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• Marmite owner Unilever sees no merit in Kraft takeover

  17-02-2017 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unilever, which makes Marmite and PG Tips, snubs a £115bn takeover offer from US food giant Kraft.
  
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• The Big Picture Market Perspectives 2/17/17

  17-02-2017 23:21
  
  There's little in the way of economic data next week to move the needle on markets and the economic outlook.  With that said, the catalyst will continue to be Trumponomics, and the President said yesterday that we should expect to hear "big things" coming in the next week or two. As we head into the weekend, let's
  
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• RBS plans: Williams & Glyn sale should be dropped, UK says

  17-02-2017 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  RBS could abandon the sale of its small-business lender, Williams & Glyn, under government plans.
  
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• German parents told to destroy Cayla dolls over hacking fears

  17-02-2017 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers say hackers can use an insecure bluetooth device to listen and talk to a child.
  
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• Kraft Heinz And Its $143 Billion Offer

  17-02-2017 17:51
  
  Big news ahead of the opening bell today Pittsburgh based Kraft Heinz Co 160 KHC 160 has approached European multinational consumer staples giant Unilever 160 UL 160 for a whopping 143 billion This is an 18 premium to yesterday s Unilever closing price and the largest
  
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• Business revolt grows over 'outrageous and unfair' rate change

  17-02-2017 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thirteen trade bodies unite to condemn the government's "outrageous" changes to English business rates.
  
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• Rates row

  17-02-2017 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some businesses will see their rates change on 1 April 2017.
  
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• Estate agents see bumper pay rises

  17-02-2017 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK estate agents have seen a 7.2% pay increase over the last year, the same rise as house prices.
  
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• Tui fined 48 times for breaching Abta's code of conduct

  17-02-2017 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's biggest tour operator, Tui, has repeatedly infringed the travel industry code of conduct.
  
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• Why The Latest Surge In Stocks Is Different And May Signal A Big Drop

  17-02-2017 14:33
  
  I have said several times recentlyin these pages  that I believe a correction is coming and that it could be fairly large. Of course, to this point that has not been the case. After flat-lining for a month or so, the S&P 500 has resumed its surge, gaining about 5% in the last week and a half.I have no interest in
  
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• Trump Burning Bridges In Iraq Over 'Take The Oil' Comments

  17-02-2017 14:21
  
  “The old expression, ‘to the victor belong the spoils’—you remember. I always used to say, keep the oil. I wasn’t a fan of Iraq. I didn’t want to go into Iraq. But I will tell you, when we were in, we got out wrong…we should have kept the oil.” Those were President Trump’s comments at the CIA the day after his
  
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• Is Free Trade Harming the Economy?

  17-02-2017 13:54
  
  I generally get inspiration from the mindless crap (aka opinion) the media pumps out pretending it is news. The media has turned from being mostly biased towards (and non-objective about) the Obama Administration - and mostly biased against (and non-objective about) the Trump Administration. Could it be people are
  
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• UK should produce more of its own food to protect prices, report says

  17-02-2017 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Only 52% of food eaten in the UK is produced by British farmers, according to new research.
  
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• Welcome to 'brand Ireland'

  17-02-2017 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colm O'Regan takes a look at national image and, in particular, Ireland as a global brand.
  
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• Chippie: My rates are going up 62%

  17-02-2017 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A fish and chip shop owner explains how the business rate changes affect him
  
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• Retail sales fall unexpectedly in UK

  17-02-2017 11:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sales are down 0.3% in January dashing expectations of growth, official figures show.
  
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• Business rate system 'not fit for purpose'

  17-02-2017 10:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British Retail Consortium boss Helen Dickinson says new business rates are not "fit for purpose".
  
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• Argos fails to pay National Living Wage

  17-02-2017 09:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 37,000 Argos workers are to receive back-pay of £64 each, after not getting the minimum wage
  
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• Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong arrested in South Korea

  17-02-2017 08:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The case is linked to a scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park Geung-hye.
  
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• Hanjin: Final curtain falls on shipping saga

  17-02-2017 04:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How one of the world's biggest shipping lines has finally run aground.
  
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• How to break through as a fashion designer

  17-02-2017 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newcomer Roberta Einer describes what it takes to make it in the world of fashion design.
  
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• No CEO

  17-02-2017 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Do firms really need one person in charge? Staff at Swedish firm Crisp explain why they decided to bin the boss.
  
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• 'What if we had no CEO?'

  17-02-2017 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Do firms need a chief executive to lead them? Staff at Swedish firm Crisp explain why they decided to bin the boss.
  
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• Breaking down barriers

  17-02-2017 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 1.2 billion people around the world live with some sort of disability - and businesses are increasingly realising they have a lot of spending power.
  
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• Sky jam

  17-02-2017 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK air traffic control is investing £600m in a new cloud-based system to cope with rising demand.
  
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