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The rate of price increases rose again in December, official figures have confirmed, with inflation rising to 3.4%.

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Microsoft, the $3.4trn computing behemoth, will this week unveil a partnership with the Mercedes Formula One team that will underline the sport's resurgent appeal among the world's biggest technology companies.

Netflix has seen its shares fall sharply despite upbeat financial results revealed hours after it simplified an offer for Warner Bros in a bid to get the deal over the line.

Private sector wage growth has dropped to the lowest rate in five years, new official figures show.

Next is closing in on a deal to add Russell & Bromley (R&B) to its stable of brands as another prominent retail name prepares to disappear from the high street.

The City regulator has told thousands of staff that they will be required to work in its offices or equivalent locations for at least half the time from later this year, risking the renewal of a showdown which last year led to threats of industrial action.

Netflix has boosted its offer for media giant Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) as it seeks to fend off a hostile takeover from entertainment conglomerate Paramount.

Another of Marks & Spencer's (M&S) most senior technology executives is leaving the company less than a year after its operations were devastated by a cyber attack.

The creaking water industry is set for a "once-in-a-generation set of reforms", the government has said as it proposes new legislation to overhaul the system.