FTSE 100 slides to a six-week low
The UK market ends trading for the week at its lowest level since 29 September.
Uber loses court appeal against drivers’ rights
The firm’s drivers should get workers’ rights including holiday and sick pay, a tribunal rules.
Savings: More banks fail to pass on rate rise in full
Banks fail to pass on the interest rate rise savers despite pleas from the Bank of England.
LSE shareholders win vote on chairman’s future
Pressure grows on Donald Brydon over the departure of the London Stock Exchange’s chief executive, Xavier Rolet.
Musical.ly lip-syncing app acquired for up to $1bn
The social media app popular with teenagers and young people is thought to have been sold for up to $1bn.
Bakkavor hummus maker changes mind over stock market listing
Bakkavor, the UK’s biggest hummus maker, decides to list its shares after all just a week after dropping the plans.
UK industrial output jumps in September
Production rises by more than expected, while the UK’s trade deficit narrows.
Taxing issue
The Paradise Papers have show how attractive it is to keep money offshore, but why have authorities failed to stop such activities?
Coastal erosion threatens historic town of Saint-Louis
An encroaching sea on the north-west coast of Senegal is threatening to destroy one of West Africa’s most historically important towns.
Equal pay day: What is the gender pay gap like where you are?
Women in some areas effectively work “unpaid” from September because of the gender gap.