Davos 2018: Capitalism still has much to do before it can claim victory
The global elite gathered at Davos for the World Economic Forum must heed the more sceptical accounts of unstoppable progress.
Barcelona flop Arda Turan misses training session with January transfer looking inevitable
Arda Turan missed Barcelona's training session on Friday amid growing speculation linking him with a January move away from the Nou Camp.
Rapid rise in UK living wage could result in more robots in the workplace
New report warns automation might be deployed to mitigate effects of a higher wage bill.
Future generations could earn less because of global warming
A new study claims that global warming not only destroys the planet, it also hurts people's earning capacity in future.
UK unemployment rate holds at historic low but number in work falls for second month
Number of people in work records a second month of decline and the largest drop since the quarter between March and May 2015.
Over 50% of Britons turn to loans and credit cards to fund Christmas shopping
Almost six in 10 British households have admitted having to make 'significant financial sacrifices' during the festive period.
UK inflation surges to highest level in over five-and-a-half years
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney to write a letter to the Chancellor explaining why price growth is so far above the BoE's 2% target.
UK consumer spending falls for third consecutive month in November
Consumer spending fell 0.9% compared to a year earlier following a 2.1% drop in October, Visa and IHS Markit said.
Peru: Andean villagers struggle with modern life in shiny new town built for them by mining company
The town of Nueva Fuerabamba in Peru's southern Andes was built to house around 1,600 people who gave up their rural village to make room for a massive, open-pit copper mine
Theresa May's social mobility vision overshadowed by Brexit – 'little hope for a fairer Britain'
All four MPs responsible for the Social Mobility Commission have quit, issuing a sharp warning that the government is more preoccupied with Brexit than working to help disadvantaged citizens.
Pound spikes against dollar following UK budget but remains static against euro
Chancellor Philip Hammond downgrades economic forecasts and unveils appealing policy morsels.
UK Budget 2017: No-frills Budget sees Hammond cut stamp duty and boost NHS spending
Chancellor pledges to invest £44bn to revive Britain's housing sector and delivers £3.75bn boost to NHS.
Jeremy Corbyn attacks Philip Hammond's Budget: 'The misery will be continuing'
Corbyn said that pay was lower than it was in 2010 and wages were falling, also claiming that economic growth was the lowest since 2009.
UK Budget 2017 as it happened: Hammond scraps Stamp Duty for first time buyers up to £300,000
Chancellor abolishes Stamp Duty for all first time buyer purchases up to £300,000 as part of housing reforms.
'My sexual health shouldn't depend on college morals': Catholic Notre Dame uni halts birth control
Students at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana have slammed it for cutting insurance coverage for the contraceptive pill.
Jeremy Corbyn says 'Britain needs a pay rise' and hits out at pace of Brexit talks
Labour leader urges businesses to tackle sexual harassment on the workplace and warns subdued productivity will hamper Britain.
UK living wage increase 'to benefit 150,000 workers'
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.
Blockchain traceable coffee: bext360 partners in Africa, Europe and North America
Partnering with The Great Lakes Coffee and Coda Coffee Company, bext360 will trace coffee from Uganda to Denver, Colorado.
One in four UK workers 'permanently trapped' in poorly paid jobs
Report from the Social Mobility Commission shows only one in six low-paid workers has managed to 'escape' in the last 10 years.
UK unemployment rate remains at historic low but wage growth lags behind inflation
ONS data shows number of jobless people fell in the three months to August, while rate held steady at lowest level since 1975.
UK consumer spending on track to record weakest year since 2013, says Visa
Consumer spending index falls 0.3% compared to a year earlier in September following a 0.2% increase in August.
Battle for Raqqa photos: Isis confined to hospital and stadium, with hostages and snipers in both
Photos of the battle for Raqqa, where the jihadists' last strongholds are a hospital and stadium, with hostages in both.
We'll all be exploited like Uber drivers unless we fight back against the 'gig economy'
The ongoing squabble about regulating the consumer side of firms like Uber is only half of the story.
Australia marks 26 years since recession with growth data
Yet many Australians feel they don't share in that prosperity and are going backward financially.
My dad went to prison for his gambling double life - and we were left with the £500,000 debt
We are on the brink of losing our family home.
McDonald's UK staff stage first-ever strike demanding £10 an hour pay
Staff at two branches stage 24-hour walkout demanding an end to zero-hour contracts.
The global financial crisis and its decade-long shadow over UK savers and investors
There's a division between the 'haves' and 'have nots' courtesy of wage growth stagnation and erosion of spending power.
UK pay growth predicted to remain tepid over next year
Employers expect to raise wages by just 1% on average over coming 12 months.
Men from poor families twice as likely to be single
Income inequality between rich and poor families is growing, says report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Ten years on from the global financial crisis how goes it for the UK and the pound?
General disgruntlement at the failure of improvement in UK living standards has had severe political implications.