British retailers increasingly being viewed as takeover targets as sector is hobbled by cost of living squeeze.Private equity firms eyeing up computer chip maker Newport Wafer Fab amid speculation UK will block its sale to Chinese-controlled firm.FTSE 100 giant Ashtead cruising for row with shareholders over chief executive Brendan Horgan's £6.6m pay.Vistry agrees £1.25bn takeover of rival housebuilding group Countryside Partnerships and earmarks millions in cost savings.Beware beerflation! Cost of beer production rises 62% in two years with further inflation ahead as the price of making your pint soars.Steve Webb joins This is Money's popular podcast for a special pensions Q&A this week: Find out how to ask YOUR question.Need investing income at hand? Try these 20 investment trusts for reliable dividends at a time when stock markets look troubled.Future mortgage shock looms for fixed rate borrowers: Interest rates will rise to more than 4% next year and remain there well into 2024, say City forecasts.For sale, with petrol pumps! The £295k derelict Grade II Herefordshire cottage that was once England's oldest filling station.BUSINESS LIVE: Vistry to buy Countryside for £1.25bn Aston Martin Lagonda targets £650m capital raise Dechra profits jump.How does raising the base rate help combat inflation? It's being driven up by global energy prices, but the Bank of England still hopes its hikes will work. Help! I will be jobless for 18 months before my state pension and I owe £48,500 on an interest-only mortgage: Steve Webb replies in his 300th column.
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