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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that firms are able to sack pregnant women as part of general cuts to staffing without breaching rules…

A report from the Resolution Foundation indicates that Britons born since 1981 – known as the millennial generation – have suffered the second biggest financial hit…

A survey has found that most UK households expect borrowing costs to rise again following an interest rate increase in November, according to Reuters. The Household…

Figures from the European Union statistics office have confirmed that 2017 saw the bloc grow at its fastest pace in a decade, according to BBC News.…

The level of unemployment in the UK is set to fall faster than the Bank of England (BoE) and other economists had predicted, according to a…

Figures from the Halifax confirm that UK house prices grew much more slowly in 2017 than in 2016, according to BBC News. Halifax, the UK’s largest…

The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned that increasing the living wage could prompt employers to automate more jobs. According to BBC News, plans to…

The Bank of England has said that the risk of a disorderly Brexit has been reduced following a recent breakthrough in negotiations with the European Union,…

General Electric has announced that it will cut 12,000 jobs in the power section of its business, representing 18% of the division’s global workforce according to…

Retail centre owner Hammerson is to take over its rival Intu in a £3.4bn deal. According to BBC News, the takeover will create the UK’s largest…