4 h. ago Business news live: Firms demand ‘no more taxes’ in Budget as economy stalls

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11 h. ago Business news live: Firms demand ‘no more taxes’ in Budget as economy stalls, FTSE 100 rises again

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12 h. ago Business news live: Economic growth continues to slow as firms demand ‘no more taxes’ in Budget

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33 h. ago Business news live: Klarna see same growth ‘in 4 hours to Wise in 4 years’, UK inflation expected to stay at 3.8%

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33 h. ago Business news live: Klarna IPO success compared to Wise struggles, Elon Musk regains richest person tag

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35 h. ago Business news live: Klarna shares soar after huge IPO, Elon Musk regains richest person tag

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52 h. ago Business news live: Contactless card payments £100 cap could be scrapped, interest rates cut unlikely

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60 h. ago Business news live: Contactless card payments £100 cap could be scrapped and interest rates cut unlikely

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4 d. ago Business news live: FTSE 100 climbs and mortgage lenders start to raise interest rates again

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7 d. ago Tesla proposes $1tn pay package for Elon Musk; markets brace for US jobs report – business live

Musk would need to hit a series of market value, profit and operational milestones to earn mega-payoutFull story: Retail sales rise but ONS apologises as statistics crisis deepensFull story: Average UK house price reaches record £299,331, says HalifaxBarbara Teixeira Araujo, economist at Moody’s Analytics, says today’s retail sales report shows that the first quarter of the year was not as strong as previously thought:“That U.K. retail sales rose by a strong 0.6% month over month in July—building on a 0.3% increase in June—was definitely good news, especially given the bad vibes coming from the labour market. But we caution against reading too much into the headline.Not only did the underlying pace of growth remain lacklustre, with growth still falling by 0.6% q/q in the three months to July, but there are now significant questions around the reliability of those figures. Issues found with seasonal adjustment led to a thorough overhaul of the methodology this month, resulting in a c...

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7 d. ago Business news live: UK house prices hit record level and retail sales data shows concern for autumn

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7 d. ago Business news live: UK house prices hit record level and firms shedding jobs at fastest rate in four years

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8 d. ago Business news live: Lloyds consider thousands of employees’ jobs, some pensioners to miss triple lock rise

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8 d. ago US hiring slows as jobs market loses momentum; UK construction in longest slump since 2020 – business live

Construction activity in longest continuous slump in five years, as UK long-term borrowing costs dips backOuch! Britain’s construction sector is suffering its longest continuous downturn since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.Construction output slumped again in August, according to the latest poll of purchasing managers from data provider S&P Global.Business activity falls for eighth month in a row, but at slower pace than in JulySolid reductions in new work and employmentOptimism drops to its lowest since December 2022“Construction activity has decreased throughout the year-to-date, which is the longest continuous downturn since early-2020. August data signalled only a partial easing in the speed of decline after output fell at the fastest pace for over five years in July.Sharply reduced levels of housing and civil engineering activity were again the main reasons for a weak overall construction sector performance. Commercial work showed some resilience in August, with t...

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8 d. ago Business news live: Lloyds consider thousands of employees’ jobs and Jaguar Land Rover hack latest

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8 d. ago UK construction in longest downturn since early 2020; global bond sell

Construction activity in longest continuous slump in five years, as UK long-term borrowing costs dips backOuch! Britain’s construction sector is suffering its longest continuous downturn since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.Construction output slumped again in August, according to the latest poll of purchasing managers from data provider S&P Global.Business activity falls for eighth month in a row, but at slower pace than in JulySolid reductions in new work and employmentOptimism drops to its lowest since December 2022“Construction activity has decreased throughout the year-to-date, which is the longest continuous downturn since early-2020. August data signalled only a partial easing in the speed of decline after output fell at the fastest pace for over five years in July.Sharply reduced levels of housing and civil engineering activity were again the main reasons for a weak overall construction sector performance. Commercial work showed some resilience in August, with t...

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8 d. ago Business news live: Lloyds could cut thousands of jobs and Jaguar Land Rover hack latest

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1 week ago Business news live: Gold price hits record high and Revolut share sale gives $75bn valuation

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1 week ago UK manufacturing downturn continues as new orders slide; Trump’s attack on Fed is ‘a serious danger’ – business live

Weak market conditions, US tariffs and downbeat client confidence blamed for drop in factory ordersOuch! The UK manufacturing sector shrank again last month, as factories were hit by weaker demand at home and abroad.The latest monthly poll of purchasing managers across Britain’s manufacturing sector found that new orders and new export business both fell at quicker rates in August, leading to another drop in production volumes.“Production volumes are still showing resilience in the face of global geopolitical uncertainty and US tariff policies, with both July and August having seen only slight contractions that were milder than those suffered earlier in the year. Business confidence has also lifted to a sixmonth high, reflecting hopes that the trading environment is starting to settle down.However, August also saw a steep drop in UK manufacturers’ new orders, with total order books and overseas demand both falling at some of the fastest rates seen over the past two years. Weak marke...

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