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• Sir Philip Green sends legal warning to MP Frank Field over BHS pension deal

  31-08-2017 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The tycoon warns that the MP should read the lawyers' letter "very very carefully".
  
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• Online gambling firm 888 hit with record £7.8m penalty

  31-08-2017 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The regulator says the firm will pay £7.8m for "serious failings" in protecting vulnerable customers.
  
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• Hurricane Harvey: US petrol prices rise as key pipeline shut

  31-08-2017 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The price of petrol has risen across the US as the storm forces pipelines and refineries to close.
  
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• The Hurricane Carnage

  31-08-2017 18:53
  Two explosions overnight due to Harvey storm flooding at an Arkema ARKAY chemical plant in Crosby TX has caused an evacuation of up to 1 5 miles from the plant Reports this morning are that the explosions are now contained which is obviously good news Overly pressurized compounds
  
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• Should You be Scared of September?

  31-08-2017 18:53
  There is, quite frankly, a whole lot of garbage written and said about seasonality in the stock market, especially around this time of year. If you follow the financial news and opinion sites, I am sure you have come across articles proclaiming that one month or another is the best or worst for stocks, but the fact
  
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• Reining it in

  31-08-2017 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The fine on gambling site 888 highlights that current methods of helping problem gamblers are not working.
  
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• Wells Fargo reveals more fake accounts

  31-08-2017 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The bank says about 3.5 million "potentially unauthorised" accounts were created over almost eight years.
  
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• India's growth rate slows as new sales tax confuses firms

  31-08-2017 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  India's economy is growing at its slowest pace for three years. latest figures show.
  
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• Macron government launches overhaul of France's labour laws

  31-08-2017 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  France's government unveils its signature plan, promising to "free up the energy of the workforce".
  
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• Currency rates hit new low at airport bureaux de change

  31-08-2017 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Travellers buying their currencies at UK airports are being offered as little as 0.86 euros to the pound.
  
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• John Lewis to sell plumbers and builders

  31-08-2017 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Customers in selected locations can book plumbers and electricians via the store chain's new service.
  
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• Sterling sense

  31-08-2017 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Buying foreign currency is both easier and more challenging than in the past.
  
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• Hurricane Harvey Is A Disaster For OPEC

  31-08-2017 14:25
  The skies are clearing over Houston, but the damage from the remaining elements of Hurricane Harvey has spread east to Port Arthur and Lake Charles along the Texas-Louisiana border. That has knocked more refineries offline, including the largest refinery in the United States.In the aftermath of the storm, the most
  
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• FTSE 100 extends gains to close higher

  31-08-2017 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The blue chip index finished higher while Restaurant Group shares jump 8.9% on signs of recovery.
  
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• London Luton Airport is 'UK's worst airport' in survey

  31-08-2017 12:16 via bbc.co.uk
  It is described as "chaos", "crowded" and a "rip-off" in Which? study.
  
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• Eurozone inflation rate rises to 1.5%

  31-08-2017 11:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Consumer prices in the bloc go up more than expected, while the jobless rate stays at an eight-year low.
  
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• Bank policymaker Michael Saunders urges higher rates

  31-08-2017 10:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The Bank of England's Michael Saunders calls for "a modest rise" in interest rates to curb inflation.
  
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• Bye-bye Britain? The EU view from a UK factory

  31-08-2017 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  EU workers at a factory in Blackburn voice their concerns over Brexit.
  
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• Ashes to ashes

  31-08-2017 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  From vinyl records, to coffee mugs, flower pots and diamonds - the end-of-life industry has new ways to preserve you.
  
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• TEDGlobal: Three words that give people an address

  31-08-2017 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  What3Words is doing deals with postal services and banks to give everyone an address.
  
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• Kim Dotcom demos micro-payment service to help stop piracy

  31-08-2017 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Kim Dotcom's Bitcache service is designed to let users to monetise videos, images, stories and computer code.
  
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