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Javid mulls three-year passenger duty holiday for Flybe

Things are not looking rosy for low-cost airline, Flybe, but the chancellor Sajid Javid may have some proposals that save…

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Who would have thought skinny jeans could be anyone’s undoing?

It’s not often that the business pages give you a good belly laugh. But today we have the spectacle of…

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January posts lowest footfall decline in three years

January footfall declined 0.8% according to the latest data from Ipsos Retail Performance – the lowest decline in three years.…

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UK inflation hits two-year low in January

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate fell to 1.8% in January 2019, down from 2.1% in December 2018, according…

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Carnage on the shop floor

The pressure on the retail sector has been a consistent staple for investors since the end of the financial crisis,…

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Bank of England puts hold on interest rates due to Brexit uncertainty

The Bank of England has placed interest rates on hold following growing uncertainty around Brexit. A vote to leave rates…

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Household spending drops 0.9% in July

Household spending dropped 0.9% in July due to “disappointing growth” in real earnings,  according to Visas’ UK Consumer Spending Index.…

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High street struggles drag sterling down to $1.30

The pound has been dragged down to $1.30 by declining high street footfall and the financial woes of a slew…

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England/Colombia World Cup win scores UK a £1.3bn economy boost

England’s penalty shootout victory against Colombia has given the UK economy a £1.33bn boost according to new figures. The figures…

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Bitcoin in retail could ‘bring the internet to a halt’

A new report from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in Switzerland has claimed Bitcoin would “bring the internet to…

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