Roger Baird

Reporter

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Roger Baird is a senior business correspondent for the International Business Times UK. He previously worked as a City reporter for the Press Association for two years. Prior to that he spent a further two years as a business freelance journalist on the Financial Times and the Daily Mail. Prior to that he spent five years at City A.M., where his final role was as the paper's deputy night news editor.

Brexit financial fallout: Persimmon posts strong house sales despite EU referendum jitters

Housebuilder says consumer confidence held up in the run up to the UK's EU Referendum.

St Modwen writes down the value of its central London Nine Elms redevelopment

Property firm says drop in the price of central London house has cut the value of site.

Prime ministerial wannabe: Who is Andrea Leadsom?

Conservative Party leadership candidate, a former banker, has come under pressure to release tax returns.

Sainsbury's takes price comparison battle with Tesco to high court

Sainsbury's closes Netto joint venture putting 400 jobs at risk

Sainsbury's to close its Netto joint venture at the tail end of summer after a two-year trial in discount retailing.

FTSE Moves: Worst construction data in seven years weighs on housebuilders

Weak PMI construction data sees the FTSE 100 index lower in afternoon trading.

Small business confidence slumps to four-year low

Federation of Small Businesses says SMEs must be supported amid uncertainty caused by the Brexit vote.

Brexit financial fallout: Chancellor George Osborne abandons plans to hit 2020 budget surplus target

Osborne admits he will miss the government's 2020 budget surplus target as a result of an expected economic downturn.

Weaker pound could see petrol prices rise by 8p per litre within weeks after Brexit vote

Buying crude oil, which is priced in dollars, becomes more expensive potentially sending prices up by 5p to 8p.

Godfather of the digital age Alvin Toffler dies at 87

Toffler – who predicted the internet and emails – penned the bestseller Future Shock

Brexit: Tata Steel’s efforts to maintain operations in the UK could now be damaged

Fears that Brexit vote may derail Tata Steel's UK asset sale

Buyers remain reluctant to take on the huge steelworkers' pension scheme.

There's more to a career in radio than jockeying for FM channels.

News Corp snaps up Talksport owner Wireless Group for £220m

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp agrees deal to buy Talksport owner Wireless Group.

BHS: Sir Philip Green demands apology from Labour MP Frank Field over 'nicking money' claim

Labour MP Frank Field displayed 'shocking behaviour' over inquiry into the retailer's collapse, says Green.

UK current account deficit holds at near record levels

The deficit was static while first-quarter GDP came in unrevised at 0.4%, according to ONS.

Brexit: Renault considers raising UK car prices following EU referendum vote

French carmaker weighing up options after EU referendum result as market volatility hits share prices.

Goldman Sachs passed on BHS deal: It was 'not one for us'

Goldman Sachs' UK vice chairman said investment bank had little involvement in sale of retail chain BHS.

Greene King beer pump and pint of beer are seen in a pub in central London

Greene King profits up but warns a Brexit may hit consumers

Pub group Greene King boost profits after Spirit takeover but warns Brexit vote will knock consumer spending.

Big four supermarkets continue to feel the heat from discount chains

UK grocery prices continue to fall year-on-year as the supermarket price war rages.

An anti high speed rail project (HS2) banner is seen nailed to a fence post near the village of Pickmere, northern England

HS2 rail project is running late and over budget, says National Audit Office

Office says the Transport Department needs take greater control of the project