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The future of troubled engineering company Carillion is being discussed at high-level government meetings this weekend, the BBC understands.The firm is a key government contractor for projects including the HS2 high-speed rail scheme, schools and prisons.Sources say

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Media playback is unsupported on your device “Pull up your socks” isn’t just a phrase to John Cronin. It’s been the key to his entrepreneurial success.Back in 2016, the 21-year-old told his dad, Mark, that he wanted them to start a business

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A fundamental change to the way people can bank, manage and spend their money in the digital world is under way.A change in the law and the start of the Open Banking system means people can allow businesses, other than their bank, to access their financial

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More than three quarters of UK workers are worried their pay could fall in future due to rising prices, a report by a think tank has warned. It found four of five of those currently in work fear the impact of inflation – ucurrently at its highest level in nearly

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Sterling has jumped to its highest level against the US dollar since the Brexit vote.The surge to more than $1.37 came after Bloomberg reported that the Spanish and Dutch finance ministers had agreed to seek a Brexit deal that kept the UK as close to the EU as

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UK construction firm Carillion is in huge financial trouble.The UK’s second-largest construction is shouldering a whopping £1.5bn debt pile and some fear it could collapse into administration. The big concern is over the disruption this might cause, given

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For years, many in Zimbabwe have had no alternative but to scratch out a living in the informal sector, meaning they face barriers when it comes to home loans. But it is hoped that new government initiatives could provide homes to low-income earners. From Harare, the

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PwC’s Indian unit has been banned from auditing listed companies for two years, over one of the country’s biggest corporate scandals.Price Waterhouse was auditor for Satyam computers when company owner Ramalinga Raju admitted to inflating earnings.The ban

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Shares in GKN, one of the UK’s biggest engineering firms, have soared after it rejected a bid that values the company at £7bn.Melrose made the unsolicited offer of 405p a share on 8 January.Shares in GKN, which makes wing tips for Airbus planes and parts for

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Discount retailer B&M’s rapid expansion in the UK appears to have paid off after it revealed strong sales figures for the past three months. In contrast to many of its rivals which are closing shops, B&M opened 19 new shops in the 13 weeks to 23

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