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Lawrence Matheson

Lawrence Matheson

Lawrence Matheson covers Business, City and Financial News in the UK and worldwide. If you want to get in touch, email: lawrence.matheson@reachplc.com

Assura looks set to agree new £1.61bn private equity takeover approach

Primary Health Properties PLC

Three in 10 'put off making major purchase recently due to money worries'

The economy

High street firms face £1bn 'tsunami' of surging costs as business rate cut

Tsunami

Gordon Brown's charity to open new multibank to help families in West Midlands

Amazon

Firms are holding back on hiring new staff because of economic uncertainty

Money

Drones and AI could improve standards in the roofing industry, says Checkatrade

Money

Over-50s reveal the money advice they would give to their younger selves

Aviva plc

Work-related ill health is costing the economy more than £415m a week, says TUC

Trades Union Congress

First-time buyers' mortgage payments 20% lower than rents - with £50k deposit

First-time buyers

Banana supplies set to return to normal after shoppers complain of empty supermarket shelves

Tesco

Persimmon to post higher profit as interest fall aids housing market recovery

Bank of England

Earnings thresholds at which women and men would say someone is wealthy revealed

International Women's Day

Financial regulator pledges ‘swift action’ to help people get on property ladder

Loans

After centuries, our love for Cheddar is changing thanks to the evolving British palate

Tesco

HSBC UK makes huge change impacting tens of thousands of homeowners

Bank of England

Royal London issues huge update about payout to more than 2m customers

Interest rates

US economy likely generated 160,000 jobs last month despite uncertain outlook

United States Federal Reserve System

RMT's new leader vows 'business as usual' in battle for workers' rights

RMT union

Coventry Building Society reports drop in profits after mortgage costs reduce

The Co-operative Bank PLC

World shares mostly lower on uncertainty over tariffs as US awaits jobs report

European Central Bank

Bank customers in 'vulnerable circumstances' urged to speak to their provider

Pensions

Insurance giant rewards thousands of staff with £3,600 worth of shares after bumper year

Car insurance

Average house price dips as annual change in property values shown by region

Banks

80,000 staff to get inflation-busting pay rises from high street retail giants

Costa Coffee