BRC warns Employment Rights Bill could reduce retail jobs amid rising costs and slipping hiring
Business & Markets • 10 months ago
Retail body says policy shifts must support growth; ONS data shows unemployment up and sectoral job losses
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Postcode glitch freezes pensioners out of winter heating benefit
Business & Markets • 10 months ago
Glasgow residents in a specific postcode cannot apply online for the Warm Home Discount; charity groups say the issue persists for more than a year, leaving vulnerable households at risk of higher winter bills.
U.S. jobless claims dip to 224,000 as labor market shows resilience
Business & Markets • 10 months ago
Weekly initial claims fall 13,000 to 224,000; four-week average edges up while revisions complicate the outlook for hiring momentum
Karen Carney crowned Strictly Come Dancing 2025 as Queen Camilla letter closes final; pension auto-enrolment quirks could affect retirement savings
Business & Markets • 10 months ago
Emotional finale for Strictly as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman bow out; separate pension analysis warns higher earners may miss thousands in retirement due to qualifying earnings bands
Dad urges Stagecoach to rethink 45% fare hike on Coventry–Rugby school bus route
Business & Markets • 10 months ago
A Coventry parent says switching to Stagecoach and a monthly fare of £75.60 would raise a term cost by about 45% for a route serving three Rugby schools.
EV demand cools as petrol and diesel rebound ahead of pay-per-mile plan
Business & Markets • 10 months ago
EY Mobility Index shows buyers leaning back toward traditional engines; policymakers weigh a pay-per-mile levy on EVs even as incentives linger
Waterstones eyes 2026 London float amid IPO revival
Business & Markets • 10 months ago
Activist investor Elliott weighs Waterstones and Barnes & Noble spin-off as London IPOs look revived
Bank of England cuts rate to 3.75% as inflation cools and growth slows
Business & Markets • 10 months ago
Narrow 5-4 vote signals cautious path as inflation eases but the economy weakens and unemployment climbs
Bank of England Cuts Rates to 3.75% as Growth Outlook Worsens
Business & Markets • 10 months ago
MPC votes 5-4 to ease policy; inflation cools to 3.2% in November but growth stalls amid Labour policy risks