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HSBC helps banking stocks higher but FTSE closes in red

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Lionesses’ earnings set to soar after Euros win

HSBC

HSBC hands £1,500 payout to half of employees, but warns over workforce cuts

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HSBC rebuffs break-up calls and pledges to boost dividends

The Financial Conduct Authority clamps down on high-risk investments

New rules to clamp down on adverts promoting high-risk investments

Oxford Street Stores Stock

JD Sports to sell Footaslyum in cut-price £37.5m deal after CMA ruling

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Heineken boosted by higher beer sales despite raising prices

CMA findings

JD Sports offloads Footasylum for £37.5m

Manufacturing

Manufacturing growth lowest for two years as output stalls

HSBC offices

HSBC makes dividend pledge amid break-up pressure

BT Tower as seen from Primrose Hill, London (Jonathan Brady/PA)

BT and Openreach workers staging second pay strike

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Fuel tax cut for UK drivers among lowest in Europe – RAC

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28% of ‘London leavers’ purchasing homes are first-time buyers, analysis finds

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42% of families with children at home ‘regularly feel stressed about finances’

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Squeezed households paying loyalty penalty for key services, charity warns

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Demand for warehouses continues to surge despite pressure on consumers

A piggy bank being held

New type of pension scheme launches in Britain

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Cost-of-living crisis ‘increasing regional inequalities’