ECONOMY

New survey finds hordes of workers looking for new jobs as Christmas approaches.

Some 37% of properties on the Rightmove website had reduced prices compared to when they were first listed.

Data published from the BRC shows footfall declined 2% year-on-year in October, the biggest drop since June 2016.

Business group says firms could add over £100bn to the UK economy if they adopted readily available technology.

However, overall interest rate rises will have limited effect on UK mortgage borrowers, research suggests.

Despite living in the jungles of the eastern Indian state, the women are changing their lives for the better by handmaking and selling craft items.

The price of oil has risen quickly over the last week or so. However, substantial evidence indicating fundamentals have changed to justify such a speedy increase is yet to emerge.

Some 6,300 new financial services roles were available in October, the lowest recorded since December last year.

Spike driven by dip in restructuring and legal costs but operating leverage remains an issue.

Government-backed review reveals 28% of board positions in FTSE 100 companies are now held by women, up from 12.5% in 2011.

Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool and Derby were among the most improved cities in the UK over the past year.

Winner picked the teams solely on the basis of whether she liked their names or not after her son read out fixtures list.

Bank of England lifted interest rates for the first time in a decade last week, bringing the benchmark to 0.5%.

Some 56% of Britons are pessimistic of their chances of ever owning property, a survey by Ipsos and ING shows.

Frances O'Grady calls for unions, businesses and government to work together to embrace technological change.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross tells CBI conference that preliminary trade talks between US and UK governments are already underway.

Labour leader urges businesses to tackle sexual harassment on the workplace and warns subdued productivity will hamper Britain.

Almost two-thirds of EU businesses polled by CIPS warn they are likely to move part of supply chain to countries in the single market.

Prime Minister tells CBI conference her government wants an ambitious partnership with the EU and the wider world.

Employers signed up to the living wage pledge upped the voluntary rate by 30p an hour to £8.75, while London rate is raised by 45p to £10.20.

CBI president Paul Drechsler compares Brexit negotiations to a "prime-time soap opera, with a different episode each week".

Anecdotal evidence given to IBTimes UK in Zurich suggests the country's banks are actually looking to hire more employees in London.

Figures indicate that applications fell by nearly 90% in the 12 months to September.

Leading ratings agency says there is no cause for alarm unless situation deteriorates substantially.

US President Donald Trump announced Powell, 64, as his pick to lead the Fed on 2 November in place of current chair Janet Yellen.

At present, tourists who plan to visit Saudi Arabia for reasons other than to attend the annual pilgrimage Hajj have to go through lengthy and expensive procedures to get a visa.

Dram was sold in a hotel in St Moritz but tests showed the spirit was only distilled between 1970 and 1972.

UK central bank expects economic growth to fall from 1.7% this year to 1.6% in 2018 before picking up again.

UK central bank delivers first rate rise in a decade and reverses 0.25% cut introduced in the wake of the Brexit vote.