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• Tesla bid for SolarCity 'shameful'

  22-06-2016 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tesla's bid to buy struggling solar energy firm SolarCity has been called "shameful" by financier Jim Chanos.
  
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• London's City braces for historic day

  22-06-2016 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  City of London trading floors will be staffed on Thursday night as firms brace for what could be the most dramatic trading day since the shock of Lehman Brothers' collapse.
  
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• Brexit: Uncertainty Is The New Normal

  22-06-2016 20:30
  Tomorrow is the UK vote, where UK citizens will vote on whether to 'stay' or to 'leave' the European Union.  In this post-Lehman (failure) era, we've had no shortage of fear and doubt.  Remember the Fiscal Cliff, Sequestration, Cyprus, several chapters of the drama in Greece, Italy and Spain were threatening default,
  
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• Construction workers win 2.5% pay increase

  22-06-2016 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unions agree a pay rise of 2.5% this year for 400,000 construction workers in a deal that is higher than the rate of inflation.
  
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• Tesla Motors Is Moving To Purchase SolarCity

  22-06-2016 18:57
  Tesla Motors TSLA is moving to purchase SolarCity SCTY following the announcement Tuesday, which would bring together two of Elon Musk's biggest brainstorms for roughly $2.8 billion. The CEO of the premier electric car and lithium ion battery manufacturer
  
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• IMF warns the US over high poverty

  22-06-2016 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The International Monetary Fund warns the US over its high poverty rate in its annual assessment of the economy.
  
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• Unilever to use 'less sexist' ads

  22-06-2016 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unilever, the firm behind more than 400 brands from Ben & Jerry's ice-cream to Dove soap, pledges to remove sexist stereotypes from its own ads and calls on rivals to follow suit.
  
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• State pension outcasts to receive warning letters

  22-06-2016 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Letters will be sent to more than 100,000 people who are set to miss out on the new state pension owing to a lack of contributions.
  
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• Barclays Android app makes £100 contactless payments

  22-06-2016 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barclays completes the roll-out of a facility that allows its customers to make in-store contactless purchases of up to £100 via Android phones.
  
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• My Local and BHS staff receive job pledges from former owners

  22-06-2016 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Supermarket Morrisons offers threatened My Local staff jobs in the event of the chain closing, while Sir Philip Green plans to offer jobs to 1,000 BHS workers.
  
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• Best Markets To Buy After The UK Vote

  22-06-2016 14:25
  Last week we looked at four key market charts as we headed into the weekend.  You can see that againhere .   Despite the frenzy of selling early last week across markets, as the fear of a bad outcome in the UK escalated, by the week's end, the outlook for markets was looking quite compelling.   Two of the most
  
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• Markets Consolidate As Table Is Set For Referendum

  22-06-2016 12:26
  There is a nervous calm in the capital markets today.  The focus is squarely on tomorrow's UK referendum.  According to a BBC focus group, the leftcamp won the debate 39%-34%.  The last polls show a contest that it too close to calls in that the results are within the margin of error.  The Financial Times poll
  
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• Hornby to cut number of toys in turnaround bid

  22-06-2016 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Toymaker Hornby plans to cut the number of toys it makes as it strives to make the business profitable again.
  
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• U.S. Market Indexes Gain as Investors Await UK Vote

  22-06-2016 10:55
  U.S. market indexes continued to gain on Tuesday as the market awaits the Brexit vote on Thursday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 17,829.73 for a gain of 24.86 points or 0.14%. The Standard &
  
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• The Swiss Franc's Dangerous Intersection With Brexit

  22-06-2016 10:55
  With much of the financial community walking on eggshells as it awaits the June 23 vote on whether the United Kingdom splits from the European Union (EU), determining how it affects the future of the Swiss franc becomes a
  
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• Carl Icahn Adds Growing Auto Investments as Oil Holdings Struggle

  22-06-2016 10:55
  Carl Icahn ( Trades , Portfolio ) made his second bid to acquire the remaining shares of long time investment Federal Mogul last week as he seeks to add a third company to his auto segment, one of the
  
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• Debenhams shares fall after sales dip, H&M profits fall

  22-06-2016 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Department store group Debenhams shares fall after sales dip.
  
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• Can Time Warner Save Its Justice League by Copying Disney's Avengers?

  22-06-2016 07:55
  Image sourceTime Warner.Time Warner (NYSETWX) is taking the wraps off its 2017 Justice League film in an effort to wash away some of the bad taste left by Batman
  
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• Mitsubishi forecasts huge loss in wake of fuel scandal

  22-06-2016 07:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mitsubishi Motors forecasts a huge net loss for the current business year in the wake of its fuel efficiency scandal.
  
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• George Soros Doubles Down on Equinix

  22-06-2016 06:56
  During the first quarter George Soros ( Trades , Portfolio ) doubled his stake in Equinox ( EQIX ). Equinix offers its services to enterprises, financial services companies and content and network service providers. It connects companies directly to
  
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• Brexit: What the Average Joe Needs to Know

  22-06-2016 06:55
  Wall Street loves to make up words and invent new phrases to confuse people. Often times, we make things way more complicated than they need to be just to knock you down a peg or two. 
  
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• Diesels more polluting below 18C, research suggests

  22-06-2016 06:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pollution from many popular diesel cars is much worse when it is colder than 18C outside, new research suggests.
  
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• Is Opko Health a Buy Now That Rayaldee Is Approved?

  22-06-2016 04:56
  Image sourceFlickr user stockmonkeys.com.After initially rejecting  Opko Health 's(NYSEOPK) kidney disease drug Rayaldee earlier this year because of manufacturing concerns, the FDA approved Rayaldee four months ahead of a
  
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• What You Need to Know About Caesars Entertainment's Lawsuit Now

  22-06-2016 04:55
  Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, one of Caesars Entertainment's flagship properties. Image sourceCaesars.com.The drama surrounding Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQCZR) and its legal battle with bondholders continues to evolve. Even though
  
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• Take-Two at E3: What Investors Need to Know

  22-06-2016 04:55
  TakeTwo focused on Mafia 3 at E3 2016Image sourceTake Two. Shares of Take Two Interactive (NASDAQTTWO) fell roughly 3% from June 13 to June 17,
  
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• FedEx Earnings: Another Successful Year in the Books

  22-06-2016 03:56
  On Tuesday afternoon, FedEx (NYSEFDX) reported a modest net loss of $0.26 per share for the fourth quarter of its 2016 fiscal year. The loss was driven by a $1.5 billion pre tax charge related
  
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• Adobe Remains on Track for a Solid Year

  22-06-2016 03:56
  Image sourceAdobe Systems Incorporated.Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQADBE)  announced fiscal second quarter 2016 results Tuesday after the market close, and the stock is down around 4% in after hours trading
  
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• Why is Ashtead Gp Adr: (ASHTY) a Strong Buy Stock?

  22-06-2016 03:55
  Ashtead Gp Adr ASHTY is an equipment company based in London, the United Kingdom. It has national networks in the U.S. and U.K., and rents out a full range of construction and industrial equipment to be used for different
  
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• World's priciest cities for expats revealed

  22-06-2016 03:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hong Kong is the world's most expensive city for expats leapfrogging Angolan capital Luanda in the annual chart compiled by consultancy firm Mercer.
  
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• Virtual doctors

  22-06-2016 02:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Health services for a million people in Zambia are being connected to UK doctors, using a smartphone app.
  
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• Highlights From the Stock Market Today

  22-06-2016 02:56
  Stocks rose in volatile trading on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES DJI) gained 24 points or 0.1%, and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX GSPC) rose 6 points, or 0.3%
  
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• Here's Why Weight Watchers Is Down 35% This Year

  22-06-2016 02:56
  Image SourceGetty.Oprah Winfrey has shown that she can bring a company media attention, but she has not shown that she can move the needle when it comes to sales.When
  
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• Fake Tweets Sink Stocks: What Happens When Scammers Impersonate Research Firms

  22-06-2016 02:56
  Image sourceGetty images.In recent years, more and more people have turned to social media, and Twitter in particular, for investing news and intelligence. The trend is in part supported by the
  
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• Fight for $15

  22-06-2016 02:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Seattle became the first major US city to introduce a $15 minimum wage two years ago. What impact is it having on businesses and the economy?
  
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