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• For a truly happy Christmas, just direct your rage at the taxman

  27-12-2015 22:56 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Receipts and bank statements are not like Christmas visitors. They are a known quantity
  
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• Bookies will be powerless to redirect horseracing sponsorship money, Ladbrokes boss warns

  27-12-2015 21:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  If bookmakers are forced from racing they will not be able to return to the sport as sponsors for years, says Jim Mullen
  
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• Small business owners 'better off on the dole' if proposed tax return changes go through

  27-12-2015 20:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Industry lobbying groups and the bosses of micro businesses fear that the cost of quarterly filing to could drive thousands of firms to the wall
  
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• Share hunter: China will be big player in boosting UK's 2016 outlook

  27-12-2015 19:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AS 2015 winds to a close, there is little doubt that it has been a difficult year for investors.
  
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• Wall Street is Clinton's achilles heel and for Sanders's sake it will stay that way

  27-12-2015 19:41
  
  Accusations of her being in financial industry’s pocket keep resurfacing in the presidential debates but is the Vermont senator focusing on the wrong culprit?As the final days of 2015 slip by in a fundraising blitzkrieg for the two Democratic candidates who are battling it out for the nomination to be their party’s standard bearer in the upcoming presidential election, increasingly, the rhetoric seems to revolve around two words. Wall Street. Continue reading...
  
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• City news: Deposit protection, airline fuel charges and house price hotspots

  27-12-2015 19:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SAVERS have just days left to move their money before the amount they are protected by if their bank goes bust is slashed by £10,000.
  
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• FTSE 100 companies most exposed to a dividend cut, and some alternative options

  27-12-2015 19:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  We review the dividend payments that are at the most risk of getting the axe in 2016
  
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• Ladbrokes boss makes the biggest gamble of his career

  27-12-2015 18:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Jim Mullen, the chief of executive of the bookmaker, is attempting to revive the troubled company's fortunes through a merger with Coral
  
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• 7 Smart Financial Steps to Take in 2016 - Yahoo Finance UK

  27-12-2015 18:12
  7 Smart Financial Steps to Take in 2016
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  Is this the year you want your financial picture to shine? We've got some good news: There are no tax increases looming, and the banking, housing and labor markets are solid. That means this is the perfect time to shore up your personal finances and ...
  

• UPDATE 1-Box Office: 'Star Wars' Crosses $1 Billion Globally at Record Pace

  27-12-2015 18:02
  
  LOS ANGELES, Dec 27 (Variety.com) - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" showed few signs of flagging over Christmas weekend, barreling past the $1 billion mark globally at a faster clip than any film in history.
  
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• Online Christmas sales shoppers set new record before in-store frenzy begins

  27-12-2015 17:51
  
  Christmas Day the most lucrative ever for online shopping, then consumers hit the high street and boosted sales on Boxing Day and SundayShoppers were more willing than ever to interrupt their Christmas Day revelry for some online bargain-hunting this year, delivering a festive boost for retailers.And the earlier-than-usual rush to the online sales left traditional high street stores free to clean up on Boxing Day, with the frenzy continuing through Sunday. Continue reading...
  
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• Amazon's Christmas book and DVD sales reflect UK regional differences

  27-12-2015 17:29
  
  Online retailer’s data shows shoppers’ spending was based on their love of local sportspeople, singers and comediansThe differences between Britain’s regions extend to our taste in Christmas books and DVDs, according to data from Amazon.Festive sales patterns show that shoppers put their hands in their pockets based on a love of local sportspeople, singers and comedians. Continue reading...
  
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• Box Office: 'Star Wars' Crosses $1 Billion Globally at Record Pace

  27-12-2015 17:28
  
  LOS ANGELES, Dec 27 (Variety.com) - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" showed few signs of flagging over Christmas weekend, barreling past the $1 billion mark globally at a faster clip than any film in history.
  
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• Landlords to launch legal challenge to George Osborne's tax relief changes

  27-12-2015 17:18
  
  Buy-to-let group says plans introduced in chancellor’s autumn statement are an unfair tax grab that could be unlawfulA group representing 250 landlords is to launch a court challenge against tax changes to buy to let coming into force in 2017, claiming they have been victimised by the chancellor, George Osborne.The landlords have obtained legal advice from Cherie Blair’s firm, Omnia Strategy, that they have grounds to mount a judicial review of the tax changes, claiming that it breac
  
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• High street reclaims Boxing Day sales crown

  27-12-2015 17:12 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Footfall was up for the first time in years as shoppers closed their laptops and headed to high streets in search of bargains
  
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• House prices in 2016: what the experts predict

  27-12-2015 17:07
  
  An interest rate rise, when it comes, could slow gains in property pricesHouse price rises of up to 8% in some parts of the UK and an increase in the number of homes sold are on the cards in 2016, property experts have forecast. This is down on the 10% increase seen this year, and there are a number of factors that could have a significant impact on the market’s trajectory over the year and beyond. Interest rates are one of the biggest unknowns. The Bank of England’s governor, Mark C
  
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• British soldiers aid evacuation in flood-hit northern England

  27-12-2015 16:42
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British soldiers helped evacuate hundreds of people from rising floodwaters in the historic city of York on Sunday, after heavy rainfall inundated towns and cities across northern England.
  
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• Israeli government targets foreign government funding of NGOs

  27-12-2015 15:18
  
  JERUSALEM, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A bill that would impose new regulations on Israeli non-profit groups that receive funds from foreign governments won ministerial approval on Sunday, a move critics said targets pro-Palestinian organisations.
  
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• Quirky shop Notonthehighstreet.com eyes export markets as revenues surge

  27-12-2015 14:16 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Sales over the Christmas period rose 25pc, helping the online platform to post a turnover of £155m for 2015
  
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• UK flooding: 'too early' to know full cost to Britain but crisis could wipe 0.2pc off GDP

  27-12-2015 13:35 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Insurance industry waits for flood waters to recede before estimating cost of damage but economist says emergency will impact economic growth
  
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• China approves IPO reform proposal, new system could start by March

  27-12-2015 10:49
  
  BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - China's top legislature on Sunday approved a proposal to revamp the country's initial public offering (IPO) system, authorising the government to implement changes to the system that could be in place as early as March, the official Xinhua news agency said.
  
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• Coast's Neil Oliver: 'I'll be a millionaire - but I live from week to week'

  27-12-2015 09:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Fame & fortune: the Coast presenter reveals his most lucrative work and why he won't use a contactless credit card
  
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• Take the ultimate 2015 money quiz

  27-12-2015 08:53 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  From pensions to property investment, see how well you remember the key money moments of 2015
  
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• Mapped: do you live in a high council tax area?

  27-12-2015 08:32 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Council tax bills vary hugely by area - our interactive map lets you compare how much you're paying to the rest of the nation
  
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• Fee-free bank accounts open doors for financially excluded

  27-12-2015 01:09
  
  Barclays, Santander, TSB, Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest sign up to new year reformsMillions of bank customers are set to save hundreds of pounds with the launch of fee-free bank accounts in the new year, following an agreement struck with the Treasury.The accounts will be available to anyone who does not already have a bank account, is ineligible for a standard current account or can’t use their existing account because of financial problems. Continue reading...
  
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• Now is the time to be resolute on your finances

  27-12-2015 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE New Year is the ideal time for a fresh start and where better to begin than your finances?
  
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• No more fees on basic bank accounts

  27-12-2015 01:01 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Nine big banks promise to offer accounts with zero fees to customers in financial difficulty
  
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• Five-minute guide to pitfalls of getting holiday insurance

  27-12-2015 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AS WINTER weary Britons plan their summer holidays, older people face an additional cost in the shape of pricier travel insurance.
  
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• Property investors set to challenge 'unfair' buy-to-let tax hike in court

  27-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BUY-to-let investors are set to challenge the Government's "unfair" new plans to increase.
  
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• Boxing Day sales: Selfridges celebrates most profitable hour in 100 year history - plus the best deals across Britain

  27-12-2015 00:12 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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