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• London kicks off fashion shows amid catwalk shake-up

  19-02-2016 23:52
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - London picked up the fashion baton from New York on Friday with five days of catwalk shows and presentations amid an industry shake-up as designers strive to sell their creations faster.
  
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• What would a British exit from the EU mean for Ireland?

  19-02-2016 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What would a British EU exit mean for Ireland?
  
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• TED: Uber and AirBnB defend operations

  19-02-2016 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Uber and AirBnB defend the sharing economy that they helped shape, at the TED conference in Vancouver.
  
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• Why The Economy Looks Better Than You Might Think

  19-02-2016 21:38
  
  The Fed has manufactured a recovery by promoting stability.  And they’ve relied on two key asset prices to do it: stocks and housing.  Today we want to look at a few charts that show how important the stock and housing market recoveries have been.  While QE and the Fed’s ultra easy policy stance couldn’t directly
  
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• Second bid tabled for Argos owner

  19-02-2016 21:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Home Retail Group, owner of Argos, has received a takeover bid from a South African retailer after initial approach from Sainsbury's.
  
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• Justice secretary Michael Gove to push for Brexit - BBC

  19-02-2016 20:50
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Justice Secretary Michael Gove has made up his mind to campaign for Britons to vote to leave the European Union in an upcoming referendum, the BBC reported on Friday, citing sources in Prime Minister David Cameron's Downing Street office.
  
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• Yahoo Considering Alternative Strategies

  19-02-2016 18:48
  
  Is Yahoo ( YHOO ) putting itself up for sale? The struggling Internet staple has formed an independent committee to determine what strategic alternatives the business should take. I guess laying off all those online magazine employees yesterday wasn't
  
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• Monetary Policy Hits Outer Limits: The Turn of the Screwflation

  19-02-2016 18:28
  
  Big Lou’s Pizza in San Antonio gives new meaning to redefining the size of a pie. At 42 inches, their large pizza could easily feed a famished family of six. Or a hungry herd of eight. Or perhaps just a sampling score of nibblers if they’re satisfied with a simple starter. That’s the beauty of the world’s biggest
  
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• Markets calm as EU talks conclude

  19-02-2016 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Share and currency markets are calm on Friday as the Prime Minister concludes his talks about the UK's future in Europe.
  
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• Yahoo looks to separate its Alibaba stake

  19-02-2016 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US search engine Yahoo has confirmed it is looking at "strategic alternatives" for its business - including splitting off its stake in Chinese online retailer Alibaba.
  
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• HSBC to launch voice and touch ID system

  19-02-2016 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  HSBC and First Direct announce the launch of a voice and fingerprint recognition system, removing the need for customers to remember passwords and PINs for online banking.
  
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• New styles boost Gucci's sales by 5%

  19-02-2016 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The luxury fashion brand Gucci sees a better-than-expected a 5% rise in sales for the final three months of 2015.
  
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• Thailand told to address airport safety

  19-02-2016 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Airline industry calls on Thai government to address problems at the country's main airport in Bangkok.
  
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• Millions face big jump in death fees

  19-02-2016 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions of people across the UK face a leap in fees payable after death, an increase that will be "astronomical" for some.
  
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• Lloyds Bank to pay out 60 million pounds in UK December flood claims

  19-02-2016 15:06
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group said on Friday it expected to pay around 60 million pounds ($85.68 million) in insurance claims to households hit by flooding in Britain in December.
  
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• UK adviser checks on product quality not consistent - FCA

  19-02-2016 14:38
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British financial advisory firms are not consistent enough when assessing the quality of products and services they recommend to clients, the Financial Conduct Authority said on Friday.
  
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• Osborne 'faces borrowing challenge'

  19-02-2016 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor faces a challenge in meeting borrowing forecasts despite a bumper public finance surplus in January, experts say.
  
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• Computing the costs of connectivity

  19-02-2016 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The impact of more powerful aircraft computers
  
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• Amid Market Decline, Don't Sell Yourself Short

  19-02-2016 14:12
  
  The global stock market has been off to a rough start this
  
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• VIDEO: Meet Nigeria's comic book superheroes

  19-02-2016 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC visits Nigeria's Comic Republic - a team inventing and illustrating comic book superheroes with homegrown names.
  
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• VIDEO: Lower crude prices hit oil-rich Nigeria

  19-02-2016 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How falling crude prices are hurting oil-rich Nigeria, where the lower prices for oil have not translated into lower petrol pump prices.
  
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• VIDEO: India's diamond state loses its sparkle

  19-02-2016 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Falling demand for diamonds has forced factory closures in the Indian state of Gujarat.
  
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• Market Drivers: UK Data Better, but Cable Falls as Brexit Fears Remain

  19-02-2016 13:27
  
  Market Drivers February 19, 2016 UK Retail Sales better but cable falls EU Summit focuses on UK but no agreement yet Nikkei -1.42% Eurostoxx 0.01% Oil $32/bbl Gold $1221/ozEurope and Asia : GBP UK Retail Sales 2.3% vs. 0.8%North America :USD CPI 8:30 CAD Retail Sales 8:30 UK Retail Sales - the only
  
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• Postage stamp prices to rise by 1p

  19-02-2016 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The price of sending a letter will rise by 1p on the end of March, with first class rising to 64p and second class up to 55p.
  
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• London local government looks to NW England to create $64 billion pension asset pool

  19-02-2016 11:55
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - London's local government pension fund plans to work with peers in the northwest of England to create a pool of assets totalling more than 45 billion pounds ($64.26 billion), it said on Friday.
  
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• Singapore Airshow deals down to $12.7bn

  19-02-2016 11:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Asia's biggest aerospace and defence show, held in Singapore, saw trade deals shrink to $12.7bn compared with $32bn in 2014.
  
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• Apple apologises for iPhone 'error 53'

  19-02-2016 11:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple has said sorry to iPhone customers whose phones were disabled after third-party repairs and issued a fix for the problem.
  
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• 'Brexit' would damage UK, could sink the EU, billionaire Richard Branson says

  19-02-2016 10:59
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A British exit from the European Union would be very damaging for its economy and could trigger the breakup of the bloc, billionaire Richard Branson said on Friday.
  
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• Almost three-quarters of Germans think it important Britain stays in EU - poll

  19-02-2016 10:48
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Seventy-three percent of Germans think it is important that Britain remains a member of the European Union while 23 percent do not think so, a poll showed on Friday.
  
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• VIDEO: Does voice recognition banking work?

  19-02-2016 10:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  HSBC is taking a big step toward biometric banking by launching voice recognition and touch security in the UK.
  
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• Bank of England's Weale adds voice to unease over market rate view - Irish News

  19-02-2016 09:02
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Martin Weale has said he would be surprised if Britain's central bank took as long to hike interest rates as markets expect.
  
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• Uber 'losing $1bn in China every year'

  19-02-2016 04:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US online car-hire service Uber is losing more than $1bn a year in China, as it struggles against "fierce" local competition, its CEO says.
  
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• VIDEO: Can a modern plane be remotely hacked?

  19-02-2016 03:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cyber-security is one of the hot topics at Asia's biggest airshow, currently underway in Singapore.
  
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• VIDEO: Australia turns to agriculture as economy falters

  19-02-2016 02:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia's economy is faced with a double whammy. With the end of the mining boom, the country is facing risks it hasn't seen in more than two decades.
  
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• This is not a pipe - the surrealist Brexit summit

  19-02-2016 02:14
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Call it the surrealist summit. How very Brussels.
  
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• Bumpy road ahead for scandal-hit VW

  19-02-2016 01:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bad news keeps coming for scandal-hit VW
  
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• Ad blockers: How online publishing is fighting back

  19-02-2016 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How online publishing is fighting the ad killers
  
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