Total UK wealth tops £10tn thanks to City and property boom
Soaring value of homes and financial assets will fuel debate about inequality, as report reveals many Britons are not saving
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Christie’s reports soaring sales of £10m-plus art
Auction house is boosted by Asian demand as well as lots including £44m Brancusi and £36m Beckmann in first half of year
Electric cars to account for all new vehicle sales in Europe by 2035
Falling battery costs to drive sales but European carmakers will lose out to rivals in the US and Asia, forecasts Dutch bank
Forget Alexa, Amazon’s next big product is … wine
World’s largest retailer moves from tech products to its own wine, to revive the ‘direct connection between wine-maker and customer’
Electric car revolution: calculating the cost of green motoring
More battery-powered vehicles would mean cleaner air and quieter streets – but also a drain on the National Grid and less fuel duty to the Treasury
Handbags at dawn with Farfetch, the latest thing in upmarket online fashion
It has a Chinese deal, a Condé Nast tie-up and has lured the founder of its biggest rival – but can it really change the luxury market?