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  • Saturday, 25 June, 2022
    Travel & leisure industry
    Travel chaos and cost of living leave Britons holidaying at home

    Domestic bookings have jumped since start of June as people seek to save money and avoid disruption

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Zalando SE
    Zalando warning sends shares below 2014 listing price before late revival

    Online retailer slashes guidance as recession fears rise

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Living with Covid-19 requires caution, not complacency

    Governments need to plan now for what could be a tough autumn

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    UK retail sales
    British retail sales decline, intensifying fears of slowdown

    Shoppers spend more on less as inflation bites, May figures show

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    UK business & economy
    UK consumer confidence falls to lowest level since records began

    Mood gloomier than at height of pandemic or in 2008 financial crisis as inflation hits household pockets

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    InterviewEU economy
    Top EU lawmaker calls for ‘hard look’ at budgeting cycle as crises test bloc

    EU parliament president Roberta Metsola wants to review 7-year model

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd
    Heathrow airport raises passenger forecast as travel demand surges

    Spectre of inflation hangs over recovery of airports, says head of ACI Europe

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Chris Giles
    Complacency led policymakers to misdiagnose inflation

    Politicians and central bankers took their eyes off price problems but running a high pressure economy is dangerous

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Cat Rutter Pooley
    What business can learn from the UK’s public sector strikes

    Prepare to pay up — but also to play nice

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Rail
    The £2bn funding gap behind Britain’s rail strike

    Lower passenger numbers since Covid and outdated working practices have left hole in finances

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Disrupted Times
    Britain’s summer of discontent looks set to become a lot hotter

    Plus, Jay Powell seeks to allay US recession fears and why globalisation is not dead yet

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    UK labour disputes
    UK rail bosses push for job cuts as strike talks resume

    Echoes of lockdown as employees work from home but business leaders warn of painful economic impact

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
    Union rejects Rolls-Royce’s pay offer and £2,000 cost-of-living bonus

    Representatives in talks after deal that included 4 per cent wage rise dismissed as falling ‘a long way short’

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    News in-depthUK labour disputes
    ‘The world has changed’: rail strike’s uneven impact on Britain’s workers

    Lessons learnt during pandemic reduce disruption but many have no choice but to travel

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    LexRail
    Rail strikes: remote working dents union power Premium content

    Disruption to businesses will be reduced but railways themselves will be the biggest losers

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Fashion
    ‘Right now we don’t need luxury’ — Chinese consumers re-evaluate their spending

    Weeks after the easing of restrictions in Shanghai, consumers and business owners are navigating a precarious new normal

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
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    South-east Asia bucks global stagflation trend as tourism and exports climb

    Big regional economies are roaring back after lifting burdensome Covid curbs that strangled growth

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Macau
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    Liquidity declines at operator founded by late tycoon as coronavirus curbs hit gambling sector

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Disrupted Times
    Brexit effect comes into focus

    Plus, Macron loses majority, regulators home in on buy now pay later, and Russia becomes China’s biggest crude oil supplier

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Cat Rutter Pooley
    We are stuck with easyJet’s shambles

    For both passengers and investors, sadly there is no better alternative

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Chinese economy
    EU companies say China units increasingly isolated from HQ by zero-Covid

    Xi Jinping’s antivirus strategy risks long-term fallout on international business, according to survey

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Eurozone economy
    Europe does not face fresh sovereign debt crisis, says eurogroup chief

    Paschal Donohoe insists bloc’s economies are in ‘completely different’ shape from a decade ago

  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    Financial & markets regulation
    UK outlines plans to tighten ‘buy now pay later’ rules

    Under new proposals providers will be required to carry out checks on consumers and have FCA approval

  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    UK business & economy
    City bosses warn of UK recession this year

    FT executive network members raise concerns that managers lack experience in handling economic shocks

  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    Construction sector
    UK property company insolvencies soar as interest rates rise

    Among those most at risk are commercial landlords who lost out when shops closed during pandemic

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