Holland & Barrett makes delayed loan payment after sanctions green light
Interest on €415mn loan had been held up over regulatory concerns from HSBC
Provident Financial returns to profit despite closure of consumer credit unit
Subprime lender’s pre-tax profits hit £4.1mn after shutting down high-risk, short-term business last year
The investigation that threatens to sink US solar
Plus, oil bosses set to testify in Congress and new analysis of the worst climate actors
Russian sanctions: start-ups feel the freeze
New businesses have been stymied by sanctions and Moscow’s curb on money leaving the country
Natural language processing: when chatbots rule the world
The future of NLP is likely to be chained to big tech companies, not start-ups
UK house prices rise at fastest pace in 18 years
Annual growth hits 14.3% as price-to-earnings ratio reaches all-time high, according to Nationwide survey
Banks face new standards on carbon emissions disclosure
Financial institutions will be required to disclose carbon linked to loans and investments
H&M sales growth slows as Ukraine war hits consumer sentiment
Shares in clothes retailer slide after it reveals impact of Russian invasion and profits below forecasts
FCA’s redress scheme for steelworker pension mis-selling comes under fire
Advocates describe regulator’s proposal as ‘compensation on the cheap’
RBC agrees to buy UK wealth manager Brewin Dolphin for £1.6bn
Canadian bank’s offer comes at a 62% premium to 260-year-old target’s closing share price