Roger Baird

Reporter

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Roger Baird is a senior business correspondent for the International Business Times UK. He previously worked as a City reporter for the Press Association for two years. Prior to that he spent a further two years as a business freelance journalist on the Financial Times and the Daily Mail. Prior to that he spent five years at City A.M., where his final role was as the paper's deputy night news editor.

The national living wage introduced in April could spur stronger economic growth, John Lewis boss says

Are the good times over for John Lewis staff as bonuses cut again?

Despite good Christmas results trading profit is under pressure from online shopping and falling pound.

Strong Christmas trading at Marks & Spencer smashes City forecasts

Marks & Spencer's troubled fashion department delivers a quarter that takes the City by surprise.

Tesco racks up eighth consecutive quarter of growth as fresh food lifts Christmas sales

The UK's largest grocer said fresh food and Christmas party nibbles helped power its recovery.

FTSE Moves: London market heads for record 12th day of consecutive gains

Market continues its bull run, buoyed by a weak pound and promises of a $1trn US stimulus package.

Britons spend a higher proportion of their earnings on rail commute than Europeans: Action for Rail

National Express sells c2c franchise and pulls out of UK rail network

The transport group says it will focus on growth in the US and across Europe.

Record 76 million passengers took off from Heathrow in 2016

Larger and quieter aircraft such as the Airbus A380 helped Heathrow notch up record passenger numbers.

Star Wars and Fantastic Beasts lead to record admissions at Cineworld

Hollywood blockbusters helped the Cinema chain rack up over 100 million admissions last year.

Sainsbury's posts record Christmas week sales of more than £1bn

Sainsbury's says online orders and Black Friday sales at Argos boosted trading at the group.

FTSE Moves: Sliding sterling and soaring supermarkets boosts market

Strong Christmas sales figures from Morrisons sees top-flight shares surge.

RBS and Natwest Customers to Use Post Office Amid Branch Closures and Job Losses

Post Office 'to close 37 branches and axe more than 400 jobs'

Union says Post Office extending its plan of closes branches and transferring sites.

FTSE Moves: Top flight shares hit fresh highs after PM's Brexit comments

The Prime Minister's comments on Brexit spark a fall in the pound and a record high among FTSE 100 stocks.

Prosecco and roast beef helps Aldi post record Christmas sales figures

The discounter said new store openings and sales continue to grow at the German-owned business.

William Hill takes a hit after punters win £20m on football and racing results in December

The UK's biggest bookmaker reports bottom-of-the-range profit after customers win big on Boxing Day football.

Brexit: The London Stock Exchange’s $20bn merger with Deutsche Boerse now at risk

FTSE Moves: Solid US job numbers fails to impress London market

Traders are unmoved by the US economy adding 156,000 jobs in December.

US owner of under-pressure Money Shop receives bid approach

American owner DFC Global confirmed it has received an approach for under-pressure Money Shop.

millions of tyres dumped near Sesena, a ghost town in Spain

Japanese firm snaps up UK's second biggest tyremaker for £215m

Japanese firms have upped their interest in buying cheaper British firms since the UK's Brexit vote.

FTSE Moves: Footsie treads water despite strong service sector data

Traders focus on minutes of the US Federal Reserve's meeting, which indicate rate rises may come at a faster pace in the next year.

The highest paying UK supermarket is German grocer Aldi with new wage rates near £10 an hour

Aldi's new pay rates put it well above the government's minimum wage and national living wage levels.

Sir David Metcalf, the UK's director of labour market enforcement

UK appoints first labour market tsar to clamp down on rogue employers

Economist Sir David Metcalf is tasked with rooting out workplace abuses across the country.

British cruise firm All Leisure Holidays stops trading, stranding hundreds of holidaymakers

British cruise company ceases to trade - but travel bodies pledge to fly passengers home.

FTSE Moves: London market struggles for direction as Next warns on profits

A fall in Christmas trading at Next prompts sliding shares among retailers as traders fear a tough year.

Next warns on annual profit after Christmas sales fall

Retail bellwether Next warns that rising inflation will make it a tough year ahead on the high street.

UK Manufacturing: Ford to reduce planned investment and engine production at UK factory

Ford scraps plans for $1.6bn Mexican plant in favour of US factory following Trump criticism

Ford said its new generation of electric cars will be built in the US following criticism from US President-elect Donald Trump.

FTSE Moves: London market starts 2017 by surging to all-time high

Market lifts as UK's manufacturing sector hit a two-and-a-half-year high buoyed by weaker pound.

British-Irish trade network launched to combat Brexit impact

Trade bodies unite to protect the UK and Ireland's €60bn-a-year trade links that support 400,000 jobs.

Debt charities gear up for busy January after Christmas spending binge

Citizens Advice said it expects up to 2,400 calls a day as people try to sort out their debts after the festive season.

FTSE Moves: A record-breaking day for blue chip shares to ring out 2016

London market hits its third record close in a row as Brexit vote continues to boost international firms on the index.

Zero-hours contract workers earn a £1,000 less than full-time staff

Zero-hours contracts are flexible but are are being used to depress wages, says think tank.

Dealmakers: The biggest takeovers spanned brewers and gas giants in 2016

In a turbulent business environment chief executives continued to search for transformative deals.

Boss of Japan's biggest ad agency resigns after suicide of overworked employee

The suicide at Dentsu shines a light on Japan's corporate culture of bullying and long office hours.