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• Staying late to impress the boss is no guarantee of success

  31-01-2016 23:29 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  John Timpson: Straight-talking, common sense from the front line of management
  
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• 'This is about the business, I promise you,' says CMC chief ahead of £736m float

  31-01-2016 22:55 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  CMC Markets will list on Friday at the second time of asking for Peter Cruddas
  
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• Cherie Blair fires first shot in legal battle against Government's buy-to-let tax

  31-01-2016 22:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Former Labour PM's wife is using European human rights legislation in an attempt overturn Tory's planned property tax
  
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• Forget the engine - it's going online that's driving the car industry

  31-01-2016 22:17 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Making sure drivers are 'connected' in their cars is now the top priority for world's top automotive executives
  
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• BT cannot be allowed to continue dominating the Openreach throne

  31-01-2016 22:13 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  This critical piece of national infrastructure is being firmly sat on by the reigning incumbent, BT
  
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• Sky backs £10.25bn Three-O2 merger as EU prepares objections

  31-01-2016 21:21 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Telecoms rivals circle hoping to pick up capacity or spectrum deals
  
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• Hitachi to remain in UK regardless of Brexit vote

  31-01-2016 21:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Boss of Japanese industrial giant describes Britain as an "open" country and says Hitachi will continue to do business in UK regardless of whether it is a member of the European Union.
  
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• Fair pensions and other interests of older people | Letters

  31-01-2016 20:27
  
  Gaby Hinsliff (As we give up on saving, we give up on our future, 22 January) wisely steered clear of the crock of worms that is the workplace pension.Obliged by the government to provide a pension scheme into which all our employees will automatically be kettled, we’ve made sure that our small publishing company will be ready on time. But it is a small business – we have only one employee who qualifies. He plans to opt out of the pension scheme, as is his right, and regards the deci
  
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• We should not be swayed by soundbites and slogans about Europe

  31-01-2016 19:38 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Business people and officials warn about the consequences of leaving the single market. But would it be all that bad?
  
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• McDonald's reaps the benefit of all day breakfasts and table service

  31-01-2016 19:19 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  American fast food institution, revived by Watford supporting British chief executive, posts best results in four years
  
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• QuickQuid lender wins watchdog's stamp of approval

  31-01-2016 19:16 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Short-term loans firm is among the first big consumer credit providers to get full FCA permission
  
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• Barclays and Credit Suisse in $155m 'dark pools' settlement with US regulators

  31-01-2016 19:13 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The two banks are expected to settle with the SEC and the New York Attorney General as early as Monday
  
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• 'Dedicated capitalist' Lord calls for limits on short-selling

  31-01-2016 18:57 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Bets on falling share prices have spiked in recent months
  
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• Flash Crash trader to fight extradition this week

  31-01-2016 17:58 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Navinder Sarao was arrested in April and faces 22 charges of manipulating the US financial markets
  
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• British broadcaster Terry Wogan dies of cancer - BBC

  31-01-2016 14:56
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British television and radio personality Terry Wogan died of cancer aged 77 on Sunday, his family said.
  
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• ‘Lord Libor’ reveals financial system where bad apples have the midas touch

  31-01-2016 13:30
  
  Former traders in London trial may have been cleared, but case highlights financial industry’s superstars are also among the most toxic employees So it turns out that “Lord Libor” and “Big Nose” didn’t do it, after all. Translation: a British jury acquitted six men of helping former trader Tom Hayes rig the world’s mortgage markets.
  The idea that someone can rig the London inter-bank lending rates (Libor) should terrify us all. It’s estimated that
  
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• Tanzania launches manhunt after poachers kill British helicopter pilot

  31-01-2016 13:01
  
  DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzanian authorities have launched a manhunt after poachers shot down a helicopter and its British pilot during an operation to track down elephant killers, officials said on Sunday.British pilot Roger Gower was tracking poachers on Friday in the Maswa Game Reserve when his helicopter was hit by an AK-47 rifle fired from the ground, Tanzania's tourism and natural resources minister, Jumanne Maghembe, said.
  
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• Elon Musk picks student winners to further Hyperloop dreams

  31-01-2016 12:33 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Students from MIT beat off competition from rivals to build and test pods for the mass transportation system of the future
  
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• Britain seeks stronger 'emergency brake' from EU - source

  31-01-2016 12:25
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will demand stronger powers to curb immigration from the European Union when he meets European Council President Donald Tusk on Sunday, a senior British government source said.
  
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• Are mining shares the steal of the century?

  31-01-2016 11:47 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The miners in the FTSE 100 have suffered from big share price falls during the past 18 months, but now isn't the time to go shopping for a bargain, says Questor.
  
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• Digital tax: 'HMRC wants a direct link to everyone's bank accounts'

  31-01-2016 08:28 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Have you filed your return by today's deadline? Next time the process will be different as HMRC rolls out new, digital services
  
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• I’m on a collision course with M&S insurance

  31-01-2016 07:59
  
  My car premium shot up after a ‘no-fault’ claim, in which a van rolled back into my parked vehicleFor several years I have used Marks & Spencer to insure my Vauxhall Corsa, with the policy most recently provided by Ageas. I have a nine-year protected no-claims bonus on the policy and have not made any claims in this period. However, last December a delivery driver let his van roll back into my parked car. He drove off, but a kind passer-by noted his details and left me a note. Th
  
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• The hidden reason for denying pension freedoms

  31-01-2016 07:33 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Companies don't want lots of older workers - so they stop staff taking their pensions early
  
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• 'I've doubled my yield through letting ex-council houses'

  31-01-2016 07:33 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  How Matthew Bennett is tackling new buy-to-let tax: ex-local authority property
  
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• 'I've doubled my yield through letting ex-counci houses'

  31-01-2016 07:33 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  How Matthew Bennett is tackling new buy-to-let tax: ex-local authority property
  
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• Charlie Higson: 'We created Loadsamoney, Harry Enfield cashed in'

  31-01-2016 07:33 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Fame & Fortune: The comedian co-created the famously brash bragger, but failed to fully cash in on it
  
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• Why these are Britain's 14 best stock market income funds

  31-01-2016 07:31 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Authors of a newly-published report say their rankings help investors find the best combination of return, income and volatility
  
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• 'Upgrade? I'm unable to escape this BT sales call unscathed'

  31-01-2016 06:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Our consumer expert helps when a reader changes his mind about a new mobile contract
  
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