● Fears mount over future of Topshop owner Arcadia
Talks about borrowing £30m have reportedly failed, potentially putting 15,000 jobs at risk.
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● TSB owner Sabadell considers bank's future as BBVA deal scrapped
The Spanish bank is seeking "strategic alternatives" after scrapping a merger with BBVA.
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● China slaps tariffs on Australian wine as tensions grow
It has been investigating the "dumping" of cheap wines in China - an accusation Australia denies.
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● New rules to limit Google and Facebook's market power
The two tech giants account for around 80% of the £14bn ($18.7bn) spent on online advertising in 2019.
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● Dyson to spend $3.67bn on new technologies
The company's investments will mostly be in Singapore, the UK and the Philippines.
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● Rishi Sunak faces state pension conundrum
Official forecasts suggest the state pension will rise by 4.1% in April 2022 when unemployment is high.
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● October redundancies double last year's rate
With Covid cases rising and uncertainty over government support, employers planned 51,000 job cuts
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● Black Friday: Next, M&S and Wilko shun sales event
Although Black Friday spending in the UK is set to soar in 2020, some brands won't be taking part.
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● Brexit: Face-to-face trade talks to resume in London
In-person meetings were suspended when EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier had to self-isolate.
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● Amazon spends $500m on bonuses for Christmas staff
The retail giant says frontline UK and US staff will get bonuses as a thank-you for working through the pandemic.
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● If public spending was £100, how would it be split?
Every year the chancellor doles out billions of pounds of taxpayer money, but where does it go?
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● Is there a gap between public and private sector pay?
The chancellor has been making some claims about pay in the public and private sectors.
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● Bar chain owner: 'This is pure and simple business torture'
Bar chain owner Martin Greenhow says hospitality is "on the brink of financial collapse".
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● Hospitality is 'bearing the brunt' of tier pain
UK Hospitality warns its members are facing mass redundancies as England tiers are revealed.
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● M&S warns Brexit may affect 15% of NI food lines
Retailer Marks & Spencer says that some of its food product lines may be unavailable in January.
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● German property company collapses with my pension
Thousands of pension holders owed more than a billion pounds despite promises their money was safe.
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● Boohoo appoints former judge Sir Brian Leveson to probe company's ethics
Sir Brian Leveson will oversee the company's efforts to monitor its suppliers more closely.
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● Rishi Sunak: I have to make tough choices on public pay
The chancellor said that he could not justify a wage rise for all public sector workers.
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● Noteworthy: Clydesdale Bank's demise
Phasing out the Clydesdale Bank brand will see the firm's banknotes begin to disappear from circulation.
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● Covid-19 could 'cut pay by £1,200 a year by 2025' - think tank
The virus is one of three "once in a lifetime" recent economic shocks says the Resolution Foundation.
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● Coronavirus: Shanghai rises to become world's most connected city
London has been dethroned from top spot as the coronavirus pandemic reverses "a century of progress".
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● Union backlash over pubic sector pay freeze
Leaders of Britain's biggest unions vow to resist chancellor's freeze on workers who "risked everything".
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● Black Friday: Why bots will beat you to in-demand gifts
Black Friday and Christmas shopping are here - but it may be harder than ever to snag what you want.
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● New jobs in UK hospitality sector 'non-existent'
Recruitment firms say restaurants, bars and hotels are the worst-hit.
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