Record-breaking results of £10.1bn sales at Nike sticks the boot into troubled rival Adidas.

ALEX BRUMMER: JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon plays a blinder mobilising £20bn to save First Republic Bank.

Wall Street banking shares bounce back as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pledges to support US lenders.

Bloodbath of the City bankers: Thousands face the chop after shotgun wedding of Credit Suisse and UBS.

Vistry's average new build home selling rises to £376k as builder flags signs of improvement in UK property market.

MARKET REPORT: Footsie rallies as bank stocks make comeback after investors welcome UBS rescue of Credit Suisse.

The 7.5 billion reasons why NS&I will have to raise rates: State-backed bank ordered to pull in more savers.

Santander launches 4.15% cash Isa for one-year fix as big banks return to the scene with top rates.Used car prices are rising AGAIN: Values accelerate for first time in 10 months - what an average second-hand car costs today and the models up the most.Why won't power firms repair our broken smart meters? Suppliers taking months to replace dud devices, having pushed customers to get them in the first place.

SALLY SORTS IT: Car rental firm wanted £654 for a windscreen chip that was already there.

BUSINESS LIVE: Inflation unexpectedly rises to 10.4% Vistry eyes housing market improvement Fevertree plans price hikes as profits sink.

Bungalow Bonanza! The young first-time buyers who are snapping up one-storey homes in bidding wars against pensioners.

Last chance to boost your state pension by up to £100,000: That's the extra income on offer over a 20-year retirement from top-ups but a deadline is looming.

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