UK contactless payments could go above £100 or become unlimited

Financial watchdog says proposals to allow providers to set own limits would be more convenient for shoppers

Vodafone launches fourth inquiry into franchising division amid £120m lawsuit

Telecoms firm understood to have offered settlements to some franchisees outside high court claim as fresh inquiry begins

Energy debts have more than doubled in last 12 years, finds report, as Ofgem signals it will raise cap on bills

Study claims Swiss firm provided Nazi concentration camp with anti-frostbite product used in tests in early 1940s

Agency governor is legally challenging Trump after he sought to remove her, citing unconfirmed mortgage fraud allegations

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield say it is ‘not the Ben & Jerry’s’ they founded after being ‘silenced’ by Unilever over matters of social justice

The proposed $53bn merger looks logical in its own terms but it is far from being a done deal

Rain Newton-Smith tells chancellor ‘the time for tinkering is over’ and revisit promise not to raise taxes on working people

Exclusive: Ari Emanuel, whose entertainment agency owns UFC and WWE, looks to buy TodayTix Group

Revision highlights recent concerns about the health of the labor market, and follows a lackluster August jobs report

Deal will create $53bn mining giant but raises fears of job cuts as headquarters moves to Vancouver

Economic modelling reveals the effects of eliminating migration for a decade on growth, the workforce and the budget

City regulator says it will challenge lenders claiming not to have records about mis-sold car loans

Two of world’s largest copper producers to combine, retaining London listing but raising prospect of job cuts

Companies using different technologies for long-duration storage seek funding as country shifts to renewables and requires greater energy security