finance
AA avoids breakdown with formal bid for firm
House sales boost expected in early 2021 as stamp duty deadline approaches
AA asks for extra time to avoid takeover talks breakdown
AA receives £218m offer to end six years of stock market pain
Jump in pension contribution warnings issued to employers by regulator
Wall Street hits record high as global traders cheer Pfizer vaccine update
WH Smith to post loss after pandemic weighs on travel sales
Savings rates could fall even further, experts warn
IMF cuts growth predictions for UK economy as Covid recovery delayed
More than half a million UK firms ‘significantly distressed’ amid pandemic
Pandemic brought pay cut for 45% of Scots workers, new report finds
Flybe could return to skies next year after rescue deal
High street footfall down in September amid tighter restrictions
Banks paid more than £1bn in taxpayer money for Covid loans – report
‘Silver splitters’ urged to check if they could receive a state pension boost
Clarity needed on Covid-19 funding, Finance Secretary says
Jobs at risk as TSB confirms plans to close branches across Tayside and Fife
Economy at ‘crucial crossroads’, Fraser of Allander Institute report says
