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HSBC quarterly profit surge sparks fresh calls for bank tax hike in Budget
Pam Kaur, the banking group’s chief financial officer, said there was ‘no pressure’ on the bank despite facing the prospect of higher costs.

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Number of distressed businesses hits two-decade high on eve of Budget
There were 738,144 UK businesses in ‘significant’ distress in the third quarter of 2026, according to new research.

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HSBC profits surge by a third as cost-cutting exceeds target
The banking giant said it had made bigger savings than it originally set out to do.

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