International Power set to fall to French buyer GDF Suez
GDF Suez’s takeover of International Power will double the company’s generating capacity. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images International Power is expected to become the latest British company to be taken over by a foreign competitor this week. The French state-controlled energy...
Retirement needs a flexible approach
Some people have to keep on working beyond 65. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters Employers are understandably anxious about the abolition of a default retirement age (DFA). It is far easier to press a button on the workplace ejector seat than spend hours agonising over the productivity of...
High street sales hit three-year high, says CBI
A CBI survey has revealed high street sales growing at their fastest pace since 2007 boosted by summer sales and warm weather. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters Retail sales are growing at the fastest pace in three years, boosted by summer sales, warm weather and the school holidays. The Confederation...
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