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• UPDATE 2-Over 100,000 flee flooding in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay

  26-12-2015 21:24
  
  ASUNCION/BUENOS AIRES, Dec 26 (Reuters) - More than 100,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes in the bordering areas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina due to severe flooding in the wake of heavy summer rains brought on by El Niño, authorities said on Saturday.
  
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• Rolls-Royce set to go supersonic again

  26-12-2015 20:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Rolls-Royce a frontrunner to power a new generation of civilian jets that will beak the sound barrier
  
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• Rising mortgage debts not at risk from Bank of England rate rises

  26-12-2015 20:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  British households strong enough to weather higher borrowing costs
  
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• Provident weighs up move into insurance

  26-12-2015 20:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Consumer finance firm is exploring ways to offer more services to its 1.4m credit card customers
  
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• Government in talks to boost mobile coverage on trains

  26-12-2015 20:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Operators and infrastructure providers developing plan to cover 19,000 miles of track and deliver PM's 'free WiFi' pledge
  
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• Banana split for Morrisons

  26-12-2015 20:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Supermarket parts ways with the co-founder of its banana-ripening venture in Lincolnshire
  
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• More than 100,000 flee flooding in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay

  26-12-2015 19:35
  
  ASUNCION/MONTEVIDO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - More than 100,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes in the bordering areas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina due to severe flooding in the wake of heavy summer rains brought on by El Niño, authorities reported on Saturday.
  
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• Boxing Day sales: Selfridges celebrates most profitable hour in 100 year history - plus the best deals across Britain, 5pm update

  26-12-2015 19:07 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  As Boxing Day sales to see shoppers return to High Street in droves, here are the best Boxing Day bargains at Amazon, John Lewis, Selfridges, Next and many more stores up and down the UK
  
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• What is stopping the Bank of England from raising interest rates in 2016?

  26-12-2015 19:01 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Now that the Fed has pulled the trigger on an interest rate rise, all eyes are on Threadneedle Street to see when the UK will follow
  
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• Deliveroo boss pledges to slash prices

  26-12-2015 18:40 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The takeaway brand is aiming for world domination but the cost of its takeaways are still too high, admits founder
  
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• Renault back on F1 starting grid after £1 Loctus deal

  26-12-2015 18:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The French car firm is returning to Formula 1 after buying a 90pc stake in the historic racing brand
  
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• Goodwill grows as British economy boosts businesses

  26-12-2015 18:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  British firms recorded fewer goodwill impairments this year as bosses and investors became increasingly confident that the economy is performing strongly
  
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• A dearth of new leaders to run corporate Britain

  26-12-2015 18:26 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The tiny pool of talent at the top of UK businesses leaves little room for diversity of age, background or outlook in the country's boardrooms, says James Quinn
  
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• Theo Osborne's fund wants to turn crowdfunders into venture capitalists

  26-12-2015 18:20 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  With its new portal, Force Over Mass wants to create a new class of investors and eventually build a secondary market for trading in early-stage companies
  
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• Pound is 'most overvalued currency in the world', analysts claim

  26-12-2015 18:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Analysts says sterling will remain vulnerable to further falls next year as government picks-up pace of spending cuts and Brexit vote looms
  
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• Metro Bank poaches top RBS banker

  26-12-2015 18:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Mark Stokes was running the corporate arm of RBS spin-off Williams and Glyn, but will now head up the challenger bank's commercial unit
  
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• Brits embrace the All-American franchising business model

  26-12-2015 17:52 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  McDonald's, Subway and Starbucks are all examples of the US' franchising model taking off in the UK, creating new retail giants
  
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• BNDES to pay $1.2 bln in dividends to Brazil's treasury -report

  26-12-2015 17:47
  
  BRASILIA, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's state development bank BNDES will pay 4.8 billion reais ($1.22 billion) in dividends to the Treasury, supporting efforts by the government to balance its 2015 accounts, a local newspaper reported on Saturday.
  
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• Meet the sub-prime lender that has just cracked the FTSE 100

  26-12-2015 17:20 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Provident Financial has built a £5bn business on lending where the banks won't
  
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• Boxing Day sales: Selfridges celebrates most profitable hour in 100 year history - plus the best deals across Britain, 4pm update

  26-12-2015 17:19 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  As Boxing Day sales to see shoppers return to High Street in droves, here are the best Boxing Day bargains at Amazon, John Lewis, Selfridges, Next and many more stores up and down the UK
  
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• Britain's fate as a digital nation will be decided in 2016, says BT chief

  26-12-2015 17:06 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  BT's chief executive Gavin Patterson says almost every household should have access to the next generation of super-fast broadband by 2025
  
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• Royal approval seals maternity label plan for US expansion

  26-12-2015 17:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge's endorsement of Seraphine's maternity dresses has given the company a big boost in the US
  
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• Millions of shoppers hit Britain's high streets as retailers slash prices

  26-12-2015 16:54
  
  Up to 22 million consumers are forecast to spend £3.74bn over course of Boxing Day with many departments stores cutting prices by 50%Millions of shoppers are hitting Britain’s high streets on Boxing Day as shops reopen after an underwhelming Christmas period for traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers.High street analysts have predicted a busy day, with 78% of sales expected to occur in shops rather than online. The Centre for Retail Research was expecting up to 22 million consumers
  
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• Investors will hunt for income in 2016

  26-12-2015 16:35 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Interest rates will rise only slowly in 2016, boosting equity markets - but shares could become a worse bet further into the tightening cycle
  
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• Torrential rain brings flooding to northern England

  26-12-2015 16:23
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Meteorological Office issued two of its most severe weather warnings on Saturday after days of torrential rain in northern England caused rivers to burst their banks and flood several villages.
  
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• The British vote on EU membership is long overdue

  26-12-2015 16:09 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Prime Minister's failure to seize the chance to vigorously renegotiate Britain's relationship with Brussels could lose him the referendum, says Liam Halligan, sending the UK out of the EU
  
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• The Telegraph's share tips for 2016

  26-12-2015 15:44 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Against a backdrop of plummeting oil prices, the prospect of higher interest rates and the uncertainty that a Brexit vote brings, our experts pick out the companies best positioned to weather the storm and deliver a winning return for investors in the year ahead
  
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• Boxing Day sales: Selfridges celebrates most profitable hour in 100 year history - plus the best deals across Britain, 2pm update

  26-12-2015 15:12 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  As Boxing Day sales to see shoppers return to High Street in droves, here are the best Boxing Day bargains at Amazon, John Lewis, Selfridges, Next and many more stores up and down the UK
  
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• It will be a grand prize for its buyer - but where is the formula to put a value on Channel 4?

  26-12-2015 15:05 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The public service broadcaster is on a roll after a great 2015, but its future is deeply unclear as the Government ponders whether or not to go for privatisation, writes Christopher Williams
  
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• Boxing Day sales 2015: the best deals at John Lewis, Currys, Next and more - 11am update

  26-12-2015 12:10 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  As Boxing Day sales to see shoppers return to High Street in droves, here are the best Boxing Day bargains at Amazon, John Lewis, Selfridges, Next and many more stores up and down the UK
  
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• Amazon Boxing Day sales: Best deals on laptops, movies and clothes

  26-12-2015 12:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Boxing Day sales start early this year, with online stores like Amazon already making huge reductions. Here are some of the best so far
  
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• Is Trading Places the best financial film ever?

  26-12-2015 11:00
  
  The Big Short is released in the new year, but greed and financial crashes have long been popular cinema themes. Here are our business team’s top picksFor filmmakers, the financial crisis just keeps on giving. January sees the UK release of The Big Short, the latest in a line of dramas and feature-length documentaries about the high-stakes world of financial markets leading up to the crash.It is based on Michael Lewis’s bestselling book about eccentric investors who predicted the dem
  
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• Boxing Day sales 2015: what are the best UK deals - 9am update

  26-12-2015 10:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  As Boxing Day sales to see shoppers return to High Street in droves, here are the best Boxing Day bargains at Amazon, John Lewis, Selfridges, Next and many more stores up and down the UK
  
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• I saved readers £500,000 in 2015 - and these were the worst firms

  26-12-2015 09:24 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A look back at the many problems resolved in 2015 by the Telegraph's consumer champion
  
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• How I saved readers £500,000 this year

  26-12-2015 09:24 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A look back at the many problems our consumer expert resolved in 2015
  
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• 'Divorce mortgages' cash in on Christmas bust-ups

  26-12-2015 09:12 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  January is the peak season for divorce, and mortgage lenders have woken up to the needs of the newly-single
  
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• Harry Nimmo: How I beat rivals in 2015 and my share tips for next year

  26-12-2015 09:04 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The star fund manager returned to form in 2015 delivering a 26pc profit
  
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• Small business in the spotlight ... AAKS

  26-12-2015 08:55
  
  Founder Akosua Afriyie-Kum tells us how her hand-woven bags caught the eye of Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters
  I used to live in London, I studied fashion and I always wanted to create something that had sustainable qualities, or something to do with ethical fashion. I’m from Ghana and basket bags are very popular in my country, but nobody had done anything new with them. So after finishing a BA in fashion from Kingston University in London, I decided to come back to Ghana and recreate t
  
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• What are the best UK deals at the Boxing Day sales 2015? 7am update

  26-12-2015 08:24 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Boxing Day bargains at Amazon, John Lewis, Selfridges, Next and many more stores up and down the UK
  
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• Britons spend £75MILLION on energy on Christmas and Boxing Day – here’s how to cut costs

  26-12-2015 08:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  COOKING the turkey and cranking up the heating over Christmas and Boxing Day is to bump up energy bills by a staggering £75million, according to research.
  
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• Celebrities’ unwanted Christmas presents: ‘dear Santa, can you take this back?’

  26-12-2015 08:00
  
  Was yesterday a major disappointment? Famous faces talk about their worst ever giftsDermot O’Leary, television presenterA couple of years ago a voucher for Botox from Simon Cowell. Charming, and unused. The next year he sent me a picture … of himself.Continue reading...
  
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• Can I insist on accompanying my daughter to university open days?

  26-12-2015 08:00
  
  As a parent who’ll spend thousands on this I’d like some input into the decision, although ultimately it’s her choiceEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.This week’s question: Continue reading...
  
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• How to collect a refund for something you didn't want for Christmas

  26-12-2015 07:59
  
  Most retailers have a goodwill returns policy for unwanted gifts, but their terms vary widely – and remember that you can always give to charityAfter Christmas, one in five gifts ends up at the back of cupboards to collect dust for years to come. Should you try taking them back to the shop for a refund? Retailers are under no obligation to accept returns unless they are faulty, but, luckily, most now provide a “goodwill” returns policy offering an exchange, refund or credit not
  
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• How to survive the January sales

  26-12-2015 07:00
  
  Why are we such suckers for a 50% off sign or an ‘unrepeatable’ special offer? And how can we avoid buying stuff we don’t really need?The turkey has been eaten, the presents unwrapped and the Queen’s speech watched. Which can only mean one thing – it’s time to get ready for the post-Christmas sales.
  No matter how much we’ve indulged over the festive season or how many gifts we’ve received, there’s something about the chance to bag a bargain t
  
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• Buy-to-let investors to challenge tax hike in court

  26-12-2015 02:03 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Millionaire landlords are clubbing together to fight the Tory's tax hike - and they have appointed Cherie Blair's law firm to help them
  
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• Booming Britain to become world's fourth largest economy as France and Italy face G8 exclusion

  26-12-2015 01:10 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Europe's largest economies will struggle to remain members of the world's elite economic club as UK races ahead, finds new report
  
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• JP Morgan urges firms to float fast in 2016

  26-12-2015 01:01 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Companies should float as soon as possible in 2016 before political chaos messes up markets, according to investment bankers
  
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• Huge leap in number of people cashing in and moving out of London in 2015

  26-12-2015 01:01
  
  More Londoners buy homes outside capital than at any time since before financial meltdown as average home price passes £500,000 markThe number of people selling up and moving out of London rose by two-thirds in 2015, figures showed on Saturday, as homeowners cashed in on the capital’s high house prices or escaped to more affordable parts of the country.More Londoners bought homes outside the capital than at any point since 2007, according to the property firm Hamptons International,
  
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• Clydesdale boss David Duffy hits back at 'lazy' critics as bank prepares to float

  26-12-2015 01:01 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The bank plans to go it alone in February, and chief exec David Duffy says its critics have failed to realise just how fast it is growing
  
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• British men are splashing the cash on designer labels

  26-12-2015 01:01 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Armani and Ralph Lauren are the most desirable luxury brands among young men, according to new research
  
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