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UK CPI inflation reaches 2.2% – the first growth in more than six months
The pace at which prices are rising has sped up, according to official figures.The rate of inflation grew to 2.2%...
Mars buys maker of Corn Flakes and Pringles for £28bn
Food giant Mars has announced it is buying snacks and cereal company Kellanova in a deal worth $36bn (£28bn).The mega-merger...
Rail strikes could end following ‘major breakthrough’ as train drivers set to vote on new pay offer
There has been a "major breakthrough" in the long-running pay row involving train drivers, which could signal the end of...
TPG among suitors for £400m Stelios-backed easyHotel chain
The private equity firm TPG is among a pack of suitors vying to buy the easyHotel chain for about £400m.Sky...
‘Best and worst’ UK banks for customer satisfaction revealed by poll
Monzo has been named the best bank in Great Britain for customer satisfaction, according to a major industry-wide survey.The poll...
‘Disappointing and not acceptable’: Losses grow at William Hill owner
The owner of gambling brands William Hill and 888 has revealed its pre-tax losses grew to £147m in the first...
Big question for BT after Indian billionaire snaps up stake
BT Group has swapped one billionaire shareholder for another.Sunil Bharti Mittal, the Indian billionaire, has announced his conglomerate Bharti Enterprises...
What’s gone wrong at Asda?
While attention has inevitably been on the first rise in grocery price inflation since March last year, the latest till...
July inflation data signals return to normal fluctuation and maintains hope for interest rate cuts
The first increase in inflation this year is less a reason for panic than a signal that, after almost three...