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Private sector growth accelerates over summer but 'tepid' period awaits
Growth of the UK’s private sector increased in the three months to August due to stronger growth in business & professional services and distribution, according to the CBI.
Trump threatens to quit WTO if it doesn't 'shape up'
US President Donald Trump told Bloomberg in an interview on Thursday that he would withdraw from the World Trade Organization unless it "shapes up" and treats the US better.
Consumer confidence jumps despite 'no deal' Brexit worries
Customers maintained a sunny disposition through August as consumer confidence rose by three points in the month, according to the GFK confidence index.
Elizabeth line opening delayed by almost nine months, says Crossrail
The new Elizabeth line railway through central London has been delayed, and now will not open until late 2019.
House prices see biggest monthly fall since July 2012 in August
House prices in the UK suffered their biggest monthly fall in August since July 2012, according to the latest survey from Nationwide.
EU could scrap car tariffs in US trade deal
Brussels is willing to cancel tariffs on all US industrial products including vehicles in its trade talks with the US, Politico reported on Thursday.
Plastic bag charge could rise to 10p in all shops
UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Thursday that the charge on single-use plastic bags of 5. 0p could be increased to 10. 0p in a new move to tackle plastic pollution.
UK consumer credit slows sharply in July
Lending to both businesses and consumers slowed unexpectedly in July, although mortgage approvals were just a tad weaker than anticipated.
UK launches £92m navigation satellite to rival EU's Galileo
The UK government said on Wednesday it is launching a study to design the new navigation satellite programme that will rival the EU’s Galileo post-Brexit at a cost of around £92m.
Study finds extremely wide gap between CEO-worker pay
Over two thirds of the top 50 federal contractors and corporate subsidy recipients paid their CEO more than 100 times their median worker pay in 2017, the latest Executive Excess report revealed.
Sterling shoots higher as Barnier suggests unique Brexit deal
Sterling shot higher on Wednesday afternoon after the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier was reported to have said that he was prepared to give the UK a deal unlike with any other country.
UK and EU negotiators push back October Brexit deadline
The UK and the European Union are set to announce that the deadline for reaching a Brexit deal has been pushed back from October to November as it is now unlikely that an agreement can be reached before, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
British Gas pays £2.65m in refunds for invalid exit fees and overcharging
British Gas has paid £2. 65 million in refunds, compensation and redress after 94,211 customers were wrongly charged and 2. 5m were misinformed about exit fees.
London house prices to fall with crash possible, poll finds
London house prices will fall this year and next and will drop sharply if the UK leaves the EU with no deal, a poll predicts.
House of Fraser to announce shut down of outlets, blames 'greedy landlords'
House of Fraser has criticised "greedy landlords" that won’t concede to new owner Mike Ashley’s attempts to reduce the price of rents to save 59 outlets.
Japanese companies despair at Brexit confusion
Japanese companies with operations in Britain are nonplussed by the UK government’s approach to Brexit as the deadline for leaving the EU nears, the Financial Times reported.
Theresa May says no-deal Brexit 'not the end of the world'
UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that a no-deal Brexit "wouldn’t be the end of the world", in what some observers said was an attempt to downplay the warning issued by Chancellor Philip Hammond during the previous week.
WTO chief warns of potential trade disruptions under no-deal Brexit
The World Trade Organization has warned the UK of possible trade disruptions under a no-deal Brexit scenario for the simple reason that there was not enough time beforehand to agree on tariffs and quotas with other WTO members.
ScottishPower to increase standard variable gas and electricity prices
ScottishPower will increase its standard variable prices for domestic gas and electricity from 8 October this year.
Big Four in talks to avoid regulator review of audits - report
Britain's Big Four accountancy firms - Deloitte, PWC, KPMG and EY - are reportedly discussing industry reforms to avoid a potential review from regulators after a series of high profile company collapses.