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The John Lewis Partnership has revealed plans to build 1,000 rental properties on its land as part of a bid to diversify its business.

Collapsed fashion retailer Joules will live on after Next agreed a £34m cash rescue deal that preserves most of its stores and jobs.

Ever since April, when HSBC's biggest single shareholder, Ping An, began lobbying the lender to spin off its Asian operations into a separate business, there has been speculation over what has motivated the Chinese insurer to do so.

The pound reached a four-month high against the dollar as hopes raised that Chinese lockdowns would ease and American interest rates increases would slow.

New technology to catch train fare dodgers is to be deployed at "known hotspots" across Northern's network, Britain's second-largest train operator.

Union leaders could coordinate industrial action across the NHS this winter to cause "maximum impact", the head of the GMB has suggested.

Buyers are increasingly struggling to afford homes despite prices falling faster, according to a closely watched report.

A crypto entrepreneur says his net worth has fallen from more than $26bn to $100,000 after his company imploded.

Asda is the cheapest of the large supermarkets to do a full Christmas dinner shop, new analysis has found.

JP Morgan is in discussions about a takeover of Freetrade, a British stock trading app that targeted a £700m valuation during talks with investors earlier this year.