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• The Nobel Prize winning economist who ate cat food

  13-11-2015 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prize-winning economist who ate cat food
  
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• Retirement villages: Is there a catch?

  13-11-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Beware the potentially big bill when you die
  
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• Retail Sales Dissapoints

  13-11-2015 19:03
  A weak U.S. Retail Sales reading and soft department store earnings reports provide the backdrop for today's session, with the major indexes on track for a weak open. Stocks have lost ground this week following steady gains in the
  
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• Redcar - the £80m question

  13-11-2015 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How will the support package for Redcar be spent?
  
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• Stanley Fischer is Right, We Should Be Thinking about Inflation

  13-11-2015 16:37
  When I read this morning that Stanley Fischer of the Federal Reserve Bank waswarning usof coming inflation, I momentarily had him confused with the now retired Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher, who has been telling us that inflation was just around the corner since Operation Twist was enacted by the central
  
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• No business as usual for City of London if UK leaves EU - Hill

  13-11-2015 16:29
  
  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Britain's large financial services industry risks losing out if the country leaves the European Union and supporters of a "Brexit" are wrong to suggest it would mean business as usual, Europe's top official for the sector said on Friday.
  
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• VIDEO: Building a jewellery business in SA

  13-11-2015 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeweller to the stars, South African Jenna Clifford tells the BBC about her tough journey to the top.
  
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• Amazon takes on UK supermarkets with 'Pantry' offer

  13-11-2015 15:07
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon has stepped up the pressure on Britain's traditional supermarkets with the nationwide launch on Friday of a packaged groceries offer for Amazon Prime members.
  
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• Will U.S. Solar Suffer The Same Fate As Fracking?

  13-11-2015 14:30
  By Michael McDonald In textbook economics, markets rapidly balance and establish prices at a point where supply equals demand and then remain in equilibrium absent any external shocks after that point. In practice, markets rarely work as smoothly as economists’ models predict. For evidence, witness the early
  
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• Britain, India sign over 9 billion pounds in deals despite protests

  13-11-2015 14:18
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and India welcomed more than 9 billion pounds in commercial deals during a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but his arrival was overshadowed by protests over a perceived rise in intolerance back home.
  
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• Questions, Questions - Will the Fed Raise Its Funds Rate?

  13-11-2015 12:55
  I see that pundits and even Fed FOMC members are believing the labor market "improvement" will allow the FOMC to raise the zero bound federal funds rate when the Fed meets on December 15 later this year. Improvement????The October BLS Jobs Report was well over expectations - which seems to me is the proximate cause
  
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• Britain sells $20 billion book of Northern Rock loans to Cerberus

  13-11-2015 12:01
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has sold 13 billion pounds ($19.8 billion) of loans once held by former mortgage lender Northern Rock to U.S. private equity firm Cerberus, marking the biggest ever sale of a book of loans in Europe.
  
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• BAE Systems slows Typhoon production, cuts UK jobs

  13-11-2015 11:35
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - BAE Systems will slow production of its Typhoon fighter jet and cut capacity at its Williamstown shipyard in Australia, the cost of which will mean earnings will not grow this year, the company said on Thursday.
  
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• UK construction output falls for third month in September - ONS

  13-11-2015 10:32
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British construction output fell unexpectedly for a third consecutive month in September, in figures that confirm the sector's drag on growth in the third quarter, official data showed on Friday.
  
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• U.S. targets 'Jihadi John' in Syria air strike

  13-11-2015 09:51
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday carried out an air strike in Syria targeting the Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John," who participated in gruesome videos showing the killings of American and British hostages, officials said.
  
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• More Britons want to leave EU - UK poll conducted for 'out' campaign

  13-11-2015 09:15
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - More than 50 percent of Britons want to leave the European Union while 47 percent would like to remain in the bloc, an opinion poll conducted by pollster Survation on behalf of the 'out' campaign said on Friday.
  
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• UK's oil capital Aberdeen reels from global price slump

  13-11-2015 08:48
  
  ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) - In the bars, boardrooms, hotels and high streets of the Scottish city of Aberdeen, there is one question on most people's lips: how do you survive a global oil price slump?
  
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• Government urged to set up new body to help investment banking thrive

  13-11-2015 02:39
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The government should set up a new body chaired by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ensure banking regulation is not excessive and help coordinate policy so international banks can thrive in London, the country's banking lobby group said.
  
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• Japan fires starting gun on sports hosting

  13-11-2015 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japan looks to harness the power of sport
  
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• Trade deals, protests mark UK visit by India's Modi

  13-11-2015 00:01
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and India welcomed billions of pounds worth of trade deals during a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but his arrival on Thursday was overshadowed by protests over a perceived rise in intolerance back home.
  
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