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• Britain's richest people see wealth rise by nearly £1bn

  29-12-2015 21:44 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Duke of Westminster was the highest placed Brit with a $14bn fortune, up $623m over the past 12 months
  
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• Know the new savings limits: Vital protection for British savers to be SLASHED

  29-12-2015 20:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VITAL protection for British savers will be slashed from Friday – and daft EU rules are to blame.
  
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• 'Short-term politics' risk costing jobs and stunting economic growth

  29-12-2015 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AN industry leader has said a “cumulative burden” on business, including an apprenticeship levy and new national living wage, risks costing jobs and hitting economic growth.
  
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• Enjoy low prices and mortgages while they last: Top tips for 2016 finances

  29-12-2015 19:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THIS year has been a rough one for savers but there was better news for homeowners as house prices soared again.
  
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• European stock markets lifted by firmer financial shares - Yahoo Finance UK

  29-12-2015 18:49
  European stock markets lifted by firmer financial shares
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  LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - European stock markets rose on Tuesday, helped by gains in the banking sector, although weaker mining share prices held back the British market. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was 1.5 percent higher at its close ...en meer »
  

• The warning signs your online travel agent is a fraudster

  29-12-2015 18:26 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Britons warned of fake holiday website scams in the peak holiday booking season, as trade body says calls about fraudsters have risen
  
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• Ashley Madison subscribers surge despite hack attack

  29-12-2015 17:19 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  More than 43.4m people have signed up to the adultery website, up from 37m at the time of the cyber attack in August
  
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• The 10 most seismic events in a year of living dangerously

  29-12-2015 16:48 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  From an economic slowdown in China, to the plunging oil price and Europe's migrant crisis, it's been another year of great unease in the global economy
  
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• It's a dog's life: Tesco branches out into pet grooming

  29-12-2015 15:44 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Tesco is branching out into pet grooming, as the troubled supermarket finds new ways to fill its stores
  
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• Nuisance calls and texts cost companies more than £1m in fines

  29-12-2015 15:05
  
  ICO investigating 90 cases following thousands of complaints dominated by calls about PPI and accident compensationCompanies that plague householders with nuisance phone calls and texts face fines totalling more than £1m this year, a government watchdog has warned after tripling the financial punishment for rogue callers in 2015.The information commissioner’s office is investigating 90 nuisance cases following thousands of complaints, dominated by calls about compensation for payment
  
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• UK watchdog launches investigation into Sainsbury's pharmacy sale

  29-12-2015 14:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Competition and Markets Authority launches review of Sainsbury's sale of 277 pharmacies to Celesio, owner of Lloyds Pharmacy
  
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• The boiler in my new flat costs £5k to fix - who should pay?

  29-12-2015 13:56 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The builder is usually only responsible for faults for two years, but there could be a case against the developer
  
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• Inflation hits 44pc in Ukraine amid economic collapse

  29-12-2015 13:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  War-torn economy sees prices soar as it plans to ease capital controls following IMF bail-out
  
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• Oil price rout will bring end to era of Saudi Arabian largesse, warns Bank of America

  29-12-2015 12:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Declining crude prices signal that an era of Saudi overspending is "firmly behind us"
  
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• Dairy Crest finally closes sale of dairies to Muller

  29-12-2015 12:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Deal will see company focus on its branded Cathedral City cheese, Countrylife butter and push into the baby milk formula market
  
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• New domestic abuse rules extend to your finances - AOL Money UK

  29-12-2015 12:00
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  New domestic abuse rules extend to your finances
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  New domestic abuse laws come into effect today. They bring into legislation a number of kinds of abuse that have previously fallen through the cracks. New offences under the Serious Crime Bill include someone exerting unreasonable control over your ...en meer »
  

• FTSE crawls higher after Christmas close

  29-12-2015 11:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  London stocks gain 0.6pc in early trading after Asian markets close in positive territory
  
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• 2015 in housing: 12 months of growing crisis

  29-12-2015 11:09
  
  We look back on a year of escalating protests over dwindling social housing supply and a Tory focus on homeownership despite booming costsThe new year brought housing inequality into sharp focus, especially in the capital. With homelessness rising, the average house price 16 times the average Londoner’s salary, five million people on housing waiting lists, and the social housing stock having fallen by 43,850 in 2013-14, tenants, trade unionists and housing campaigners marched on London Cit
  
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• Ten biggest changes to personal finances in 2016

  29-12-2015 09:40 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Whether its new rules on pensions, savings or energy efficiency we set out what lays in store for you this year
  
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• Amazon to expand grocery delivery service

  29-12-2015 09:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Online retail giant will take on traditional supermarkets with its Pantry delivery service in the new year
  
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• Wall Street in 2016: What could possibly go wrong?

  29-12-2015 09:27
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - By all rights, 2016 should be a good year for the U.S. stock market.
  
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• European shares propped up by firmer financial stocks - Yahoo Finance UK

  29-12-2015 09:22
  European shares propped up by firmer financial stocks
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  The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index rose 0.6 percent while the euro zone's blue-chip Euro STOXX 50 index advanced 0.9 percent. Deutsche Bank (Other OTC: DBAGF - news) rose 1.2 percent following its move to sell its 20 percent stake in China's ...en meer »
  

• Property: living in hope of finding a home of your own

  29-12-2015 08:00
  
  From dodgy landlords to crowdsourcing to the mansion tax, it’s been an eventful year in the marketAnother busy year for Britain’s property market is ending, but some things haven’t changed. The housing shortage remained at the top of government’s agenda, while prices continued to rise, with latest predictions that they could shoot up by as much as 8% in 2016.However, the year saw another raft of initiatives launched, from the Help to Buy Isa to alternative ways to grab a
  
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• UK manufacturing slumped in 2015

  29-12-2015 07:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Depressed oil prices, muted exports and the hard-hit steel industry combined to force the sector into contraction last year
  
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• The 15 biggest equity crowdfunding rounds of 2015

  29-12-2015 06:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  After achieving its first two exits in 2015, the equity crowdfunding market is all grown up. We take a look at the year that was.
  
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• 'America wants our gin' - says minister on 'vibrant' year of UK exports

  29-12-2015 01:08 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Food Secretary Elizabeth Truss praises the 'excellent reputation' of Britain's food and drinks produce
  
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• Ethical spending rose in 2014 but solar cuts could hit this year's figures

  29-12-2015 01:01
  
  Value of sales for a sector that spans charity shops, vegetarian food and energy efficient lightbulbs, rose to £38bn in 2014Stronger sales of solar panels, electric cars and free-range poultry helped to grow the UK’s overall “ethical market” by 8% in 2014, a new report claims.However, the report’s authors warned that recent government changes such as cuts to subsidies for householders installing rooftop solar panels would make it tougher to repeat this growth in spe
  
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• City news: UK exports, British car industry and Telecom

  29-12-2015 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  UK businesses have exported peanut butter to the Netherlands, tea to China and sausages to the Caribbean in what has been a “vibrant” year for the sector.
  
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• Cheaper food and fuel boost British households' spending on luxuries

  29-12-2015 01:01
  
  Report finds that in first three quarters of 2015 food, petrol and energy costs were all down year on year, and wages finally rose in real terms Cheaper petrol and food left households with more money to spend on new cars, furniture and going out this year.A new report into disposable incomes highlights how lower spending on essentials in 2015 meant Britons were able to buy more luxury items like jewellery and watches as well as spending more on their homes and gardens. Continue reading...
  
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• Boxing Day sales: footfall increase for the first time during the festive period

  29-12-2015 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SHOPPERS flocked back to the high street in the days after Christmas in a boost for UK retailers.
  
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