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London stock exchange

Stocks gain in London as global markets boosted by softer US inflation

Financial Markets Wall Street

Slowdown in US inflation eases pressure on households

Bank of England

Bank of England to run stress tests on non-bank financial institutions

Pre-pay meter

Over 25,000 Utilita customers to receive compensation after support failings

A man with suitcases at an empty Paddington station

Rail services hit as first wave of strikes begin

The Bank of England

About 4m mortgage borrowers to see repayments jump next year, Bank warns

An Azuma train

How is each train operator affected by the latest rail strikes?

FTX Bankman Fried Arrested

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried defrauded crypto investors, SEC alleges

Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union

RMT leader Lynch still optimistic but admits ‘no deal in sight’ on rail strikes

An older office worker

Jump in over-50s coming out of retirement amid soaring cost of living

The NS&I app on a smartphone

More life-changing Premium Bonds prizes up for grabs from January

A CrossCountry train

TSSA announces fresh CrossCountry rail strike in row over pay and conditions

A Poundland store

Poundland owner accelerates store opening plans as demand grows

Commuters

UK jobless rate rises further as recession looms

A JobCentre Plus sign

Unemployment rate rises as jobs market shows signs of weakening

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union stand on the picket line outside Victoria station in central London

Month of rail chaos begins with first 48-hour strike, as nursing walkout looms

Rail Strikes

Number of working days lost to strikes reaches highest for more than a decade

Edinburgh Waverley station

ScotRail warns of disruption ahead of latest rail strikes