VERTU TO LAUNCH NEW GROUP-WIDE PRICING SYSTEM USED CAR PRICES IN ‘UNUSUAL’ MAY INCREASE SMART UK AGENCY MODEL UNDERWAY INDEPENDENT RETAILERS HIT BY HIGH-VALUE THEFTS TESLA AND EV NEW ENTRANTS COST...

Inflation will remain in double digits well into the first half of next year, largely due to the current high energy prices. It will fall back rapidly in the second half of 2023, but things are going...

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The scale of the economic damage in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic means that businesses will have to innovate to survive, accelerating the pace of change towards a digital economy. Companies that...

All sectors of the economy have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The automotive industry, as one of the most globally integrated sectors, has been hit hard across most regions, with both supply...

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Rising unemployment will cost the government £1.5bn more than expected in welfare benefits, according to official forecasts that reveal the hidden cost of the coalition’s austerity drive....

 With virtually every area of the public sector about to be cut to pieces this autumn disposable income will surely fall as more and more people see their jobs cut. I see from the OECD that the...

The steady rise in unemployment over the past 18-months appeared to be stabilising after a drop in the headline rate to 7.9% in the three months to April. The number of unemployed people was 2.47...

Government spending cuts will push UK unemployment up from its current 2.5m to almost 3m, a report has warned. Deficit reduction would also stall recovery in the jobs market, employment group the...