Why is China spending billions to get people to open their wallets?
Beijing hopes better wages and discounts can encourage spending and stave off greater economic trouble....
Category : Business
Pharmacies prepare to cut opening hours in funding protest
Pharmacies are being advised to “work to rule” unless a funding agreement can be reached with government....
Tesco to raise wages by 5% but scrap Sunday bonus
The supermarket chain follows other major retailers in raising pay...
Thames Water’s £3bn rescue deal cleared by court
The funding allows the company to continue operating and attempt to restructure its massive debt pile....
Hedge fund millionaire banned by City watchdog
Crispin Odey has also been fined £1.8m by the Financial Conduct Authority for a “lack of integrity”....
Benefits overhaul will be fair, insists Kendall
Proposals to change benefits rules to be unveiled on Tuesday have provoked unease among Labour MPs....
Small electric cars were said to be the future – but SUVs now rule the road
Despite dire predictions of climate breakdown, more Sports Utility Vehicles are being spotted on, and off, the roads....
Grangemouth: A new dawn for the home of UK’s oldest oil refinery?
Its history was built on fossil fuels – but now the site’s future depends on its reinvention as a green energy industrial hub....
Former betting boss says online slot machines need to be slowed down
Stewart Kenny thinks plans to limit stakes for online slots don’t go far enough and games must be slowed down....
£100k home insurance quote leaves couple baffled
The Cunninghams paid £580 to insure their bungalow last year, so they were shocked by their new premium....