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Chair of competition watchdog steps down after Labour intervention
The chair of the competition watchdog has been forced to step down after an intervention by Labour ministers, as they try to send a pro-growth message to businesses gathered at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.
The business department confirmed that the Competition and Markets Authority chair, Marcus Bokkerink, …
Zelensky says Russia-Ukraine peace deal would require 200,000 allied troops
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that “at least 200,000” allied troops would be needed to enforce any peace deal in Ukraine as he urged Europe to “take care of itself” as Donald Trump returns to power in the US.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Zelenskyy said European leaders …
‘Animal spirits alive’ as Wall Street bankers anticipate Trump boom
Putin and Xi hold video call in show of unity hours after Trump inauguration
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, held a video call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in a symbolic display of unity just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the US.
Speaking from his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Putin highlighted the close ties between the …
‘It was pure accident’: how Chase UK’s boss went from communist Poland to Wall Street banking … via linguistics
It all started in spring 2019, in a secret office on the seventh floor of JP Morgan’s London headquarters in Canary Wharf. Tucked behind the bustling staff canteen, at the end of a corridor that snaked past the office gym and in-house doctor, future Chase UK chief executive Kuba Fast …
Ursula von der Leyen seeks closer economic ties across EU as new Trump era begins
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for a new era of EU integration to sustain growth in the face of a global economy “fracturing along new lines” as Donald Trump enters the White House.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos while the …
Reeves bids to intervene in car finance case that could cut lenders’ £30bn bill
The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has launched a rare bid to intervene in a supreme court hearing in
the car finance commission scandal
that could reduce the £30bn-plus compensation bill lenders currently face.Shares in Lloyds and Close Brothers, two of the biggest providers of motor finance, surged …
‘Pocket money’ toys costing less than £10 sell well as UK parents cut costs
Experts alarmed by Trumps’ crypto meme coins: ‘America voted for corruption’
cryptocurrency
meme coin. Former government ethics officials and presidential experts said the venture amounted to a “shameful” conflict of interest. , …Workers and employers: share your experience of the current UK job market
Britain’s unemployment rate has risen unexpectedly and the number of workers on payrolls has fallen by the most since the height of the pandemic, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
It estimated that the number of payrolled employees had shrunk by 47,000 in December, the …