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Pound coins

Soaring pound dents shares on London’s FTSE 100

Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey

Hedge fund manager accused of groping ‘was like an octopus’, court told

Coronavirus – Wed Dec 2, 2020

Gym bosses urge Government to prioritise sector reopening

Cabinet meeting

FCA must set timeline for Woodford probe end, says Treasury committee chairman

Sir Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer announces recovery bond plan as he pledges to address inequalities

An Asda store (Rui Vieira/PA)

Asda sales jump after shoppers buy higher-end products for lockdown Christmas

Nescafe

Home coffee drinking and pet care boom buoys Nestle sales

Air passenger wears face mask

Moneysupermarket sees revenue drop after Covid-19 travel collapse

A branch of Barclays

Barclays unveils dividend payout and staff bonuses despite profits plunge

BA planes

Airlines demand coronavirus road map to plan for recovery

A Hays logo

Hays to hand out £150m shareholder dividend despite profit plunge

Moonpig cards and gifts

Moonpig eyes bumper sales after Valentine’s Day drives ‘strongest week’

A Government 'Stay at home' sign

Lockdown savers ‘have put away more than £1,000 on average’

A sound engineer at a mixing desk

Streaming could help drive UK music exports to £1bn within decade

To let signs outside houses

Renters need targeted support to help them clear arrears, campaign says

A label on a spirit bottle

UK distilleries urge Chancellor to cut alcohol duty and spark hiring spree

London city stock

London markets drop on gloomy global sentiment

A view of the First Direct homepage

First Direct reintroduces £100 switching offer