‘I’m a mechanic – here are the signs you’re being ripped off, and why
If you’ve ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone...
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Money problem: ‘EDF charged me for energy I used two years ago – do I
Every week, the Money team answers a reader’s financial problem or consumer dispute – you can email yours to moneyblog@sky.uk. Today’s is… EDF has added...
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Investment giant KKR ditches Mandelson lobbying firm | Money News
KKR, the American investment giant, has become the latest global corporation to sever ties with Global Counsel, the lobbying firm set up by Lord Mandelson,...
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Washington Post CEO Will Lewis steps down, days after a third of staff
The chief executive and publisher of the Washington Post has stepped down, just days after a third of the paper’s staff were made redundant. In...
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NatWest set to clinch £2.5bn takeover of wealth manager Evelyn | Money
NatWest Group is closing in on a £2.5bn takeover of Evelyn Partners, the wealth management group, in what would be its biggest corporate takeover since...
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Washington Post: Sports section eliminated ahead of Olympic Winter Gam
US newspaper The Washington Post is making a third of its staff redundant, bosses at the title have said. The long-rumoured layoffs, affecting almost all...
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Supermarket giant Morrisons explores £1bn property deal | Money News
Morrisons, the UK’s fifth-largest supermarket chain, is exploring a £1bn property deal amid its battle to recapture the ground it has lost to rivals including...
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Northern towns ‘shafted’ in new funding formula that favours London, M
Northern towns could be in line for a funding boost after complaints from MPs that a new system for allocating cash to councils favours London....
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Bank of England governor holds key to ‘likely’ rate cuts ahead | Money
The Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates was short on action but strong on signals that a rate cut this spring is now...
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Interest rate cuts ‘likely’ later this year – Bank of England | Money
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 3.75% but signalled that further cuts are now “likely” later in the year as inflation falls...
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Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey ‘shocked’ by Peter Mandelson’s all
Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, is not given to emotional outbursts or shooting from the hip. Being measured in your public comments...
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Healey meets Leonardo boss amid Yeovil closure threat | Money News
John Healey, the defence secretary, has held urgent talks with the boss of Leonardo, the Italian defence contractor, amid fears for thousands of jobs at...