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• Trump is considering new Glass-Steagall-style bank rules

  01-05-2017 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US President may rework abandoned laws which banned banks from owning retail and investment operations.
  
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• Deadline nears for US screenwriter strike

  01-05-2017 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The writers union wants its members to see more benefits from the growth of online television, which is shaking up the industry.
  
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• Quarterly Earnings Results In Focus

  01-05-2017 19:29
  Some of the world s largest technology firms will be reporting quarterly earnings results this week including Apple 160 AAPL 160 Tuesday and Facebook 160 FB 160 Wednesday both after the bell In addition by the end of this week we ll see another Bureau of Labor Statistics
  
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• Ocwen Financial: Calling Republican Lawmakers What Is Going On With The CFPB

  01-05-2017 19:29
  By John Devaney ByJohn Devaney 05 01 2017 John Devaney CEO United Capital Markets The following communication is to 1 President Trump 2 The House Financial Services Committee 3 The U S Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs 4 The
  
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• Ex-John Lewis boss defends £1m campaign

  01-05-2017 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-John Lewis boss Andy Street claims the "substantial" amount spent was "appropriate".
  
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• US budget: No cash for Trump's wall in budget deal

  01-05-2017 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Congressional Democrats are crowing about a host of concessions they have wrung on the bill.
  
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• Dobbies garden centre chain strikes deal with Ocado

  01-05-2017 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's second biggest garden centre chain signs the online tie-up to expand its UK deliveries.
  
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• Week Ahead: Looking Forward To The Jobs Report

  01-05-2017 17:18
  Every month, when jobs week comes around, it is tempting to make it out to be the be all and end all of economic data. At times the employment situation is indeed the principle influence on the stock market, and even on other markets such as forex and oil that seem to be less directly connected to unemployment.
  
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• Twitter signs deal with Bloomberg on rolling video news

  01-05-2017 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ad-supported service will show Bloomberg reports and take in video from Twitter users
  
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• General election 2017: Tax lock is bad policy, says IFS

  01-05-2017 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parties should not rule out raising income tax, National Insurance and VAT, a think tank says.
  
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• If You Sell In May, Be Prepared To Buy Back What You Sell

  01-05-2017 16:01
  By Avi Gilburt,ElliottWaveTrader.netIt seems the action seen this past week has bears scratching their collective heads once again. With many viewing the market as certainly "topping" back in March, the market has doused cold water on those expectations, as I had been strongly warning would likely happen.
  
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• Can solar help keep Australia's lights on?

  01-05-2017 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With electricity blackouts on the rise in Australia, more people are turning to solar to power their homes.
  
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• Can The Dollar Rally Continue?

  01-05-2017 13:16
  Market Drivers May 01, 2017US reaches budget deal Chinese PMI data misses Nikkei 0.59% Dax closed Oil $49/bbl Gold $1264/oz.Europe and Asia:CNY PMI Manufacturing 51.2 vs. 51.6 CNY PMU Non Manufcaturing 54 vs.55.01North America:USD PI/PS 8:30 AM USD PCE 8:30 AM USD ISM Manufacturing 10:00It's been a quiet
  
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• MPs call for end to 'bogus' self-employment

  01-05-2017 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drivers and couriers for companies like Uber and Deliveroo need full worker rights, MPs say.
  
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• South Korea shrugs off tension with sharp rise in exports

  01-05-2017 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Despite regional and political tension South Korea's exports are growing at the fastest rate in six years.
  
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• Dubai gets own font, but is it your type?

  01-05-2017 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dubai has become the first city to get its own font.
  
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• Labour pledges 'tougher' standards for rented houses

  01-05-2017 11:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Landlords who fail to meet new minimum standards would face fines of up to £100,000.
  
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• Social media giants 'shamefully far' from tackling illegal content

  01-05-2017 10:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Social media giants are "shamefully far" from tackling illegal and dangerous content, say MPs.
  
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• Avocado prices at record high due to reduced harvests

  01-05-2017 09:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  That slice of avocado toast may become significantly more expensive because of a supply shortage.
  
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• FTSE firms face pension 'difficulty'

  01-05-2017 09:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rising pension deficits could cause problems for firms on the FTSE 100 index, a consultancy warns.
  
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• Rural bus services set to face further cutbacks

  01-05-2017 08:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They might be economically vital, carrying five billion people a year, yet bus services outside London are in crisis, say campaigners.
  
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• Dubai becomes first city to get its own Microsoft font

  01-05-2017 06:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The typeface, available in both Latin and Arabic script, will be used for official state correspondence.
  
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• The 12-year-old who helps out at the family funeral home

  01-05-2017 04:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olivia aspires to be just like her Nana, looking after the dead and their relatives in the family funeral home.
  
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• Indians' dreams dashed by Australian immigration changes

  01-05-2017 02:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Indians who dreamed of working in Australia say sweeping immigration changes have ruined their dreams.
  
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• On the buses

  01-05-2017 01:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Greater Manchester mayor has the power to change an 'insane' bus system and put passengers first.
  
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• Mr Fixer

  01-05-2017 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aaron Simpson and his company Quintessentially, a concierge services provider, organise many aspects of its clients' lives.
  
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• How tech keeps Diego the dog as fit as a fiddle

  01-05-2017 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dog owners are turning to apps like FitBark to keep their pooches primed. The BBC's Greg Brosnan finds out more.
  
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• Battery bonanza

  01-05-2017 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Could batteries help solve the renewable power problem?
  
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• 'Brazen' conmen who targeted park homes jailed

  01-05-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brothers are jailed for conning elderly people into paying for ineffective mobile home insulation.
  
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