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• The sun king: Morgan Plus 4 on California's Pacific Coast Highway

  03-10-2020 21:29 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Morgan is moving on. 2019, its 110th anniversary, saw the Malvern-based firm introduce its first turbocharged engine (in the new Plus Four) and receive significant investment to develop itself as a more futureproof business. It also announced that the steel chassis that underpinned its venerable Plus 4 and Roadster was going out of production, taking the cars with it, in favour of up-to-the-minute aluminium architecture. The Plus 4 model that we took for this swansong drive has been around in on
  
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• Pilot scheme: planes may be grounded but there's work on Australia's farms

  03-10-2020 21:00 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Pilot scheme: planes may be grounded but there's work on Australia's farms. With the airline industry at a standstill and farmers desperate for workers, aviation staff are finding opportunities in a new field
  
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• Don't be fooled by the spin – Tuesday's budget will be political and ideologically driven

  03-10-2020 21:00 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Don't be fooled by the spin – Tuesday's budget will be political and ideologically driven. Scott Morrison is the type of politician who talks a lot about being pragmatic, and then invariably finds a solution that fosters his ideological agenda
  
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• Australia's suburban cafes surge as CBD coffee roasters hope for post-Covid comeback

  03-10-2020 21:00 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Australia's suburban cafes surge as CBD coffee roasters hope for post-Covid comeback. The industry is experiencing a geographical shift as coronavirus shuts city businesses but people working from home flock to suburban cafes
  
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• On 10th birthday, Instagram no longer an escape from reality

  03-10-2020 20:24 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Artful photos of sunsets and ice cream are being challenged by more activist content on Instagram as it turns 10 years old in a time of social justice protests, climate crisis, and the pandemic.
  
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• OBR scrutiny of public finances is more crucial than ever

  03-10-2020 19:00
  UK government should welcome watchdog’s impartial analysis, especially amid Brexit and Covid-19
  
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• Tory conference: Truss warns on foreign takeovers as Gove looks beyond London for jobs

  03-10-2020 18:55 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  The four-day virtual event will see the Conservatives lay out their key policies for the year ahead including, Brexit, the economy as well as home and foreign affairs.
  
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• 5 NBA free agents that could change the fate of teams next season

  03-10-2020 18:46 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Teams are not waiting for the current season to officially end before looking at their new signing options.
  
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• Indonesian parliamentary committee finishes deliberating contentious jobs bill

  03-10-2020 18:23 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Indonesia moved a step closer to passing President Joko Widodo's contentious "Job Creation" bill after parliament's legislation committee and government ministers on Saturday approved the latest version for a vote next week.The so-called "omnibus" bill, aimed at revising over 70 existing laws in a single vote, is the president's flagship measure to speed up the pace of economic reform and improve the country's investment climate.In a hearing late on Saturday, representatives from seven out of ni
  
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• NBA trade rumors: Paul George to Brooklyn Nets with Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant

  03-10-2020 18:11 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Other teams expressed interest in Paul George such as the Boston Celtics.
  
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• Los Angeles Lakers two wins away from another NBA Championship

  03-10-2020 17:45 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Miami Heat will need to repeat their 2006 come-from-behind campaign to defeat the Lakers.
  
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• Johnson and von der Leyen agree to ‘intensified’ trade talks

  03-10-2020 17:30
  Involvement of UK PM and European Commission president seen as start of end game
  
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• Twitter accused of double standards over ban on tweets wishing death on Trump

  03-10-2020 17:28 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Twitter accused of double standards over ban on tweets wishing death on TrumpAva DuVernay among those highlighting platform’s lack of action over abusive tweets* Coronavirus – latest updates* See all our coronavirus coverage
  
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• French official warns on public spending as debts rack up

  03-10-2020 17:06 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  France is ploughing proportionally more public cash into its economy than any other big European country.
  
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• £10k to invest? I think buying cheap UK shares today could help you beat the FTSE 100

  03-10-2020 17:04 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Buying cheap UK shares could lead to high long-term returns, in my view. It may even mean you can outperform the FTSE 100.
  The post £10k to invest? I think buying cheap UK shares today could help you beat the FTSE 100 appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• It's 'on a road to nowhere', but Norfolk is a magnet for city-dwellers

  03-10-2020 17:00 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  It's 'on a road to nowhere', but Norfolk is a magnet for city-dwellersEstate agents and even boat-builders have seen a surge in interest from buyers keen to relocate to the country
  
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• Three advisers to Nepal PM Oli test positive for COVID-19

  03-10-2020 16:22 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Three advisers of Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said on Saturday they had tested positive for COVID-19, which has claimed the lives of 528 people in the country.Oli's press, political and foreign affairs advisers told Reuters they had been infected and were isolating themselves.An assistant working for Oli also tested positive, they added.
  
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• Nepal Prime Minister's advisers test positive for COVID-19

  03-10-2020 16:22 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Three advisers to Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said on Saturday they had tested positive for COVID-19, which has claimed the lives of 528 people in the country.Oli's press, political and foreign affairs advisers told Reuters they had been infected and were isolating themselves.An assistant working for Oli also tested positive, they added.
  
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• UK trade minister: We need to protect British firms from predatory overseas bids

  03-10-2020 16:07 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Britain has to make sure that British firms are not subject to predatory takeover bids from foreign states, trade minister Liz Truss said on Saturday."We need to make sure that, particularly in coronavirus when a lot of companies are undervalued, that we're not allowing the sort of predatory bids from states that don't necessarily have Britain's best interests at heart," Truss told the Conservative Party's annual conference.
  
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• Twitter faces backlash over abuse policy in wake of Trump illness

  03-10-2020 16:04 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Twitter faces backlash over abuse policy in wake of Trump illnessAva DuVernay among those accusing firm of double standards over abusive tweets* Coronavirus – latest updates* See all our coronavirus coverage
  
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• COVID-19: 'Majority' of UK firms now looking to AI to bolster their business

  03-10-2020 15:52 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Exclusive: A study of 430 UK companies reveals how COVID-19 has changed business leaders' attitude towards artificial intelligence.
  
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• How I’m planning to turn £6.74 of UK shares into a £10,000 passive income for life

  03-10-2020 15:11 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  It’s amazing how little you need to invest to earn an additional £10,000 passive income. Harshil Patel explains how to set up a realistic plan.
  The post How I’m planning to turn £6.74 of UK shares into a £10,000 passive income for life appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• Forget your State Pension worries! I’d listen to Warren Buffett and buy cheap UK shares

  03-10-2020 14:09 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Investing money in cheap UK shares could help you to build a nest egg that reduces your reliance on an inadequate State Pension, in my view.
  The post Forget your State Pension worries! I’d listen to Warren Buffett and buy cheap UK shares appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• Paradise Killer review – moral maze for a homicide detective

  03-10-2020 14:00 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Paradise Killer review – moral maze for a homicide detectiveOn a private island, a murderer is at large. But with a death sentence for the culprit a certainty, your role as a cop leaves no room for errors
  
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• How I’d make a passive income with just £100 a month

  03-10-2020 13:35 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Making a generous passive income from dividend shares in older age may be possible through a regular modest investment, in my opinion.
  The post How I’d make a passive income with just £100 a month appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• Paytm, other Indian startups vow to fight 'big daddy' Google's clout - sources

  03-10-2020 13:13 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Dozens of India's technology startups, chafing at Google's local dominance of key apps, are banding together to consider ways to challenge the U.S. tech giant, including by lodging complaints with the government and courts, executives told Reuters.Although Google, owned by Alphabet Inc, has worked closely with India's booming startup sector and is ramping up its investments, it has recently angered many tech companies with what they say are unfair practices.
  
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• Harry Styles isn't in race for new James Bond replacing Daniel Craig

  03-10-2020 12:56 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Harry Styles recently said he'd love to play 007, saying: "I think it's kind of everyone's dream a little bit."
  
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• Spain's Unicaja, Liberbank in informal talks about tie-up, source says

  03-10-2020 12:54 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Spain's Unicajaand Liberbankare holding informal talks about a potential tie-up to create the country's fifth-biggest lender with over 100 billion euros in total assets without having entered so far into formal negotiations, a source with knowledge of the matter said."Informal talks between the two lenders are taking place," the source said, adding that it was too early to say if that would lead to formal negotiations.Liberbank declined to comment on the talks, while Unicaja said it had not hire
  
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• Spain's Unicaja, Liberbank in informal talks about tie-up - source

  03-10-2020 12:54 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Spain's Unicajaand Liberbankare holding informal talks about a potential tie-up to create the country's fifth-biggest lender with over 100 billion euros ($117.13 billion) in total assets, a source with knowledge of the matter said."Informal talks between the two lenders are taking place," the source said, adding that it was too early to say if that would lead to formal negotiations.Both Liberbank and Unicaja declined to comment on the talks.
  
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• UK's crime agency warns Bounce Back loans targeted by fraudsters

  03-10-2020 12:41 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  The agency said there was intelligence that the Bounce Back Loan scheme was being exploited by organised crime.
  
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• Brexit: PM and EU's Von der Leyen agree to 'intensify' trade talks

  03-10-2020 12:33 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  The UK and EU held the final scheduled round of Brexit trade talks on Friday.
  
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• Brexit: PM 'optimistic' about a trade deal ahead of talks with EU's Von der Leyen

  03-10-2020 12:33 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Von der Leyen warned that time was running out, and with “100 days” till the end of the year it is time to “step up.”
  
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• How I’d invest small amounts of money in UK shares

  03-10-2020 12:25 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Rupert Hargreaves explains the different approaches he would use to invest lump sums of different sizes in UK shares today.
  The post How I’d invest small amounts of money in UK shares appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• Klarna: shopper's best friend or a fast track to debt?

  03-10-2020 12:00 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Klarna: shopper's best friend or a fast track to debt?. The buy now, pay later scheme with no fees or interest is signing up 95,000 UK users a month
  
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• Boris Johnson vows to create 'Generation Buy' to put young on property ladder

  03-10-2020 11:35 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  The PM said he will “fix the problem of unaffordable deposits”, that make people feel excluded from the property market.
  
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• France's central banker sounds alarm bell over public spending

  03-10-2020 11:25 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Growth in France's public spending is reaching dangerous levels even when taking into account the exceptional stimulus plan to support the coronavirus-ravaged economy, the country's central bank head said on Saturday."There's a real alert and it is time to regain control (over public spending)," central bank head Francois Villeroy de Galhau told France Inter radio station."We can't afford everything all the time," he added, saying that France's public spending has grown at a pace of 1% in real t
  
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• Is it time to double down on the Rolls-Royce share price?

  03-10-2020 11:21 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  The Rolls-Royce share price is trading at one of the lowest levels in recent history, but does this mean the stock is worth buying?
  The post Is it time to double down on the Rolls-Royce share price? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• Lloyds share price: Is the worst over for the FTSE 100 share? Here’s what I think

  03-10-2020 11:13 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  The Lloyds share price has had an awful September. But with new developments underway, could the worst be over for the FTSE 100 bank?
  The post Lloyds share price: Is the worst over for the FTSE 100 share? Here’s what I think appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• PM launches transport review to boost economy, strengthen ties

  03-10-2020 11:08 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched a review aimed at improving transport connections across the UK, as part of a plan to boost the pandemic-hit economy and strengthen ties between its member nations.The study will consider air links within the country, road and rail links in Scotland, the Welsh rail network, as well as the cost and practicality of building a "fixed link" with Northern Ireland, said a government statement on Saturday.The review will be conducted by Peter Hendy, chair o
  
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• Coronavirus: London transport faces 'doomsday scenario' without extra help

  03-10-2020 11:07 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  The network will not see the same level of commuter traffic it had pre-pandemic as advice from public health officials continues to be to work from home if you can.
  
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• Student accommodation: renters face stress over tenancies in Covid crisis

  03-10-2020 10:30 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Student accommodation: renters face stress over tenancies in Covid crisisUncertainty over the financial arrangements covering lockdowns, university closures or illness
  
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• British investors have dumped UK shares. I think that could be a mistake

  03-10-2020 10:18 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Ignoring UK shares could be a huge mistake, says Edward Sheldon. There are plenty of attractive opportunities on the LSE if you know where to look.The post British investors have dumped UK shares. I think that could be a mistake appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• £5k to invest? 2 UK shares I think could make you millions after the stock market crash

  03-10-2020 10:06 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Want to get rich with UK shares? The 2020 stock market crash provides you and I with a chance to make millions, says Royston Wild.
  The post £5k to invest? 2 UK shares I think could make you millions after the stock market crash appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• Warren Buffett: here’s where he’s invested right now

  03-10-2020 09:53 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Warren Buffett is the greatest investor of all time. Here's a look at some of the current holdings in his investment company, Berkshire Hathaway.The post Warren Buffett: here’s where he’s invested right now appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• 'It’s a ghost town': City of London market reacts to Covid slump

  03-10-2020 09:00 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  'It’s a ghost town': City of London market reacts to Covid slump. Leadenhall hit hard by Boris Johnson’s U-turn on encouraging workers back to their desks
  
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• Forget buy-to-let, Cash ISAs and Premium Bonds. I’d make a passive income with UK shares

  03-10-2020 08:58 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Buying UK shares could be a simpler and more profitable means of making a passive income than other popular assets, in my opinion.
  The post Forget buy-to-let, Cash ISAs and Premium Bonds. I’d make a passive income with UK shares appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• Here’s what I’d do about the Saga share price right now

  03-10-2020 08:51 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  The Saga share price looks attractive, but investors should use caution when evaluating the group's long-term prospects, says this Fool.The post Here’s what I’d do about the Saga share price right now appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• Want to get rich with UK shares? 2 top stocks I think could make ISA investors millions

  03-10-2020 08:21 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Royston Wild explains why the recent stock market crash can help you make a million. He looks at two UK shares that could help.
  The post Want to get rich with UK shares? 2 top stocks I think could make ISA investors millions appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• Here’s why I’d buy the best UK shares today instead of investing money in Bitcoin

  03-10-2020 08:15 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Bitcoin may appear attractive to many investors, but I’m confident that buying the best UK shares is a more reliable way to build wealth.
  The post Here’s why I’d buy the best UK shares today instead of investing money in Bitcoin appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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• £5k to invest? I’d buy crashing UK shares in a Stocks and Shares ISA today to retire early

  03-10-2020 08:08 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Buying cheap shares after the market crash could be a sound move, in my view. Doing so in a Stocks and Shares ISA may improve your retirement prospects.
  The post £5k to invest? I’d buy crashing UK shares in a Stocks and Shares ISA today to retire early appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
  
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