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• RPT-India and Russia eye nuclear, helicopter deals before Modi's Moscow visit

  20-12-2015 23:00
  
  NEW DELHI, Dec 18 (Reuters) - India's prime minister is expected to promote deals for Russian nuclear reactors and military helicopters worth billions of dollars on a trip to Moscow next week, attracted by promises to transfer technology that Western nations have been slow to make.
  
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• Australia shares set to open lower after Wall St skid

  20-12-2015 22:35
  
  SYDNEY, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares were set to start lower on Monday in the wake of steep falls on Wall Street and as prices for many of the country's major commodities remain under pressure despite a modest bounce in iron ore. The local share price index futures fell 0.8 percent to 5,021, an 85-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close of 5,106. The benchmark index had ended Friday with a slight gain after a very volatile week saw it fall to the lowest in two-an
  
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• Why giants encourage disruptive businesses at the start-up stage

  20-12-2015 22:31 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Companies are embracing tiny minnows before they turn into rival sharks, reports Lauren Davidson
  
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• UPDATE 1-Bank of Italy's governor says temper EU bank rescue rules

  20-12-2015 22:31
  
  ROME, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The governor of the Bank of Italy said on Sunday European Union rules on bank rescues should be applied "reasonably" after the BOI came under fire for the failure and rescue of four lenders which wiped out the savings of thousands of retail investors.
  
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• How corporate giants are getting start-ups on side

  20-12-2015 22:31 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Companies are embracing tiny minnows before they turn into rival sharks, reports Lauren Davidson
  
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• Switch from grants to loans may not be so bad for business

  20-12-2015 22:25 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Chancellor's Autumn Statement revealed a change in how innovative companies receive match funding from the Government, writes Alan Tovey
  
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• British retailers guard against child labour with start-up Segura

  20-12-2015 22:09 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The supplier management company has just raised £2m from Octopus Ventures to help it meet surging demand for its technology
  
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• John Timpson: Go on, close down for the day and enjoy a proper family Christmas

  20-12-2015 22:08 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Straight-talking, common sense from the front line of management
  
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• Threadneedle Street 'hawk' Martin Weale pauses for thought

  20-12-2015 22:04 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Martin Weale, the longest serving member of the Bank of England's interest rate committee, reflects on the recent plunge in commodity prices and weak wage growth
  
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• BoE's Weale hints at 'no' to rate rise

  20-12-2015 21:58 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Martin Weale says more downward pressure on inflation means the need to raise interest rates has become "less immediate"
  
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• Bank of England hawk Martin Weale signals rate rises further away

  20-12-2015 21:58 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Martin Weale says more downward pressure on inflation means the need to raise interest rates has become "less immediate"
  
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• Weak China and cheap oil do not a happy forecaster make

  20-12-2015 21:09 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  2016 was a year of surprises, with some particularly unexpected twists for the UK, says Roger Bootle
  
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• BG investor sells £100m of shares

  20-12-2015 21:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The sales by Capital Group raise questions about its view of Shell's £55bn takeover of BG
  
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• Gift of early Christmas pay a curse, say one third of Brits

  20-12-2015 18:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Early Christmas pay cheques are seen as a curse rather than a blessing by nearly one in three Britons – as many will end up blowing their festive windfall too early, research has found.
  
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• Christmas shoppers grab last-minute bargains as nervous retailers slash prices

  20-12-2015 18:00
  
  Forest of sale signs light up high streets as warm weather, Black Friday and move to online sales prompt steep high street discounts to attract shoppersChristmas shoppers have been snapping up festive bargains, as retailers slashed prices to cope with tough trading conditions.At Oxford Circus on Sunday, throngs of consumers exiting the tube station to the sound of steel drums playing Jingle Bells, were greeted by a forest of sale signs and discount tags. Continue reading...
  
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• Italy to launch reform of small co-op banks in early 2016 - minister

  20-12-2015 17:30
  
  ROME, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Italy plans to approve measures early next year to strengthen hundreds of small co-operative banks, Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan was quoted saying on Sunday.
  
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• Bank of Italy governor calls to temper EU bank rescue rules - paper

  20-12-2015 14:49
  
  ROME, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The governor of the Bank of Italy (BOI) said on Sunday European Union rules on bank rescues should be applied "reasonably" after coming under fire for the failure and rescue of four lenders which wiped out the savings of thousands of retail investors.
  
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• UK buyers need to save for up to 24 years to get on housing ladder – study

  20-12-2015 14:03
  
  Resolution Foundation research shows it can now take almost a quarter of a century for UK households to accumulate a big enough depositHomebuyers now have to save for up to 24 years to set aside a deposit large enough to buy them a foot on Britain’s housing ladder, according to new research.The Resolution Foundation thinktank has used the Bank of England’s latest survey of household finances to show that with house prices rising sharply, it would now take almost a quarter of a centur
  
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• UK buyers need to save for up to 24 years to get on housing ladder

  20-12-2015 14:03
  
  Resolution Foundation research shows it can now take almost a quarter of a century for UK households to accumulate a big enough depositHomebuyers now have to save for up to 24 years to set aside a deposit large enough to buy them a foot on Britain’s housing ladder, according to new research.The Resolution Foundation thinktank has used the Bank of England’s latest survey of household finances to show that with house prices rising sharply, it would now take almost a quarter of a centur
  
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• Buyers need to save for up to 24 years to get on housing ladder – study

  20-12-2015 14:03
  
  Resolution Foundation research shows it can now take almost a quarter of a century for households to accumulate depositHomebuyers now have to save for up to 24 years to set aside a deposit large enough to buy them a foot on Britain’s housing ladder, according to new research.The Resolution Foundation thinktank has used the Bank of England’s latest survey of household finances to show that with house prices rising sharply, it would now take almost a quarter of a century for low- and m
  
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• Consortium closes in on City Airport

  20-12-2015 10:45 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A huge consortium including the sovereign wealth fund of Kuwait has been short-listed to bid for the airport
  
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• Ignore the landlord-martyrs: it’s time for the Bank to intervene over buy-to-let

  20-12-2015 10:00
  
  It’s not hard to understand why action on buy-to-let investors is popular. But regulators are merely attempting to stabilise the value of landlords’ assetsThe poor persecuted buy-to-let landlords of Britain. Many are developing a martyr complex – victims, they feel, of a barrage of new taxes coming in from next year. They will have seen the latest intervention last week – potential new powers for the Bank of England to restrict buy-to-let mortgages – as yet another
  
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• Warm December gives nervous UK retailers the Christmas shivers

  20-12-2015 09:00
  
  Weather, security fears and online bargains blamed as retailers pin hopes on ‘Panic Monday’ late sales rush to prevent profit warningsRetailers are hoping to see a last-minute dash to the high street this week after Christmas shoppers appear to have left gift buying later than ever.Unseasonably warm weather, security fears in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks and a shift to online shopping have combined with hopes of catching a late bargain to make this year a nail-biter for ma
  
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• How to get the best possible pension in 2016

  20-12-2015 09:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Whether you're one or twenty years off retirement - our guide will help you acheive your best retirement fund
  
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• Twelve cons of Christmas: this year's festive rip-offs unveiled

  20-12-2015 08:52 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Even the most clued-up shoppers could be tempted to overspend on Christmas presents, food and travel
  
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• Anne Robinson: 'I was paid £300 a week for Points of View, now I'm worth £30m'

  20-12-2015 08:32 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Fame & fortune: The TV presenter's wealth comes from good negotiation evidenced when Robert Maxwell doubled her salary, gave her an 'editor's perk' - and she even got to keep her pension
  
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• Despite our Good intentions we can’t seem to switch from npower

  20-12-2015 08:00
  
  We wanted cleaner energy but can’t get a final billSince trying to change from npower to a cleaner energy provider, Good Energy, last September I have received no fewer than 25 identical letters from npower offering to “do everything we can to make your switch go smoothly”, while pleading with me not to make the switch and/or to await their final bill. Yet, at the same time, I have received a letter informing me that its system is currently unable to work out a final bill. IW,
  
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• Star Wars is an unstoppable force: Franchise gears up for two more films

  20-12-2015 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  STAR Wars: The Force Awakens should generate around $2billion in global box office ticket sales for franchise owner Walt Disney, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs.
  
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• Insolvency calls for Key Financial: PPI firm in administration as claims dry up

  20-12-2015 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  KEY Financial Claims, one of the country’s biggest payment protection insurance claims firms, has sunk into administration.
  
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• FIVE-MINUTE guide to... Maturing one-year pensioner bonds

  20-12-2015 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PENSIONER bonds were launched with a bang almost a year ago but now they are ending with a whimper.
  
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• Homeowners feel the force of soaring house prices

  20-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ALONG time ago in a galaxy far, far away… you could buy a decent UK home for just £13,650.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Judge blocks Brazilian assets of Vale, BHP after dam burst

  20-12-2015 00:13
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO Dec 19 (Reuters) - A judge in Brazil's state of Minas Gerais has frozen the Brazilian assets of mining giants BHP Billiton and Vale SA after determining their joint venture Samarco was unable to pay for damage caused by the bursting of a dam at its mine last month.
  
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