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• Kevin O'Leary: Canada's Donald Trump?

  21-02-2017 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Businessman and reality TV star Kevin O'Leary wants to disrupt Canada's government. Sound familiar?
  
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• British Gas to launch customer loyalty scheme

  21-02-2017 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British Gas plans to launch a £100m customer loyalty scheme after government pressure on energy suppliers over pricing.
  
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• ETF Demand Continues In Record Fashion

  21-02-2017 20:07
  
  Drew VorosETF.com Editor-in-Chief The record, red-hot start for ETF demand in 2017 continued last week as nearly $18 billion more in new assets were added to U.S.-listed ETFs, pushing the year-to-date total near $70 billion, a record start for ETFs in a new year.Unsurprisingly, the majority of the new money
  
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• Champagne pops back into Irish CPI basket

  21-02-2017 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Champagne is making a comeback a decade after the bubble burst for the Republic of Ireland's 'Celtic Tiger' economy.
  
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• 16 Major U.S. CEOs Welcome New Tax Reforms

  21-02-2017 19:07
  
  Ahead of the bell in this Presidents Day shortened week 16 major U S CEOs including from companies in machinery and defense such as Caterpillar 160 CAT Boeing 160 BA 160 and United Technologies 160 UTX 160 have drawn up a statement for lawmakers on Capitol Hill
  
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• Hens housed

  21-02-2017 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stickers are appearing on egg boxes to clarify that previously free range hens have been kept indoors.
  
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• London share prices edged lower

  21-02-2017 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Share prices in London fell back slightly on Tuesday with the FTSE 100 index closing 25 points lower at 7,275.
  
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• Would You Rather Be Right Or Rich?

  21-02-2017 17:33
  
  By Avi Gilburt,  ElliottWaveTrader.netI have recently written a few articles discussing my directional perspective on the S&P500. In fact, my long-term target has been 2537-2611SPX for years now. Moreover, before we entered 2016, I noted that I was looking for a rally to 2300SPX in 2016, but with the market
  
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• Burger King owner to buy Popeyes chicken chain for $1.8bn

  21-02-2017 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Restaurant Brands is to buy the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen chain for $1.8bn.
  
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• Verizon and Yahoo agree $350m price cut

  21-02-2017 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Verizon cuts the price it will pay for Yahoo's core internet business following two huge cyber attacks.
  
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• Asda sales fall continues to slow

  21-02-2017 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's third largest supermarket chain shows signs of improvement despite another fall in sales.
  
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• Bank of England 'has improved' its economic forecasting

  21-02-2017 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bank of England's chief economist admits "sizeable" forecasting errors have been made in the past.
  
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• Dollar Bounces Back

  21-02-2017 14:24
  
  Some profit-taking in the middle of last week pushed the dollar lower and gave rise in some quarters that the run was over. However, the greenback has come back the bid.  It is gaining against all the major currencies today and most of the emerging market currencies.   Much of the coverage attributes the gains
  
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• Biggest Gasoline Glut In 27 Years Could Crash Oil Markets

  21-02-2017 14:20
  
  Oil prices are stuck in a holding pattern, waiting for more definitive data on what comes next. OPEC compliance is helping keep prices afloat, but rising U.S. oil production is acting as a counterweight.A new problem that has suddenly emerged is the record levels of gasoline sitting in storage. The market has
  
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• The Stock Market Is Not Even Close To A Major Top - So Don't Believe The Hype

  21-02-2017 14:17
  
  By Avi Gilburt,  ElliottWaveTrader.netThe stock market is too high.  The fundamentals don’t support these heights.  This rally is completely “fake” because it has been “manipulated.” The market is in “nosebleed” territory.  We are in a blow-off rally. The market is about to crash.  Yes, we have heard it all for
  
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• Government finances record £9.4bn surplus in January

  21-02-2017 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Analysts say the government could undershoot the forecast deficit for current financial year.
  
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• HSBC shares slide after 62% profit fall

  21-02-2017 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One-off charges, including pulling out of Brazil, hit the global banking giant's annual results.
  
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• Miners boosted by commodity prices

  21-02-2017 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rising commodity prices help two of the world's biggest mining companies report strong profits.
  
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• Philip Hammond 'listening' to business rates concerns

  21-02-2017 10:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Philip Hammond is under pressure to act with some businesses facing "eye-watering" rate rises.
  
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• How a chef with cerebral palsy has founded a bakery

  21-02-2017 01:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How a professional chef with ataxic cerebral palsy is struggling to make his artisanal bakery work.
  
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• The man championing wheelchair tourism in Brazil

  21-02-2017 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brazilian Ricardo Shimosakai is a tourist agent who specialises in finding holiday packages for people with mobility issues.
  
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• Brazil's wheelchair tourism guru

  21-02-2017 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brazilian Ricardo Shimosakai is a tourist agent who specialises in finding holiday packages for people with mobility issues.
  
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• Accessing the world

  21-02-2017 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brazilian Ricardo Shimosakai is a tourist agent who specialises in finding holiday packages for people with mobility issues.
  
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• Who spends $150,000 on a kid's birthday party?

  21-02-2017 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Children's birthday parties are getting expensive in some countries - but how much would you spend keeping up with the Joneses?
  
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• Finding drugs faster

  21-02-2017 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How cloud computing is speeding up the development of potentially life-saving drugs.
  
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• New voice for disabled consumers

  21-02-2017 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Disabled people will get a new chance to be heard in business, thanks to a government initiative.
  
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• MPs attack ministers' lack of action on gender pay gap

  21-02-2017 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Women and Equalities Committee calls government response inadequate and deeply disappointing.
  
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