Pound and property shares head lower

How Canadian entrepreneur Adam Tichauer set up Camp No Counselors, one of a growing number of summer camps for adults.

My Shop: Polish deli owner on her fears after the referendum
An entrepreneur who has built up three Polish delis in Cambridgeshire explains her fears about the referendum result.

Ed Miliband: We need more rent-to-own regulation
Former Labour Leader Ed Miliband is calling for better regulation of rent-to-own companies, which allow shoppers to pay for household items in weekly instalments.

Australian political limbo drives dollar lower
The Australian dollar weakens after the country’s election over the weekend was too close to call, raising the prospect of a hung parliament.

Rent-to-own firms ‘selling to vulnerable people’
Rent-to-own companies, which allow consumers to buy items in instalments, are selling products to vulnerable people with mental health problems, the BBC finds.

London stock exchange shareholders to vote on German deal
London stock exchange shareholders are to vote on merger plans with Germany’s Deutsche Boerse but Brexit vote raises questions about the deal.

Tory contender Stephen Crabb pledges £100bn fund
Stephen Crabb, one of the contenders bidding for the Tory leadership, says he will create a £100bn infrastructure investment fund if elected.

Brexit: Osborne pledges to cut corporation tax
Chancellor George Osborne plans to cut corporation tax to less than 15% to encourage businesses to still invest in the UK following the referendum vote.

BHP fights Brazil claim over iron mine collapse
Mining giant BHP Billiton says it will fight the suspension by the Brazilian Supreme Court of a settlement for damages caused by a dam burst at an iron ore mine.

Game plan
The second level US football league, the NASL – a famous 1970s brand name – is looking to increase the number of its teams and score new commercial deals.

German connection
The UK’s Brexit vote is testing the cultural bonds between Britain and Berlin, but film studio boss Charlie Woebcken says “these links aren’t going away”.

Snappy apps
A new generation of energy switching services is emerging, claiming to offer better ways for millions of people to cut their gas and electricity bills.

Why has George Osborne abandoned a key economic target?
Why has George Osborne given up on restoring government finances to a surplus by 2020?

Puerto Rico to default on $779m debt
Puerto Rico has said it does not have enough money to pay the debt

British Olympic Association predicts record 2015 profits
The British Olympic Association is set to report record profits for 2015, its chief executive Bill Sweeney has told the BBC.

‘Pensions’ delicate balance’ post Brexit vote
Pensions Minister Ros Altmann says there is a “delicate balancing act” to maintain the strength of pension schemes amid the uncertainty of Brexit.

Oracle ordered to pay $3bn damages to HP
Electronics firm Hewlett Packard has been awarded $3bn (£2.26bn) in damages in a legal dispute with software giant Oracle.

Reality Check: How important is foreign investment?
Why is foreign investment so important to the future of the UK economy?

BMW and Intel plan robot car production
BMW, Intel and computer vision firm Mobileye have signed a deal to develop autonomous vehicles.

Kenya’s Instagram entrepreneurs
A number of start-ups in Kenya are relying solely on social media to get their businesses up and running.

Savers and borrowers braced for change amid Brexit fallout
Two speeches made within 24 hours have signalled significant changes ahead for personal finances.

Osborne abandons 2020 budget surplus target
Chancellor George Osborne abandons his target to restore government finances to a surplus by 2020, saying there were ‘clear signs’ of a shock to the economy.

Shell boss ‘taking a good look’ at North Sea assets
Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden tells the BBC he is taking “a good look” at its North Sea assets in the light of lower oil prices.

UK factories report pick-up in activity in June
UK manufacturers saw activity pick-up in June, according to a closely watched survey, but the effects of the Brexit vote will not be seen until July.

Waitrose warns on tough trade conditions
Waitrose supermarket has reported a 17% fall in annual profits as it warned of “exceptionally tough” conditions in the grocery sector, its latest filing at Companies House has revealed.

Asian stocks look to erase Brexit losses
Asian stocks rose for a third straight day as investors made bets policymakers will take steps to boost growth and prevent further market uncertainty.

Shell boss taking ‘a good look’ at North Sea assets
Royal Dutch Shell chief executive tells the BBC he is taking ‘a good look’ at the company’s North Sea assets in the light of weak oil prices.

UK shares push higher on Carney speech
UK shares rise for a third day, after Bank of England governor Mark Carney hinted at fresh stimulus measures following the Brexit vote.

British Gas offers free electricity at weekends
British Gas is to offer free electricity for eight hours at weekends to two million customers who have smart meters installed.

Emergency service
The world can be a dangerous place, but can smartphone apps really help protect us when things go wrong?

‘In limbo’
What will the UK’s exit from the EU mean for British workers in Europe? Many expats are in shock about their home country’s decision to leave.

Cheese boss: ‘The pound dropping is a net advantage’
Robert Pouget, managing director of the Oxford Cheese Company, says the pound dropping in value is an advantage to him both for exports and for home sales.

Foxconn takes over Japan’s electronics giant Sharp
Taiwan’s Foxconn officially takes over Japan’s Sharp on Friday – how does Japan feel about losing ownership of one of its most well-known electronics brands?

Cash calendar – financial tips for July
Days out in the sunshine are often enjoyed in July but there are ways in which the pain of overspending can be avoided, an expert says.

Siemens UK warns that Brexit vote could hit investment
One of the UK’s biggest industrial companies, Siemens UK, tells the BBC that future investment could be hit in the wake of the Brexit vote.

Brexit vote leads S&P to cut European Union credit rating
Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s cuts its credit grade for the European Union after the UK’s Brexit vote.

Hershey rejects $23bn Mondelez takeover offer
Hershey rejects a $23bn (£17bn) offer from Mondelez that would bring some of the world’s best known chocolate and biscuit brands under one roof.

EU Trade Commissioner: No trade talks until full Brexit
The top European Union trade official says the UK cannot begin negotiating terms for doing business with the bloc until after it has left it.

Talksport owner Wireless Group bought by News Corp
News Corp agrees to buy Wireless Group, the owner of Talksport radio, in a deal worth about £220m.

Barclays ‘has no plans to move jobs’ after Brexit vote
Banking giant Barclays has no plans to move jobs out of the UK following the vote to leave the European Union, chief executive Jes Staley tells the BBC.

Pound falls as Bank of England hints at fresh stimulus measures
The pound falls as Bank of England governor Mark Carney says it is likely “some monetary policy easing” will be required in response to the Brexit vote.

Half a million open Help-to-Buy Isas
A total of 555,000 people have opened Help-to-Buy Individual Savings Accounts (HTB Isas) since they launched in December, government figures show.

Aussie Brexit concerns
The Brexit vote has dominated Australia’s election campaign in recent days, with parties arguing their economic credentials, says Phil Mercer.

Alvin Toffler, futurologist guru, dies at 87
Alvin Toffler, the author of Future Shock and other works predicting social, economic and technological change, dies at 87.

UK current account deficit remains near record
The UK’s current account deficit remained close to a record high in the first quarter of the year, official figures show.

Airport expansion decision on hold
A decision on airport expansion in south-eastern England is to be delayed until “at least October”, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin says.

Gatwick Airport expansion call follows annual results
Gatwick airport calls for a swift decision on airport expansion in the South East as it publishes its annual results.

Shares slip as market recovery pauses
UK shares dip while the pound remains steady, as the market recovery seen over the past couple of days stalls.

Economy overshadows Australian elections
Australians vote in a federal election on Saturday. While climate change, immigration and education are key issues, it is the economy that is likely to decide who wins.

Brexit: Singapore bank UOB suspends London property loans
Singapore’s UOB suspends its loan programme for London properties, citing uncertainty caused by the UK’s vote to leave the European Union.

Tata Steel fears that UK political situation may derail sale
Tata Steel is concerned that political uncertainty could derail the planned sale of its UK assets, says BBC Industry correspondent John Moylan.

Earn as you snooze
As businesses become ever more concerned about the impact of sleep deprivation, one company is now paying its staff to get a good night’s shut-eye.

Brexit: Freedom of movement ‘on the table’ for Brexit talks
Freedom of movement will be “on the table” when the UK negotiates its withdrawal from the EU, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin says.

Deutsche Bank and Santander fail US stress test
Nearly all large US banks pass the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test, with only Europe’s Deutsche Bank and Santander failing.

Brexit: Obama warns on global growth after UK vote
US President Barack Obama says that the British vote to leave the European Union raises “longer-term concerns about global growth”.

My Local enters administration with 1,000 jobs at risk
More than 1,000 jobs are at risk as the My Local convenience store chain sold by supermarket Morrisons last year calls in administrators.

Morrisons has complained about another Aldi advert
Supermarket Morrisons makes a fresh complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority about discount chain Aldi.

What does single market access mean?
Business leaders are calling on any future government to ensure continued “access” to the EU’s single market following the referendum but what does that short but significant word mean?

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