BUSINESS

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HSBC staff share $3.9bn bonus pot as profits top forecasts

HSBC staff share $3.9bn bonus pot as profits top forecasts

HSBC has lifted its bonus pool to $3.9bn after posting stronger-than-expected p...

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Dwelly secures £69m to accelerate AI-led rental marketplace expansion

Dwelly secures £69m to accelerate AI-led rental marketp...

UK proptech Dwelly has raised £69m to acquire and digitise letting agencies nat...

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Aston Martin to cut 20% of workforce as annual losses widen

Aston Martin to cut 20% of workforce as annual losses w...

Aston Martin will cut around 600 jobs after net losses surged 52% to £493m, as ...

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Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant empire under threat after HMRC winding-up petition

Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant empire under threat afte...

Heston Blumenthal’s parent company SL6 Ltd faces a winding-up petition from HMR...

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John Lewis pulls plug on build-to-rent venture amid retail reset

John Lewis pulls plug on build-to-rent venture amid ret...

John Lewis Partnership has scrapped its build-to-rent housing plans, citing inf...

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Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths dies after fall in Thailand

Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths dies after fall in Th...

Quentin Griffiths, co-founder of Asos, has died after falling from a high-rise ...

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£42,000 roaming bill nearly bankrupts family firm after TikTok use abroad

£42,000 roaming bill nearly bankrupts family firm after...

A Manchester business owner was hit with a £42,000 O2 roaming bill after his da...

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Record January surplus boosts public finances as tax receipts surge

Record January surplus boosts public finances as tax re...

The UK posted a record £30.4bn January budget surplus as tax receipts rose shar...

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Depop sold to eBay at 25% discount to 2021 valuation

Depop sold to eBay at 25% discount to 2021 valuation

Etsy has agreed to sell Depop to eBay for $1.2bn, a 25% discount to its 2021 pu...

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Aston Martin issues fresh profit warning and sells F1 naming rights for £50m

Aston Martin issues fresh profit warning and sells F1 n...

Aston Martin has issued its fifth profit warning since 2024 and sold permanent ...

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Virgin Media O2 owners strike £2bn deal for Netomnia in fibre consolidation push

Virgin Media O2 owners strike £2bn deal for Netomnia in...

Liberty Global and Telefónica have agreed a £2bn deal to acquire Netomnia, expa...

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Small businesses warn of April ‘perfect storm’ as costs surge

Small businesses warn of April ‘perfect storm’ as costs...

The Federation of Small Businesses warns 35% of small firms may close or cut ou...

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Getting To Know You: James Doyle, Managing Director of Endeavour Group

Getting To Know You: James Doyle, Managing Director of ...

We sit down with James Doyle, Managing Director of Endeavour Group, a building ...

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Nine in 10 high-risk pension funds fail to beat FTSE 100 over five years

Nine in 10 high-risk pension funds fail to beat FTSE 10...

Analysis shows 89% of medium-high and high-risk pension funds underperformed th...

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Youth unemployment hits 11-year high as rate cut expectations build

Youth unemployment hits 11-year high as rate cut expect...

Youth unemployment has risen to 16.1%, its highest level in over a decade, addi...

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Andrew’s time as trade envoy should be investigated, says Vince Cable

Andrew’s time as trade envoy should be investigated, sa...

Former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has called for a police investigation...