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Do investors have more power than they realise? Is Bosnia on the verge of breaking up? And who will choose the next Archbishop of Canterbury?

The Credit Suisse version of ‘Partygate’ has claimed the scalp of a celebrated banker

History certainly suggests that giant deals like this tend to ‘destroy value’

Capital’s annual growth was 5.1% in November – compared to 10% across the UK

Inflation hits 30-year high of 5.4% – and analysts predict it could get even worse

Rapidly-expanding whisky investment market has seen ‘dramatic gains’

Everything you need to know about the volatile cryptocurrency 

As the super-rich get richer, 99% of the world’s population are worse off

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault feature on the rich list top ten

Is a windfall tax really the answer to the acute pain of energy costs?

Sellers’ market, what next and ​mortgage matters

Companies are raising the salary stakes in order to attract and retain talent 

Ikea joins growing list of firms axing sick pay entitlement for employees who haven’t had Covid jabs

Diversify your portfolio with quirky investments such as Lego and digital art

Despite the pandemic the luxury marque hit record sales in 2021

Pubs are missing out on the ‘NoLo’ boom and drinkers are urged to support their local

Critics say the small tracking devices can be ‘as creepy as they are helpful’

Japanese tech giant unveiled the Vision-S 02 at CES 2022

Labour warns of ‘rising bills and ballooning prices’

PM announces the scrapping of pre-departure tests

Major talking points include electric vehicles, hybrid working and the metaverse

Streaming is on the up but MPs say most artists make ‘pitiful’ incomes from services

Inflation, politics and global trade are among the big unknowns this year

Apple briefly hit the milestone $3 trillion valuation on the first day of trading in 2022

2021 was a year of supply chain disruptions and big stock market floats

Chancellor’s £1bn aid package ‘a dud cracker’, business leaders claim

Subscription customers ‘getting angry’ about unavailability of some popular beverages

Data shows those in affluent areas live ‘significantly longer’ than people in deprived regions

The chief worry may not be the necessity for another furlough, but big ‘inflationary pressures’

Bank fined nearly £265m for money laundering scandal 

Virginia Water in Surrey remains top of Zoopla’s property rich list

The wish list includes mansions, coastal escapes and the most remote house in England

Paw Patrol, Star Wars, Barbie and Hot Wheels are on the must-have toy wish lists