This is Thursday's business stories making the national headlines

Royal Mail pay talks collapse

The long-running dispute between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CMU) has collapsed.

Full story via BBC

House prices grow but much more slowly

House prices are growing still but more slowly than in previous months as interest rates put pressure on the market.

Via Sky

Amazon and Microsoft referred to UK watchdog

The tech giants are to be referred to the UK watchdog CMA over their dominance of the online cloud services market.

Via Guardian

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