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Tobacconists, estate agents and jewellers rise across high streets as total UK store count falls
There were 15 shop closures a day across the UK in the first half of 2016.
UK stands eighth in corporate R&D spending, Global Innovation 1000 study says
AstraZeneca, GSK, Rolls-Royce, BP and Unilever among top 10 UK R&D spenders during the last fiscal year.
Could a spike in inflation rein in Britain's housing market?
If swap rates continue to rise and mortgage providers decide to pass on the increase, then housing finance will tighten.
M&G Investments to resume trading in its property portfolio starting 4 November
Standard Life too lifted a similar temporary suspension last month.
Pensions under pressure as companies seek government approval to cut back on payments
PLSA report states that defined benefit pension schemes should be made more flexible over time.
Pound's decline a 'shock absorber' for British economy says BoE's Ben Broadbent
Bank of England deputy governor says Bank having a flexible currency is extremely important for the economy.
Hard Brexit could lead to higher food prices, Nick Clegg warns
Hard Brexit could lead to import tariffs of 14% on wine, 40% on cheese and 59% on beef.
Mark Carney says BoE will not take instruction on policies 'from the political side'
This follows Theresa May slamming the side effects of BoE's low interest rates and quantitative easing.
UK firms increase advertising budgets in 3rd quarter despite Brexit, IPA claims
Around 13.4% companies increased their budgets in the 3rd quarter, up from 10.7% in the second quarter.
MPs could still have say on 'final' Brexit deal following 'tyranny' accusations
The government is under pressure to debate the terms of Brexit in parliament.
FX Focus: Pound hits fresh 31-year low versus dollar on US rate hike expectations
British currency saw another day of sharp declines against the dollar and other major currencies.
UK second quarter growth revised upwards to 0.7% on strong service sector data
Statistics body ONS says service sector growth remained strong either side of the EU referendum polling date.
British Steel returns to profit in the first 100 days after Tata sale, says executive chairman
Roland Junck has credited employees at the long steel products firm for the turnaround.
UK consumer confidence bounces back to pre-Brexit levels in September, GfK survey reveals
The index has risen from -7 in August to -1 in September, the best monthly rise since June 2015.
Brexit planning might cost UK government £65m a year and mean hiring 500 new civil servants
The Institute for Government said time and energy was being wasted amid political quarrel and turf wars.
FX Focus: Pound continues to lurk around post-Brexit lows
Boris Johnson's comments about the UK starting formal Brexit negotiations next year continue to hound sterling.
UK jumps three spots to seventh place in WEF competitiveness rankings
UK leapfrogs Japan, Hong Kong and Finland which were ranked higher last year.
Wolseley to cut up to 800 jobs and close 80 branches in UK as part of restructuring strategy
Wolseley reported an 8.5% on-year increase in total revenues to £14.43bn for the year ended 31 July.
Brexit pushes 76% of UK CEOs to consider moving headquarters abroad, KPMG survey shows
69% of the CEOs are confident the British economy will grow over the next year.
Optimism among financial services firms in the UK has slipped, CBI-PwC survey says
25% of firms surveyed expecting business volumes to grow at a moderate rate in the next quarter.
Brexit three months on: Are young EU nationals still scared of being kicked out of Britain?
IBTimes UK meets several of the 455,000 EU nationals living in the British capital.
BoE need not cut interest rates nearer to 0% to battle Brexit storm, says Kristin Forbes
Forbes said the current interest rate of 0.25% was good enough to prevent the UK from slipping into recession.
Exports boost car manufacturing in August to 14-year high, SMMT says
This comes after many manufacturers in the UK expressed concerns about the industry post the Brexit vote.
OECD backtracks on Brexit warning after revising UK growth forecast
OECD now forecasts the UK economy to grow by 1.8% this year, compared with 1.7% forecast pre-referendum.
UK public sector borrowing falls marginally in August
ONS data shows borrowing fell by £0.9bn to £10.5bn but remained above analysts' expectations.
Had Cameron not 'lied' Brexit result may have been different, says Wetherspoon's boss
Outspoken boss of pub chain says political classes insulted the voting public's intelligence.
UK high street footfall increases in August thanks to bars, restaurants and pubs
The good high street numbers have offset poor performance at UK's shopping centres and retail parks.
Rolls-Royce to cut more than 200 management jobs
Most of the job cuts will be in the aircraft engine business, which has clients like Airbus and Boeing.
Microsoft to shut Skype's London office and make most of its 400 employees redundant
Microsoft had acquired Skype, the video chat and voice-call services company in 2011 for $8.5bn.
UK government should adopt a policy to keep the sterling competitive, economists say
Economists Roger Bootle and John Mills say imports exceeding exports amid a costly sterling is a leading cause of the UK's large current account deficit.