FTSE Moves: London market jumps on strong trading from housebuilders
Home builder Persimmon posts robust results despite fears that sales would slow after the Brexit vote.
Persimmon sees profits lift 29% to £352.3m
Yorkshire-based firm sees a rise in buyer numbers despite uncertainty caused by EU Referendum vote.
Rising consumer credit traps families as UK economy shows signs of slowing
Consumer credit growth rates have hit 10-year highs as households turn to cards to make ends meet.
'Common sense' women who return to work after having a baby fall behind men in earning power
IEA think tank reacts to IFS report that says pay gap reaches 33% as mothers miss pay rises.
FTSE Moves: Miners drag on the London market as rising dollar prompts commodity price falls
Dollar rises after comments prompting speculation that the US central bank might cut rates.
Many Scottish PFI schools now owned by offshore funds
A probe in Scotland will look at whether PFI contributed to construction defects in school buildings.
Going for gold: Global brands begin chase for Great Britain's brightest Olympic stars
Large companies are falling over themselves to find the next Jessica Ennis-Hill or Mo Farah to promote their products.
FTSE Moves: London market falls as government posts modest budget surplus in July
A lacklustre week on the markets ends with William Hill rising as a three-way merger it rebuffed collapses.
FTSE Moves: Footsie rises after UK high street sales smash forecasts
Top flight shares move higher after shoppers shrugged of Brexit fears in July.
High Street spending bounces back shrugging off Brexit worries
Hot July weather sent shoppers to fashion stores reversing a sharp fall in sales the previous month.
Gig economy comes under pressure to share the good times with its workers
Employment credentials of digital economy stars Uber and Deliveroo have withered under intense scrutiny.
FTSE Moves: Top flight stocks fall as Admiral warns of Brexit fears
Traders were also unimpressed by a fall in the UK jobless count
FTSE Moves: Top flight shares fall after inflation rises post-Brexit
Traders wade through data showing cost of living rose to 20-month high following the EU referendum.
UK inflation jumps to 0.6% in July following the Brexit vote
The cost of living rises following the Brexit vote according to official data as petrol and alcohol prices lift.
Cairn Energy narrows losses as it upgrades Senegal oil discovery
Firm lifts amount of reserves at its Senegal oilfields to almost 500m barrels.
Sports Direct warehouse staff to be handed £1m in back pay
Firm agrees deal with HMRC and Unite union to compensate workers at its controversial Derbyshire plant.
FTSE Moves: Oil stocks push blue chips to fresh 14-month high
Oil drives top flight stocks, while in the second tier William Hill rejects £3.2bn takeover offer.
Deliveroo boss says sorry for pay row
Deliveroo founder William Shu apologises to staff as he makes new pilot pay scheme optional.
William Hill rejects sweetened £3.2bn offer from Rank and 888
Britain's biggest bookmaker rejects 'highly opportunistic' approaches from smaller rivals.
Shareholders are just one of the audiences the Chancellor has to convince in his Autumn Statement
City veteran says housebuilders, infrastructure firms and outsourcers will all look for support.
FTSE moves: Rising oil price boosts stocks to 14-month high
Market ends week in upbeat mood as crude prices lift heavyweight oil stocks.
Cineworld completes purchase of Empire Leicester Square and four other cinemas for £94m
Cinema chain snaps up the iconic movie house that first opened its doors in 1884.
Garfunkel's owner ousts boss and replaces him with former Paddy Power head
Restaurant Group replaces Danny Breithaupt with Andy McCue in bid to turn around flagging sales.
FTSE Moves: London market slips as heavyweight firms trade ex-dividend
Top flight investors sold off shares in firms announcing the cut-off date for their next dividend payout.
Poundland agrees higher £610m offer from Steinhoff
Steinhoff ups its bid for Poundland after US hedge fund raises stake in the discount chain.
Profits at any cost – UK's biggest rogue trader reveals dark arts of banking
Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli says there are still huge pressures on young traders to take dangerous risks.
Old Mutual posts profit drop of 9% to £708m as it pushes ahead with turnaround plan
Financial services firm hit by 'challenging' market as it spllts into four divisions to boost growth.
FTSE Moves: Footsie slips as Bank of England bond buying programme falls short
Fears spread among traders as Bank's quantitative easing programme hits a snag.
Prudential profits beat expectations driven by Asian growth
Pru's profits rise as it hires new head to turnaround its M&G asset management business.
G4S posts 44% jump in profits to £115m as its turnaround plan takes hold
25 divisions sold for almost £300m as chief executive Ashley Almanza streamlines group.
