
Britain has overtaken India to claim the world’s third-highest number of unicorns, with a record 80 billion-dollar start-ups worth £242.4bn, led…
Getty walks away from $3.7bn Shutterstock merger after CMA editorial demand
Getty Images has scrapped its $3.7bn merger with Shutterstock after the UK’s CMA made approval conditional on selling Shutterstock’s editorial arm….
Royal Mail’s festive collection cap leaves small firms fearing a lost Christmas
Royal Mail is capping festive business collections at three times normal capacity, and small firms warn the limit could throttle growth…