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A Marks & Spencer store

M&S says turnaround plan working as it upgrades profit targets

Customers look at cars

Car dealer Vertu hails soaring used car market in profit upgrade

A car dealership

Consumers sceptical on major purchases but savings continue to grow – index

JD Sports store

JD Sports among worst online retailers for customer service, says Which?

Coronavirus – Wed Jan 6, 2020

Bidding war heats up at Morrisons with new £7bn bid by US private equity firm

G20 meeting – Germany

Chinese crackdown and falling metal prices make markets see red

Thames water sign

Thames Water to pay out £11m to businesses over water bill failures

Customers at a Mecca Bingo hall

Bingo hall boom as Mecca owner Rank sees venues beat post-lockdown expectations

A Eurostar train

Eurostar ramping up services to meet growing demand

Kwasi Kwarteng

Competition watchdog confirms national security investigation into Ultra takeover

Lorries

McBride warns on profits as lorry driver and materials shortages drive up costs

A Lloyds sign

Lloyds Bank aims to be UK’s biggest private landlord by 2025

Kwasi Kwarteng

Kwarteng orders national security investigation into Ultra Electronics takeover

Sir James Dyson

Sir James Dyson: Home-working affecting competitiveness of UK firms

John Lewis

John Lewis launches savings accounts amid push away from retail

A model wearing Burberry

FTSE falls as China’s call for wealth redistribution hurts Burberry share price

A Booker sign

HGV drivers threaten strikes over Tesco’s new pay policy

Juliet Davenport, who founded Good Energy

Good Energy rejects takeover bid by fellow green supplier