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• Tenants 'unfairly miss out on credit'

  20-10-2017 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Mortgage applicants are unable to rely on rent payment history as proof that they can afford a home loan.
  
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• 'Huge business rate rise' for small firms

  20-10-2017 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Inflation-busting increases are looming for thousands of shops in England, says research firm CVS.
  
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• Is now the time to raise interest rates?

  20-10-2017 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  With the economy on an uncertain footing, but inflation crushing wage growth, should rates rise now?
  
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• General Electric cuts profit outlook ahead of turnaround plan

  20-10-2017 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The industrial giant also posts a quarterly loss ahead of the unveiling of a restructuring plan.
  
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• BMW headquarters searched by EU investigators

  20-10-2017 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  EU investigators are looking into allegations of a cartel involving BMW and four other German car giants.
  
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• Police conduct inquiries into Royal Bank of Scotland unit

  20-10-2017 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Officers are looking into a division of the bank set up to help failing firms, the BBC understands.
  
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• Q3 Earnings From General Motors

  20-10-2017 19:05
  Late Thursday while the Chicago Cubs were busy giving up the MLB crown to the LA Dodgers a major cog in the tax reform wheel was secured by the U S Congress which set a blueprint for its budget which would allow for 1 5 trillion to be put on the books This is a clear sign that Congress
  
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• Kobe Steel uncovers more evidence of quality mistakes

  20-10-2017 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The Japanese steel giant says some employees did not report evidence to an internal investigation.
  
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• OPEC Looks To Permanently Expand The Cartel

  20-10-2017 14:22
  At its November 30 meeting, OPEC will seek to  discuss  making its current partnership with non-OPEC producers permanent, OPEC’s Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo told reporters at the Oil & Money conference in London on Thursday.“This platform of 24 countries, now hopefully growing, should be institutionalized,”
  
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• Remittances are a 'lifesaver' for many Liberians

  20-10-2017 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Liberia's economy relies heavily on money sent home by family members living abroad.
  
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• Universal credit: Tory peer criticises 'insane' wait for payments

  20-10-2017 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Next boss and Tory peer Lord Wolfson says a six-week wait for benefit payments "must be wrong".
  
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• Is America Becoming More Productive?

  20-10-2017 13:26
  How efficient is the USA using its labor force in terms of labor vs income / products produced? Seems like productivity is growing differently than it did before the Great Recession.The headline view says current productivity growth is about average to what was witnessed since the 1980s. My view of
  
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• Government borrowing at lowest September level for 10 years

  20-10-2017 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The figures were the third straight month in which UK public finances were better than analysts forecast.
  
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• The app helping people navigating Ghana's nameless streets

  20-10-2017 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  A lack of postal addresses in Ghana has prompted authorities to introduce a digital solution.
  
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• Rail firms 'consider' railcard for 26 to 30-year-olds

  20-10-2017 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  It's thought one train company will begin trials of the new railcard in December
  
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• FTSE 100 lifted by banks and miners

  20-10-2017 09:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The London market opens higher, supported by banks and mining companies.
  
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• Nissan halts production in Japan over inspection concerns

  20-10-2017 05:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm recalled 1.2 million cars in Japan because uncertified technicians performed final checks.
  
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• Nissan halts domestic production after improper inspections

  20-10-2017 05:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm recalled 1.2m cars in Japan because uncertified technicians performed final checks.
  
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• How the paper clip became a million dollar idea

  20-10-2017 01:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the paper clip became a million dollar idea and inspired a resistance movement.
  
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• Union seeks assurances on Royal Navy ship orders

  20-10-2017 01:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Representatives will look to discuss future work with the defence secretary as he visits the Clyde.
  
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• The global shop

  20-10-2017 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Online retailers have a shop window to the world, but how do you handle all those payments?
  
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• Mobile companies overcharging customers after contracts end

  20-10-2017 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK government said the firms needed to inform customers when they had paid for their handsets.
  
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• Bank of England under fire for lack of diversity

  20-10-2017 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Treasury select committee seeks evidence on the Bank's efforts to improve its gender and ethnic mix.
  
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