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Cazoo founder weighs £6bn merger with hedge fund tycoon's vehicle

The founder of Cazoo, the fledgling online car retailer, is weighing a merger with a 'blank cheque' company involving some of the best-known names in American finance and technology that could val...

Cazoo founder weighs £6bn merger with hedge fund tycoon's vehicle

The founder of Cazoo, the fledgling online car retailer, is weighing a merger with a 'blank cheque' company involving some of the best-known names in American finance and technology that could val...

Rates relief cap threatens stores, warns Mike Ashley's Frasers Group

Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has branded the chancellor's new business rates holiday "near worthless" for larger firms and is an obstacle to it taking on old Debenhams shops.The Sports Direct and H...

Aprirose races to find buyer for COVID-hit QHotels

A property investor which has spent hundreds of millions of pounds on buying hospitality sector assets is racing to find a new owner for QHotels, a collection of four-star properties located acros...

US jobs surge beats forecasts in signs of labour market recovery

US jobs grew more than expected last month amid falling COVID-19 cases, rising vaccination rates and extra government support putting the labour market recovery back on firmer footing.Nonfarm payr...

'Record number of new businesses' predicted as UK comes out of COVID lockdown

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on many businesses across the UK.In total, 396,155 firms closed in 2020, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. Around 250,00...

'Record number of new businesses' predicted as UK comes out of COVID lockdown

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on many businesses across the UK.In total, 396,155 firms closed in 2020, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. Around 250,00...

'Record number of new businesses' predicted as UK comes out of COVID lockdown

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on many businesses across the UK.In total, 396,155 firms closed in 2020, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. Around 250,00...

Deliveroo serves up £50m community fund as £7.5bn float looms

Deliveroo will distribute a £50m funding pot to restaurants, riders and community groups as it seeks to portray itself as a responsible corporate citizen following a blockbuster flotation that cou...

Nursing pay rise row: Are other public sector workers in line for an increase?

A proposed pay rise of 1% for nurses and other health workers who have been on the coronavirus frontline has triggered an angry backlash.Having been clapped by the nation during the COVID-19 pande...

BT chief Jansen gave board ultimatum over chairman's future

Philip Jansen, the chief executive of BT Group, gave boardroom colleagues an ultimatum over his own future that led to the departure this week of the company's chairman, Jan du Plessis.Sky News ha...

Staycation demand ups prices of holiday lets at UK's most popular seaside destinations

Holidaymakers face paying more for a UK seaside break this summer, with demand for staycations driving up the cost of accommodation by an average of 35% compared to last year.A study by consumer g...

Former transport secretary Greening joins On The Beach

On The Beach (OTB), one of Britain's biggest online travel agents, will on Friday appoint Justine Greening, the former Conservative minister, to its board.Sky News has learnt that Ms Greening, who...

Former transport secretary Greening joins On The Beach

On The Beach (OTB), one of Britain's biggest online travel agents, will on Friday appoint Justine Greening, the former Conservative minister, to its board.Sky News has learnt that Ms Greening, who...

Former transport secretary Greening joins On The Beach

On The Beach (OTB), one of Britain's biggest online travel agents, will on Friday appoint Justine Greening, the former Conservative minister, to its board.Sky News has learnt that Ms Greening, who...