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James is a business news reporter, covering a range of national and international business, economics and personal finance stories.

He has reported for Sky since 1992, covering stories from his North Yorkshire roots to war zones, election campaign trails and sporting arenas.

Before joining the mobile team in 2010, he was a senior member at Sky News Radio.

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A delivery lorry outside a Tesco Express store in central London. Pressure is mounting on the Government to bring forward the date at which people who are double vaccinated against coronavirus can avoid self-isolation as emergency measures to protect food supplies were launched on Thursday. Picture date: Friday July 23, 2021.

UK's largest retailer loses Supreme Court 'fire and rehire' fight

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Nvidia earnings spark rare share price fall across US tech stocks

File photo dated 03/02/22 of an online energy bill. More than 465,000 households in the UK will experience "fuel poverty" this winter due to a price cap increase in January, figures show. Data science firm Outra revealed that the price cap increase on January 1 led to a 12.2% rise in households affected by fuel poverty, compared to October 2023. A household is in fuel poverty when they spend more than 10% of their income on heating. Issue date: Monday January 22, 2024.

Energy price cap to rise in October amid winter fuel payment row

United States dollar bills and UK pound sterling coins.
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Date taken: 31-Jul-2019

Bank of England rate cut expected as Fed holds again

File photo dated 26/07/2022 of a ship passing wind turbines at RWE's Gwynt y Mor, the world's 2nd largest offshore wind farm located eight miles offshore in Liverpool Bay, off the coast of North Wales. The Crown Estate is to pay even more money to the Treasury after benefiting from a massive licensing round for offshore wind power last year. The company, which owns the seabed around the UK, said it made £442.6 million in net revenue profit in the year to the end of March, money that will go to h

Boost to offshore wind capacity expected through 'record' auction budget

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'Queen of Shops' seeks Labour block on Shein London listing

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Energy price cap falls today but '£600 lift to annual bill ahead'

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Hopes for pre-election interest rate cut suffer further blow

A truck drives past an AngloAmerican sign board at the company refinery, outside Rustenburg, northwest of Johannesburg

Mining giant plans break-up after rejecting £34bn takeover bid

A courier of the fast grocery deliverer Getir. Pic: Reuters

Getir ends European expansion with 1,500 UK job losses expected

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Car insurers 'absorbing rising costs as premiums stabilise'

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Supermarket price war leads to fall in grocery inflation

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FTSE 100 hits new record high helped by five-month low for pound

FILE PHOTO: Shoppers walk on Oxford Street, as rules on wearing face coverings in some settings in England are relaxed, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain, January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

Retail sales show zero growth despite 'fresh two-year high' for consumer confidence

Passengers disembark a train at Waterloo train station in London, during a strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), in a long-running dispute over jobs and pensions. Picture date: Friday June 2, 2023.

AI risks up to eight million UK job losses with low-skilled worst hit, report warns

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Chocolate among items feeding grocery inflation ahead of Easter

Shoppers walk next to the clubcard price branding inside a branch of a Tesco Extra Supermarket in London, Britain, February 10, 2022. Picture taken February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Paul Childs

Food leads rate of inflation down to 3.4%, lowest level since September 2021

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Starbucks partner 'to cut thousands of jobs' over Gaza-linked boycotts

The high street giant has been crowned best supermarket for a third year in a row Pic: PA

M&S boss takes pre-budget swipe at tax burden

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (centre right) and Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt attach a Nissan badge to a car during a visit to the Nissan car plant in Sunderland. The Government has confirmed Nissan will produce two new electric vehicle models at its Sunderland plant, supporting thousands of jobs in the UK. The Japanese carmaker's new electric Qashqai and Juke models will be manufactured at the site. Picture date: Friday November 24, 2023.

Car industry demands budget aid to get electric vehicle sales back on track