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Northern Ireland ministers have urged people to keep working from home wherever possible.

The discount supermarket chain expects its expansion to create an extra 4,000 jobs.

Hermes at bottom of a Citizens Advice league table, but most major firms had satisfaction problems.

A federal court finds Walgreens, CVS and Walmart helped create an oversupply of addictive painkillers.

Italy's competition authority fines the tech giants €200m over an exclusivity agreement.

Scottish Power says households will pay more for gas and electricity due to companies going bust.

Electricals retailer AO World says games consoles and iPhones are among products in short supply.

The firm says it will close accounts "in an effort to address consumers’ mental health challenges".

Consumer association Which? says most products were cheaper or the same before last year's event.

The energy firm, with 1.7 million customers, is the largest gas and electricity company to face difficulties.

The business group says emerging industries such as biotech should be based in the North.

The firm is trying to persuade 1.2 million customers to back a controversial bid from US private equity.

Consumers spent more on clothes and toys last month, boosting retail sales by 0.8%.

Covid changed our shopping habits but will it shift how we make one of our biggest purchases?

A bipartisan group will investigate whether consumer protection laws for children were violated.

Meta said using third party firms to collect data on Facebook users for surveillance was prohibited.

The chain will lose nearly a tenth of its outlets and focus on providing more healthcare services.

A campaign group says inquiries about previous pay when recruiting increases the gender pay gap.

Fraser Group has criticised "archaic business rates" and warns further closures are "inevitable".