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Average two-year mortgage rate falls below 6%
He said mortgage rates were now at more historical norms, but would still be painful after years at a low level. Many were choosing a two-year, rather that a five-year, deal in the hope rates […]

Business
Homeserve founder: ‘This earring helped me build my £4bn business’
Richard Harpin, co-founder of Homeserve, explains how an earring taught him a business lesson as a young entrepreneur, when he ran a fly-fishing business, for our CEO Secrets series. He went on to university and […]

Business
Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s Unions Say Firms Are Stalling
Last year, the independent, fledgling union Trader Joe’s United accomplished what had never been done before: It formed the chain’s first unionized store, in Massachusetts, then its second, in Minnesota. Once the celebrations were over, […]

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Retail Group Retracts Startling Claim About ‘Organized’ Shoplifting
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A national lobbying group has retracted its startling estimate that “organized retail crime” was responsible for nearly half the $94.5 billion in store merchandise that disappeared in 2021, a figure that helped amplify claims that [...]
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Locals said it was exciting to be in Manchester as Chanel held its prestigious Metiers d’Art show. It is one of the highlights of the [...]