JP Morgan will this week announce a hike in profits that could herald bumper bonuses for the bank's 16,000 UK staff.

By taking the dividend ahead of last April's tax changes, Lord Sugar saved himself £14million, but still paid around £58million tax on the bumper payout.

Did Osborne politicise the Treasury, or were the Treasury economists just wrong like so many of their peers?

The performance of fashion giants Asos and Boohoo is casting a shadow over the popularity of former shopping staples including Marks & Spencer and Debenhams.

Tesco is asking staff to 'pledge' to improve everything from diet to fitness and getting more sleep as part of a programme which it insists is entirely voluntary.

The Bank of England's chief economist, Andy Haldane, admitted last week that economists had suffered a 'Michael Fish moment' (pictured) before the 2008 crash.

Mackintosh, who has not had a dividend from the company since a £10million payday in 2014, is likely to have taken home £487,000 as the highest-paid director.

Profits have plunged at folding bike manufacturers Brompton Bicycle - as the company counts the cost of moving to new premises.

In a study by venture capital firm Albion Ventures, 66 per cent of business owners aged under 35 predicted their firms would grow over the year ahead.

The pay gap at age 30 was 21 per cent for baby boomers and 10 per cent for those born from the early 1960s to mid-1970s. For millennials aged 30 it is still 9 per cent.

All tech, media and telecoms firms surveyed viewed offshoring as a key part of business strategy. India and Eastern European countries are still the most favourable expansion areas.