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Industrial strikes

DVLA workers to strike in ongoing civil service dispute

Canary Wharf, London's financial centre

London markets make gains again as banking fears calm further

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Scottish Power inks turbine deal for world’s second-largest offshore wind farm

An Asda store

Profits slip at Asda as shoppers hit by cost-of-living crisis

An ATM

45% of people ‘have visited places where cash was discouraged or not accepted’

Coins and notes

Scottish economy will not return to growth until 2024, experts warn

A postman on his rounds

Royal Mail says more strikes by postal workers could threaten their jobs

A woman walks past a logo of the Swiss bank Credit Suisse in Zurich

Credit Suisse still helps rich Americans evade taxes, says US Senate

Oil platform

Shell pays first UK tax for five years as record profit lands it with £15m bill

Silicon Valley Bank

UK banks resilient despite uncertainty, but households remain ‘squeezed’

Cash in piggy bank

£2bn poured into NS&I as savers seek security on deposits

Hands typing on a computer keyboard

Online retailers warned of ‘red lines’ over pressure-selling tactics

The Ovo Energy logo

Ovo Energy set to bid for Shell’s 1.4 million domestic customers

British Gas bills

British Gas moves forward prepayment charges change to save households about £15

An aerial view of houses

Mortgage approvals to home-buyers increase for first time in six months

UBS

UBS appoints former boss to lead ‘urgent and challenging’ Credit Suisse merger

Harvesting grapes in Chapel Down's vineyard

Sparkling wine sales fizz for Chapel Down amid price rises

Next sign

Next sees clothing price rises easing over the year ahead