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The lion emblem on the front grille of a Peugeot car (Yui Mok/PA)

Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot shareholders agree to merger

Aldi has posted 10.6% growth in the four weeks to December 24

Aldi hails record Christmas trading as sales jump 10.6%

Shoppers on Market Street in Manchester during the Boxing Day sales

UK shopper footfall plummets after tightening of pandemic restrictions

Ladbrokes owner Entain

Entain takeover bid: Why are UK betting firms in high demand stateside?

People standing outside an estate agent

Number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers at 13-year high

A Ladbrokes store

Ladbrokes owner target of £8.09bn takeover push by MGM Resorts

Lorries at Dover

Manufacturing soars to three-year high in December due to Brexit stockpiling

A Wolseley plumbing distribution centre

Plumbing giant Ferguson sells Wolseley UK for £308m

Sir Martin Sorrell

Sir Martin Sorrell’s S4Capital reveals two more takeovers

Coronavirus – Mon Dec 14, 2020

Almost 30,000 jobs lost in restaurant and dining sector in 2020

China Mobile

China threatens retaliation over NYSE delisting of companies

A 'Sold' sign outside a house

Home-movers warned scammers could be targeting their deposit or other finances

Brexit

New Brexit checks begin on goods arriving into NI from Great Britain

Wall Street

New York Stock Exchange to delist three Chinese companies under Trump order

Wim de Jongh

Craft brewery set for expansion after Covid crisis canned beer success

Ineos signage

Ineos completes buyout of BP petrochemical businesses

Coronavirus

Four-fold increase in business lending as companies tried to survive 2020

Closed shop

Year of grim records for economy, but vaccine gives hope for 2021