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73% surge in current account switching numbers in first three months of 2023

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Some Etsy sellers ‘ripping off’ customers over ‘handmade’ products, Which? says

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M&S boss says ‘London on life support’ amid investment plan

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Three-quarters of recent pay deals higher than a year ago, study suggests

Stock prices fall

US and Canadian pensioners benefit more from UK firms than British counterparts

GSK testing

Pharma firms drop as FTSE 100 declines again

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Funeral company Dignity was making ‘egregious’ margins, says bidder

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Trial text message scheme for routine queries is being expanded, HMRC announces

Disney DeSantis

Disney sues Ron DeSantis over theme park takeover

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House Republicans pass US debt Bill in effort to push Joe Biden on spending

Industrial strikes

Schools face disruption as teachers across England stage fresh strikes over pay

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Amazon axes Halo fitness devices in cost-cutting move

RCN strike

Government taking RCN to court over bank holiday strike

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Government proposals on gambling finally expected to be published

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Gambling white paper to ‘redress power imbalance between punters and operators’

Industrial strike

Teachers on the picket lines as pay dispute continues

Waves of concern continue to ripple across the global banking sector, writes David Buik

Waves of concern continue to ripple across the global banking sector, writes David Buik

Huw Pill said if Brits don't accept they are poorer and keep spending like before, inflation will get worse

Brits need to accept they are poorer or they will make inflation worse, top Bank of England official insists