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Asda freezes prices on more than 500 products until end of August

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Sainsbury’s and Asda caused ‘harm’ with unlawful land deals blocking rivals

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Wages

Homeowners warned to expect more mortgage pain after wage growth shoots up

British Gas offices

British Gas owner to post ‘significantly higher’ profits in household energy arm

Yo! Sushi

Yo! Sushi owner sold to Japanese food giant in £500m deal

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Unemployment rate falls unexpectedly as number in work hits record high

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US regulator takes legal action to block Microsoft’s takeover of Activision

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Bellway set for lower volumes and selling prices amid interest rate hikes

The King's Arms, Prestbury

Brasserie Blanc owner eyes new pubs in expansion plan for 60 sites

Supermarkets

Trust in food industry falls to nine-year low – Which?

Jeremy Hunt comments

Taxes could fall if UK boosts productivity in public sector, Hunt suggests

General Stock – Finance

Banks solve problems with Mastercard payments

The Bank of England

Bank policymaker says further interest rate rises ‘cannot be ruled out’

London City Stock

FTSE edges higher as US rates decision looms

BAA airports

Strikes by security guards at Heathrow postponed

JPMorgan sign

JPMorgan reaches settlement with victims of Jeffrey Epstein

The building of main office of Privat Bank. Big State Ukrainian PrivatBank in Dnipro city, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 2021-05-05

Ukrainian bank accuses former owners of ‘epic’ fraud at London trial