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InterContinental Hotels chief quits after nine years

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Mastercard and others fined for cartel behaviour in prepaid cards market

River pollution

Worst polluters ‘should face big fines and jail terms for bosses’

Unemployment

Wage growth outstripped by soaring inflation as cost of living squeeze hits

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888 posts 14% sales rise after online casino demand rises in lockdown

Baroness Mone speaking in the House of Lords

Lady Mone faces Lords standards inquiry over award of PPE contracts

THG

THG shares fall again amid caution over 2022

Hotel Chocolat store

Nut-based chocolates prove a winner for Hotel Chocolat

Shoppers in Canterbury, Kent

Cashback in shops ‘not enough on its own to plug gaps in fragile cash system’

Blossom Capital founder Ophelia Brown

Venture Capital fund Blossom raises £316m in funding for investments

A piggy bank on a pile of coins

Savers need stronger support to navigate pensions minefield, say MPs

GlaxoSmithKline

GSK leads FTSE to gains after rebuffing Unilever move

Offshore wind farms

Energy boss: Wind farm contracts make Scotland world leader in floating turbines

Amazon delivery vans being packed

Amazon reverses decision to ban customers from using Visa credit cards

A person reading an energy bill

Government help in energy crisis should be ‘targeted’, says ScottishPower boss

Sir Antonio Horta-Osorio

Who is banking boss Antonio Horta-Osorio?

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Rail passengers suffer one of worst periods on record for cancellations

PwC sign

Watchdog extends investigation into PwC’s audits of defence firm Babcock