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• Bernard Matthews sold to 2 Sisters Food Group

  20-09-2016 22:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Turkey producer Bernard Matthews is sold in a deal which the buyer hopes will save the jobs of 2,000 workers.
  
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• Setback for RBS in sale of 315 branches

  20-09-2016 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Santander has pulled out of talks to buy more than 300 branches from Royal Bank of Scotland.
  
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• Wells Fargo boss urged to resign over accounts scandal

  20-09-2016 22:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  During fierce criticism from a panel of US senators, Wells Fargo chief executive John Stumpf is told to resign over a bogus accounts scandal.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren mauls 'gutless' Wells Fargo boss

  20-09-2016 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elizabeth Warren mauls 'gutless' Wells Fargo boss
  
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• BOJ Needs Some Shock And Awe

  20-09-2016 22:07
  
  The next 24-hours will set the table for global markets into the end of the year, if not well beyond.  As I said last week, when the Fed and BOJ meetings fall in the same week, the conclusion of the BOJ meeting historically tends to fall AFTER the conclusion of the Fed meeting.Not this time.  With all of the focus
  
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• Sweden is using tax incentives to encourage repairs

  20-09-2016 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sweden hopes to encourage people to repair broken goods by using tax incentives.
  
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• Housing Starts And Building Permits Disappoint

  20-09-2016 19:21
  
  Ahead of tomorrow s big speech from Fed Chair Janet Yellen regarding the state of the U S economy and whether the FOMC will decide to raise interest rates we saw a new read on housing starts this morning August Housing Starts fell 5 8 annualized while Building Permits were down 0 4
  
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• Tony Blair to close most of his commercial ventures

  20-09-2016 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former prime minister Tony Blair says he is winding up most of his commercial ventures to focus on not-for-profit work.
  
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• FTSE rises but pound slides below $1.30

  20-09-2016 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK shares built on Monday's gains but the pound slides as traders wait for the outcome of central bank meetings in Japan and the US.
  
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• Women at the top

  20-09-2016 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  GSK has announced Emma Walmsley will be its next chief executive, taking the total of women running FTSE one hundred companies to seven. So who are the other six?
  
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• Soros to spend $500m to help migrants

  20-09-2016 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The billionaire philanthropist George Soros says he will spend $500m on projects to help refugees and migrants.
  
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• Loss of EU passporting 'significant risk' to UK business, says Tyrie

  20-09-2016 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 5,000 British financial services firms rely on "passporting rights" to trade across the EU, the chairman of the Treasury select committee, Andrew Tyrie, has said.
  
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• Barclays to axe 248 jobs at Westwood Business Park, Coventry

  20-09-2016 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barclays has announced plans to axe almost 250 jobs at its contact centre in Coventry.
  
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• Can Sweden tackle the throwaway society?

  20-09-2016 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Swedish government hopes that the lure of tax cuts will prompt some people to get more things repaired instead of just throwing them away.
  
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• OPEC Secretary General: No Production Freeze This Month

  20-09-2016 14:32
  
  A few days before the highly anticipated OPEC meeting in Algeria, a top official from the group threw cold water on the possibility of a production freeze. Expectations for a deal have gone up and down since they were first floated in August, taking oil prices on a volatile ride. Rumors of a possible deal were
  
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• GlaxoSmithKline names Emma Walmsley as chief executive

  20-09-2016 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  GlaxoSmithKline appoints Emma Walmsley, its current head of consumer healthcare, as its new chief executive.
  
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• B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher sees profits rise

  20-09-2016 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sales and profit climb at DIY giant Kingfisher following a strong performance in the UK and Poland.
  
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• Brexit effect on prices of flights from UK to Europe

  20-09-2016 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There were warnings that leaving the EU might affect the cost of cheap flights to Europe.
  
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• Sports Direct: Mike Ashley repeats defence of firm

  20-09-2016 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley reveals he flies to work by helicopter, as he again defends the running of his firm and admits to mistakes while adding it had paid millions in bonuses.
  
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• China merger to create world's second largest steel firm

  20-09-2016 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two of China's largest steel companies announce plans for a merger, creating the world's second largest steelmaker, as the industry struggles with overproduction.
  
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• Dollar Goes Nowhere Quickly

  20-09-2016 12:55
  
  Tomorrow's Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve meetings are serving to dampen activity in the foreign exchange market.  The US dollar is little changed against the euro, yen, and sterling.  The Antipodeans are firm.  Minutes from the recent RBA meeting provide no fresh insight. The central bank has an easing
  
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• Alcohol sales climb as UK toasts Olympics success

  20-09-2016 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sales of alcohol rose 8.5% over the summer as shoppers celebrated the Olympics, a survey indicates, despite an otherwise flat grocery market.
  
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• Financial scam committed 'every 15 seconds'

  20-09-2016 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A financial scam was committed, on average, once every 15 seconds in the first half of the year, prompting a new campaign highlighting the risks.
  
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• On board an $11m luxury yacht

  20-09-2016 10:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Business presenter Aaron Heslehurst shows us around a Princess M Class vessel at the Southampton Boat Show, which has 37 miles of cabling, and costs $50,000 to fill with fuel.
  
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• Mike Ashley: 'I fly to work by helicopter'

  20-09-2016 10:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley tells the BBC that he flies to work by helicopter.
  
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• Northampton Town stadium firm spent money on Spurs

  20-09-2016 06:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A firm investigated over funds to redevelop Northampton Town's stadium spent £36,000 on hospitality for a Premier League club.
  
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• US President Barack Obama urges China to tackle excess capacity

  20-09-2016 03:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a meeting with China's Premier Li Keqiang, US President Barack Obama urges the nation to speed up efforts to tackle excess capacity.
  
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• The Thai e-commerce firm trying to speed up deliveries

  20-09-2016 02:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bangkok-based aCommerce is trying to speed up deliveries in southeast Asia.
  
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• London bids to drum up US interest in its tech sector

  20-09-2016 01:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London's mayor heads to New York to drum up interest in UK tech firms.
  
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• Investing in $1bn tech firms - US vs UK

  20-09-2016 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chief executive of the start-up Chessable, David Kramaley, gives his views on why the US has so many more $1bn tech firms than the UK.
  
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• Testing for Ebola

  20-09-2016 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Early diagnosis of disease is literally a matter of life and death, so the race is on to produce cheaper, faster, lighter kits to help doctors and nurses in the field.
  
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• Future models

  20-09-2016 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As London's autumn fashion week wraps up, what has it told us about the way the fashion industry is changing?
  
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• 'Dramatic' fall in UK shop openings, a new report shows

  20-09-2016 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of shop openings has fallen a "dramatic" 15% in the first half of the year compared to the end of 2015, according to the Local Data Company.
  
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