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• 3 Large-Cap Stocks to Buy in October

  03-10-2016 22:08
  
  Image Source Getty Images Small cap stocks might lure you with their growth potential but they don t come with the safety that a large cap stock can offer With market capitalizations above 5 billion these are typically well known companies that have established themselves in
  
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• Theresa May And Brexit

  03-10-2016 19:43
  
  British Prime Minister Theresa May is apparently marching forward with plans for Brexit The politico who rose to prominence not as a Boris Johnson esque Brexiteer but as the David Cameron supporter who first publicly came to grips with the UK vote to divorce itself from the European Union
  
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• Is government spending on roads and railways a good idea?

  03-10-2016 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the Conservative government sets its sights on infrastructure spending to help the economy, academic experts ponder if such investment is a boost or a waste of money.
  
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• Pound falls as Theresa May indicates Brexit date

  03-10-2016 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sterling falls to its lowest level against the dollar since the beginning of July after Theresa May outlines the timetable for starting Brexit negotiations.
  
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• Wonga admits double-charging customers

  03-10-2016 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's biggest payday lender - Wonga - admits that it double-charged 7,000 customers for their loans on Friday.
  
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• Toyota launches 'baby' robot for companionship

  03-10-2016 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A palm-sized robot that can hold conversations will go on sale in Japan next year, developer Toyota announces.
  
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• Virgin Trains East Coast strike 'solid' says RMT

  03-10-2016 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A strike by workers on the Virgin East Coast has been well-supported, says the RMT union - but the company says a full timetable is running.
  
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• Cable Crashes on Talk of Article 50 Trigger

  03-10-2016 13:08
  
  Market Drivers October 3, 2016Cable drops below 1.2900 UK PMI beats handily Nikkei 0.90% Dax 1.01% Oil $48/bbl Gold $1318/oz. Europe and Asia:EUR EZ Manufacturing PMI 52.6 vs. 52.6 GBP UK Manufacturing PMI 55.4 vs. 52.1 North America:CAD Manufacturing PMI 8:30 USD ISM Manufacturing 10:00Cable was crushed
  
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• Facebook Messenger 'slims down' for old phones

  03-10-2016 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook announces a "slimmed down" version of its Messenger app for countries where older smartphones and slower net speeds are more common.
  
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• Prime Minister May's Confirmation Sends Sterling Lower

  03-10-2016 12:50
  
  Sterling has a bad case of the Monday blues.   Even the moon looks distraught.  Prime Minister May has confirmed earlier suggestions that she will trigger Article 50 to formally begin its divorce proceedings from the EU at the end of Q1 17.    Several officials have already hinted this time frame, though many have
  
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• Amitabh Bachchan: ‘If she gets paid more than me, that’s fine’

  03-10-2016 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of India's biggest stars, Amitabh Bachchan, says he's glad people are talking about the gender pay gap.
  
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• Untangling trade deals

  03-10-2016 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tell us what you want to know about trade deals and globalisation
  
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• UK manufacturing growth 'best for two years'

  03-10-2016 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's manufacturing sector surged in September, growing at its fastest level since June 2014, a closely watched survey indicates.
  
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• Share shuffle

  03-10-2016 10:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A hundred days on from Britain's vote to leave the European Union, which of the UK's biggest companies do investors think are benefiting and which are losing out?
  
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• ING to cut 5,800 jobs in digital plan

  03-10-2016 09:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dutch bank ING says it intends to cut about 5,800 jobs in Belgium and the Netherlands over the next five years as part of a cost-cutting plan.
  
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• Can Fitbit Inc. Bounce Back After Falling 50% in 2016?

  03-10-2016 07:43
  
  Shares of Fitbit NYSE FIT have fallen 50 this year because of slowing sales rising competition and falling margins The Blaze and Alta posted robust sales earlier this year with a million shipments each during the 160 first month but the reception for the new Charge 2
  
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• BP's Clair oil platform shut down after leak

  03-10-2016 07:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BP shuts down one of its oil platforms, about 75km to the west of Shetland, because of a leak.
  
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• 4 Personal Finance Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Before Retiring

  03-10-2016 03:42
  
  Image source Getty Images If you re getting into the latter part of your career retirement is probably on your mind quite a bit However retirement can be scary especially from a financial perspective With that in mind here are four of the most common personal finance
  
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• Tesla sees jump in car deliveries

  03-10-2016 03:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US electric carmaker Tesla, which has yet to make a profit, has reported a sharp rise in car deliveries for the past quarter.
  
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• CEO secret: 'Fake it 'til you make it'

  03-10-2016 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jessica Butcher, the co-founder of Blippar, offers the business advice she wishes she had been given when she started out.
  
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• How car design has gone virtual

  03-10-2016 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In the past, cars were built almost by a process of trial and error. You built a prototype, then tested it. Now, much of this work is done by computers.
  
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• Why London is preparing for Chinese 'golden week'

  03-10-2016 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China's week-long holiday may be a welcome boost for UK retailers.
  
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• No money

  03-10-2016 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How Swedish entrepreneur Jacob de Geer set up popular mobile payments system iZettle, which is now used by small traders across Europe, and in Brazil and Mexico.
  
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• Tube strike ballot over job cuts announced

  03-10-2016 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Workers on the London Underground are to be balloted on whether to strike over job cuts.
  
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