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• Web traders' tax breaks explained

  18-03-2016 22:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In his Budget, Chancellor George Osborne trumpeted the benefits of special tax-free allowances for people making money from the internet.
  
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• Airbus sells electronics arm to KKR

  18-03-2016 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  European aerospace giant Airbus Group is to sell its Defence Electronics business to private equity firm KKR.
  
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• Sainsbury's set to win Home Retail as Steinhoff pulls out

  18-03-2016 20:15
  
  LONDON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Sainsbury's, Britain's No. 2 supermarket, was given a clear run to buy Argos-owner Home Retail for 1.4 billion pounds after rival suitor, South Africa's Steinhoff International, withdrew from the race on Friday.
  
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• UK sugary drink tax could be sweet for food ingredient suppliers

  18-03-2016 20:14
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The British government's planned levy on sugary soft drinks means more business for suppliers of specialty ingredients that boost sweetness without adding calories and can mask aftertastes or add texture.
  
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• Sainsbury's bids for Argos owner

  18-03-2016 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Supermarket chain Sainsbury's tables a £1.4bn bid for Argos owner Home Retail Group.
  
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• Wafic Said shunned by Barclays

  18-03-2016 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A billionaire businessman, philanthropist and former broker of arms deals has been told by Barclays that he can no longer bank with them.
  
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• US Stocks Positive For The Year, Week To End On A Strong Note

  18-03-2016 17:54
  
  With the Dow up 5 days straight and oil now perched above $40 a barrel, we see futures up this Friday. This week complete with dovish opinion from the FOMC regarding forward interest rates and some better than expected
  
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• Households 'worse off' after Brexit

  18-03-2016 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A think tank says that if the UK leaves the EU it could cost households up to £1,700 a year, but Vote Leave calls the findings "ridiculous".
  
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• Time to Take a Profit on Gold

  18-03-2016 16:38
  
  Gold has been on a tear. At the beginning of January,I wrote herethat gold was poised for its best period of performance for years. Not to brag, but that was a pretty good call, and the commodity has climbed about 25 percent in the subsequent two months. The reason, for those that understand the relationship
  
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• Fifa signs China's Wanda as partner

  18-03-2016 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conglomerate Wanda Group has become the first Chinese top-tier partner of world football governing body Fifa.
  
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• UK faces new legal action over air quality

  18-03-2016 15:41
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - New legal proceedings have been launched against the British government by environmental law firm ClientEarth over what it says is a failure to tackle air pollution, the firm said on Friday.
  
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• Osborne faces new rebellion over disability benefit cuts

  18-03-2016 15:25
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne faced the prospect on Friday of a politically damaging and financially costly U-turn as dissent within his ruling Conservative Party grew over his plans to cut disability benefits.
  
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• VIDEO: Bad chapter for 'King of Good Times'

  18-03-2016 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Banks are demanding the repayment of more than $1bn (£690m) of loans from Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya.
  
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• CAS restores world records denied to British swimmers

  18-03-2016 14:01
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Four British swimmers, including triple world champion Adam Peaty, should be awarded world records they were denied in 2014 after officials failed to test them for a specific drug, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Friday.
  
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• London's Boris Johnson chided over 'Garden Bridge' design contract

  18-03-2016 13:56
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - London Mayor Boris Johnson has denied unfairly favouring the winner of a contract to design a "garden bridge" over the Thames, an awkward controversy as he positions himself to potentially become the next prime minister.
  
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• Is Up Down or Down Up For Retail Sales?

  18-03-2016 13:24
  
  Too often I disagree with the RESULTS of the methodology used to analyze data releases. There is no methodology which is perfect - and for this reason I believe the less you screw with the raw data - the more consistent the results for baselining, comparing, and trending.This week there was one confusing data
  
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• Cameron declares Brussels victory to end 'tampon tax'

  18-03-2016 13:09
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron won backing at a European Union summit on Thursday to end the so-called "tampon tax" that has become a political football for Britons campaigning to leave the EU in a June referendum.
  
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• VIDEO: Creative design: A lever for growth?

  18-03-2016 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC went along to the annual Design Indaba festival in Cape Town, South Africa.
  
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• No 'concessions' over disability cuts

  18-03-2016 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Suggestions by a cabinet minister that the government may scrap cuts to disability benefit are played down amid a growing Conservative row.
  
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• Chancellor Osborne running out of wiggle room in budget surplus plan

  18-03-2016 12:28
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne is running out of room to keep his centrepiece budget surplus plan on track without resorting to big tax increases or further deep spending cuts, economists said on Thursday.
  
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• Arriva wins £1.5bn Overground contract

  18-03-2016 11:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arriva Rail London has won a £1.5bn contract to operate the London Overground line, Transport for London (TfL) announces.
  
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• Collateral Requirements And Nonbank Online Lenders: Evidence From The 2015 Small Business Credit Survey

  18-03-2016 10:49
  
  By The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta By Ellyn Terry Businesses can secure a bank loan by offering collateral typically a business asset such as equipment or real estate. However, the recently released 2015 Small Business Credit Survey (SBCS)
  
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• VIDEO: Visiting one of Africa's biggest solar farms

  18-03-2016 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How one of Africa's biggest solar farms could help South Africa solve its energy crisis.
  
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• Move to make rail refunds easier

  18-03-2016 09:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions of rail passengers should be given more help to claim money back when their train is delayed, the industry regulator recommends.
  
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• UK small-business confidence plummets, worst in Scotland, Northern Ireland

  18-03-2016 09:27
  
  EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Confidence among Britain's small businesses has plummeted, a survey showed on Friday, with Northern Irish and Scottish businesses the least confident in the face of a global economic slowdown and public-sector austerity.
  
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• Would you let a robot invest your hard-earned cash?

  18-03-2016 03:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Would you let a machine invest your money?
  
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• VIDEO: Who do you trust behind the wheel?

  18-03-2016 01:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News visits a driving test centre to see how age affects our behaviour behind the wheel.
  
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• 'Action needed' on fire-risk dryers

  18-03-2016 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More action is needed to recall Whirlpool's fire-risk tumble dryers before someone dies, according to a leading Trading Standards officer.
  
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• Founder of FTSE 100 firm backs EU exit

  18-03-2016 01:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "unknown" of leaving the European Union could help stimulate Britain, according to Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder Peter Hargreaves.
  
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• Life after the fall of a mobile phone giant

  18-03-2016 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Life after the fall of a mobile phone giant
  
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• VIDEO: Why is China so fascinated by unicorns?

  18-03-2016 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chinese state media has been fascinated by unicorns in recent months - of the tech variety. The BBC's Celia Hatton explains.
  
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