Roger Baird

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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.

Watchdog Ofwat proposes £2.9bn water market overhaul

Freedom to choose supplier would bring market in line with other utilities but would save customers only £8 initially.

London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Borse merger to result in redundancies of 1,250 employees

FTSE Moves: Deutsche Bank's $14bn US settlement weighs on financial stocks

Department of Justice's claims on the German lender lead to traders dumping banking stocks.

UK bonuses hit a record £44.3bn beating the pre-financial crisis peak

Bonuses hit an all-time high led by awards in the financial services sector

FTSE Moves: Retail sales and interest rate data focus investor Brexit concerns

Mixed economic data keeps investors guessing on the strength of the UK economy after the vote to leave the EU.

Biffa plans to raise £270m in signs that London flotation market is moving after Brexit

The 104-year-old waste management firm plans to return to the London Stock Exchange.

Morrisons notches up third consecutive quarter of growth

Morrisons continues to grow sales amid a fierce price war in the supermarket sector.

Hinkley Point nuclear power station gets approval with new national security safeguards

Goverment approves £18bn deal with new conditions around ownership and sale of nuclear plants.

FTSE Moves: Solid jobs data lifts London market

Jobless numbers continue to fall, prompting a rise in top-flight shares.

Online giants will have to pay musicians higher royalties in European law change

The press also benefits in copyright fight between EU and firms such as Apple and Google, which owns YouTube.

Bank of England expected to keep interest rates at historic lows

Mark Carney is likely to hold fire when the Bank of England meets on Thursday, after cutting interest rates last month.

Pure Gym to raise £190m on London Stock Exchange

The chain plans to expand its low-cost model with new gyms and fresh membership options.

Former BHS boss takes up post in charge of upmarket chain LK Bennett

Darren Topp hopes to enjoy better working relationships at LK Bennett than he endured at BHS.

Housebuilder Galliford Try posts record profit and says it is ready for Brexit uncertainty

The housebuilder completed more than 3,000 homes in the period.

FTSE Moves: London market gains ground after Fed rate hike jitters wane

Blue chip shares recover some ground after losing more than £25bn yesterday.

Football Pools to be sold for almost £100m

The 93-year-old betting game, once played by 10m punters, is set to change hands.

UK inflation holds steady at 0.6%

The Office for National Statistics said the UK consumer price index inflation was unchanged for the second month in a row.

Insurer esure goes ahead with plans to spin off Go Compare

esure said splitting both businesses will allow management teams to focus on independent strategies and boost shareholder value.

FTSE Moves: Top flight shares slump on US rate rise fears

London traders react to comments from US Fed members who put forward the case for an American rate rise.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso

EC opens ethics probe into Barroso's controversial Goldman Sachs job

Under-fire former president loses VIP status and sees the EC open ethics probe into his Goldman post.

Restaurants and delivery services fight to offer consumers a quiet a night in or a perfect night out

Sales among high street diners are easing, while takeaway delivery services are raising forecasts and expanding.

FTSE Moves: London market dips as traders remain gloomy over stimulus measures

Investors fear central banks are running out of ways to kickstart the economy.

Serious Fraud Office charges three former executives over Tesco £260m profits overstatement

The SFO say three former Tesco executives will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later in September.

UK trade deficit shrinks in July helped by weaker pound

Exports jump as weak sterling following Brexit vote eases trade deficit.

Wetherspoon posts record profit adding that the UK is better off without the EU's 'political chaos'

The founder of the pub chain says the UK should be in no rush to sign international trade deals.

FTSE Moves: London market rises buoyed by Micro Focus deal

Transformative deal by UK tech firm leads blue-chip shares higher.

Dixons Carphone posts a 17% increase in profits before tax for the year to 30 April

Dixons Carphone said it saw 'no detectable' Brexit impact on high street spending

Boss of the electricals chain says it has enjoyed 'another very good quarter.'

Monitise sees annual losses top £240m after restructuring

Cutting staff and exiting onerous contracts sees costs mount at the mobile payments firm.

FTSE Moves: London market edges up despite weak factory output data

Footsie remains in the black despite the sharpest drop in manufacturing production for a year.

Sports Direct independent shareholders vote out chairman, but Ashley saves his job

A heated annual meeting sees shareholders angry over weak leadership at the retailer's board.

FTSE Moves: Falls in financial stocks drag London market lower

Barclays downgrade of Standard Chartered weighs across financial stocks.