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05, Feb, 2023 @5:21 PM

Billionaire investor Křetínský and trader Vitol eye fortune in British power plant subsidies
Exclusive: Looming auction to earmark £1.5bn to put power generators on standby and keep the lights on
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
05, Feb, 2023 @4:00 PM

City watchdog may ‘ease rules’ in order to secure $40bn Arm listing
Officials locked in talks with tech firm’s Japanese owner, SoftBank, according to Sunday Times report
Sarah Butler
05, Feb, 2023 @3:08 PM

Boring can be good. How modest Clement Attlee’s unflashy ideas changed Britain
Attlee was a gifted manager, who showed it possible for modest politicians to be successful if they have decent ideas
Larry Elliott
05, Feb, 2023 @11:14 AM

It is hard to admit being wrong. But Brexit voters are doing so in droves
Having been grossly misled in the referendum, Britons’ anger is mounting as the reality of our plight becomes clear
William Keegan
05, Feb, 2023 @7:00 AM

We’ve avoided recession for now, but the outlook is one of perma-gloom
December’s GDP was boosted by us all cranking up the heating. Actual economic growth has not looked so weak in decades
Phillip Inman
05, Feb, 2023 @12:05 AM

Retirement boom among UK’s older workers creates economic headache
Wyre Forest in the West Midlands has seen a huge jump in the ‘economically inactive’, many of them affluent older people, but the dearth of workers is a real problem for employers
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
04, Feb, 2023 @4:00 PM

FTSE 100 hits all-time high after US jobs report beats forecasts – as it happened
UK’s blue-chip index has hit a new record high of 7906 points, helped by weak pound, and hopes that interest rates may be near their peak
Graeme Wearden
03, Feb, 2023 @6:01 PM

Slowing economic growth and a FTSE record high can coexist – here’s how
The blue-chip Footsie has closed at an all-time high while the UK’s economy is set to shrink
Nils Pratley
03, Feb, 2023 @5:53 PM

FTSE 100 hits record high
Blue-chip stock index rises above previous record of 7,903 set in May 2018
Graeme Wearden
03, Feb, 2023 @3:45 PM

US adds 517,000 jobs in January in huge gain for labor market
Total is far higher than what economists expected even as Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates to bring down inflation
Lauren Aratani
03, Feb, 2023 @1:45 PM

‘This is bullying’: How much of your money are gas suppliers holding?
Revelations that suppliers have been stockpiling credit amid soaring bills have sparked fears customers are being taken advantage of
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
03, Feb, 2023 @1:43 PM
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