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Lloyds

Lloyds boss bows out with better-than-expected profits jump

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French Connection sales plunge by 40% after store closures

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Metro Bank flags recovery for lending after 17% plunge in lockdown

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Johnson looks to the future as European Parliament approves Brexit trade deal

Brexit

Sainsbury’s sales soar but Covid bill hits £485m

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Santander UK boss leaves for wider group role as profits jump 61%

Dixons Travel

Dixons Carphone to shut all airport shops after tax-free shopping scrapped

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Bain and JC Flowers snap up stake in the Co-operative Bank

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Huawei sales down 16.5% amid US sanctions

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Samsung heirs donate massive art trove to help clear inheritance tax bill

Condoms

Durex maker enjoys rise in sales from looser social distancing

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Microsoft profits soar as cloud demand continues in pandemic

The Google logo on a phone

Google’s Q1 ad sales surge 32% as Alphabet profit doubles

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Fifth of retirees ‘have considered riskier investments to get higher returns’

A man withdraws cash from an ATM

New ‘bank hubs’ among schemes being trialled to boost access to cash

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Victim-blaming appears the norm for some banks following scams, Which? claims

A meal

Skipping meals and feeling trapped: charity clients’ pandemic experiences

Shop prices

Consumers enjoy falling prices amid warning they will not last