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Disney hails ‘momentum’ as Deadpool and Inside Out 2 boost box office returns

Walt Disney is trying to roll the credits on its years-long battle to reassure Wall Street and Hollywood that it can dominate a new era of entertainment.The Magic Kingdom,...

Investment firm London Capital & Finance was Ponzi scheme, court rules

Investment firm London Capital & Finance (LCF), whose failure in 2019 triggered one of Britain’s biggest retail investment...

What Are The Top Stores’ Christmas Ads? From A Star-Filled Whodunnit… To Nigella Lawson Eating Pasties

With just under six weeks to go to Christmas Day, the countdown has officially begun, with all the...

Rules imposed after financial crisis have ‘gone too far’, Reeves tells City bankers

Rachel Reeves has told City bankers attending her Mansion House speech that regulations put in place to protect...

Amazon launches “Haul”, with deals under $20

Amazon has launched a new outlet called Haul which caps the price of products on sale at $20,...

Renewed calls for UK industrial strategy to bring in investment and fix Brexit damage

UK manufacturers have renewed calls on the government to urgently draft an industrial strategy that will bring in investment and fix the “terrible” damage...

Any US interest cut would be good – but don’t expect miracles right away

Inflation is declining, the jobs market is cooling and it looks pretty certain that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates come September. But...

EE warns parents against giving children under 11 a smartphone

Primary school children should not be given smartphones by their parents, one of the UK’s largest mobile phone operators has warned. EE is advising parents...

Strengthening workplace protections in UK could bring benefits for both sides | Richard Partington

Sixty years ago when Harold Wilson spoke of harnessing the “white heat” of technology to remake Britain, he warned there was no room for...

Greater trading options are crucial to the rebuilding of the country | Jonathan Reynolds

This government was elected on a pledge to turn the page, to kickstart growth and to rebuild our country so that it once again...

Britain could be a sci-tech superpower – if the Treasury stopped holding it back | Will Hutton

Just how bad is the economy? The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, warns that hard choices on tax, spending and borrowing need to be made on...