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• Mobile giant Three to block online advertising

  18-02-2016 21:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Exclusive: Publishers' mobile growth threatened as operator signs deal with controversial Israeli tech developer Shine
  
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• What do markets do when they fear their best hope of salvation

  18-02-2016 20:56 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The actions of governments and central banks should make a difference during a crisis - this time, they may not
  
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• Centrica and Go-Ahead battle it out for title of most-hated business in Britain

  18-02-2016 20:47
  
  The bosses of the two companies, Iain Conn and David Brown, have faced a barrage of questions about their treatment of customersIain Conn and David Brown should compare notes after the day they have just had.The two men are in charge of companies battling it out for the unofficial title of most-hated business in Britain. Conn is the boss of Centrica, owner of British Gas, while Brown is the head of Go-Ahead, which operates the Thameslink, Southern and Southeastern rail franchises through its sub
  
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• New death tax: grieving families will be forced to pay up to £20k

  18-02-2016 20:29 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  For some families it could amount to a potential 129-fold increase in costs
  
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• Grieving families could be forced to pay a new death tax

  18-02-2016 20:29 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  For some families it could amount to a potential 129-fold increase in costs
  
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• Bank of England deputy says 2019 rate hike expectations not justified

  18-02-2016 20:26 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Sir Jon Cunliffe says bets by investors that interest rates could even be cut are not backed by economic fundamentals
  
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• I touch-type, therefore I think | Letters

  18-02-2016 20:17
  
  It is unsurprising that touch-typists and non-touch-typists alike can achieve similarly high typing speeds (Is learning to touch-type a pointless skill?, G2, 15 February). Today’s auto-correct, predictive text functions and light-touch keyboards make fast typing child’s play. But touch-typing is not all about speed. Leo Benedictus wisely counsels us not to think about how we are typing – and thus pinpoints the second crucial aspect of touch-typing: it confers automaticity, thus
  
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• How BAE's succession planning outflanked the opposition

  18-02-2016 20:16 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Ian King gave a masterclass in succession planning at BAE but we still don't know when the wily chief executive will depart or what he will do next
  
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• Our economic debate on Brexit has descended into insultingly superficial scaremongering

  18-02-2016 19:47 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  We should have had a Royal Commission into the economic pros and cons of leaving the EU. Instead we are confined to little more than scaremongering propaganda and blind hope guesswork
  
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• Centrica urges policy overhaul as it warns of 'looming gap' in UK energy supplies

  18-02-2016 19:44 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Britain's biggest energy supplier says Government must make significant changes to its capacity market, which is supposed to keep the lights on
  
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• Questor share tip: Sell Indivior after a wild first year on the stock market

  18-02-2016 19:39 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The maker of Suboxone, a treatment for heroin addiction, is suffering form increased competition from cheaper copycat drugs, says Questor
  
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• Go-Ahead boss calls for devolution of Network Rail

  18-02-2016 19:36 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The company behind Thameslink and Southeastern rail services has suffered from disruption caused by Network Rail's project to rebuild London Bridge station
  
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• FTSE 100 ends winning streak, weighed down by mining and oil

  18-02-2016 19:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Market report: Anglo American and Tullow Oil were the biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 on a mixed day of trading in London
  
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• Questor share tip: BAE Systems remains a defensive income favourite

  18-02-2016 19:20 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  BAE delivered a solid set of annual results and that underpins the shares income attractions, says Questor
  
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• Asda sales plunge amid pressure from Aldi and Lidl

  18-02-2016 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ASDA boss Andy Clarke insisted its financial muscle would enable it to win back shoppers despite a steep fall in sales over the last three months of 2015.
  
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• Lloyds' private equity arm backs £175m delivery firm CitySprint

  18-02-2016 18:38 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  CitySprint, the UK same-day delivery company, finds another private equity backer in LDC
  
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• Oil prices crash after Saudis dash hope of production cut

  18-02-2016 18:20 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Kingdom's foreign minister says other nations can freeze production or limit supply but Saudis will not take part in a cut
  
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• Asda suffers worst ever quarterly sales fall

  18-02-2016 18:00
  
  Sixth successive quarter of sliding sales confirms retailer endured worst performance of all the major grocers over ChristmasAsda’s prolonged sales slump has reached a new record low after a poor performance over Christmas. Andy Clarke, the chief executive of the UK’s third-largest supermarket, denied the retailer was in crisis as sales at established stores fell 5.8% in the 13 weeks to 1 January, compared with a 4.5% decline in the previous quarter and a 4.7% slide before that &ndas
  
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• UK economy can bear world's financial problems - Financial Director

  18-02-2016 17:54
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  UK economy can bear world's financial problems
  Financial Director
  WE have started the New Year with the world's economic and financial problems on our shoulders. Equity markets have responded by falling sharply, while fixed income markets have priced out any risk of near-term rate rises in some developed markets such ...en meer »
  

• Fears for retirement income as millions don't know how many pension pots they have

  18-02-2016 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MILLIONS of British workers could see their retirement funds dented after completing losing track of previous pensions, according to exclusive research for Express.co.uk.
  
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• Buyers to be hit with new landlord tax amid mortgage and conveyancing delays

  18-02-2016 16:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HUNDREDS of buy-to-let sales could fall through over the next six weeks thanks to lender and conveyancer delays, experts have warned.
  
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• Pro-EU campaigners are BOGUS - Britain's economy would NOT be hit by Brexit, report finds

  18-02-2016 16:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CLAIMS Britain's economy would be damaged by leaving the European Union are completely “bogus”, according to one of the city's top investors.
  
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• Global leaders must act now as fresh downturn looms, warns OECD

  18-02-2016 16:43 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  OECD urges collective action to fight threat of low-growth trap
  
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• Eurotunnel boss calls for Channel Tunnel extension to protect against migrants

  18-02-2016 16:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Jacques Gounon said that 600m of exposed line were Eurotunnel's 'weakest point' and should be enclosed
  
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• Financial Times to return to City of London home

  18-02-2016 16:20 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The newspaper will move out of its Southwark Bridge offices in 2018
  
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• This website names and shames companies with all-male boards

  18-02-2016 16:08 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The FTSE 100 has eradicated all-male boards, but other listed British and European companies have some way to go
  
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• MFA Financial meets 4Q profit forecasts - Yahoo Finance UK

  18-02-2016 15:31
  MFA Financial meets 4Q profit forecasts
  Yahoo Finance UK
  NEW YORK (AP) _ MFA Financial Inc. (MFA) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $73.5 million. The New York-based company said it had profit of 19 cents per share. The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six ...
  

• Low gas prices mean UK firms could see energy bills tumble by 20pc

  18-02-2016 15:21 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  British businesses could see bills plunge as the UK gas market tumbles 40pc in a year
  
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• Eurozone's central bankers consider letting inflation run hot

  18-02-2016 15:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Minutes of the European Central Bank's latest meeting reveal that policymakers are considering allowing inflation to overshoot targets
  
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• Money saving tips for the over 55s: 'I get discounted cinema tickets every week'

  18-02-2016 14:54 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  There are still plenty of perks and freebies available to those aged 50 and over, including discounts on travel, shopping, cinema tickets and more
  
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• Franklin Templeton's Hasenstab says liquidity fears are overblown

  18-02-2016 14:40
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Worries about liquidity in some bond markets are overblown and emerging market asset prices do not reflect reality, Franklin Templeton's star bond fund manager said in a video posted on the firm's Twitter feed late on Wednesday.
  
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• How mounting job cuts could threaten UK's economic recovery

  18-02-2016 14:18
  
  Tens of thousands of workers are being laid off in key sectors, prompting fears of a ripple effect through the British economyMajor UK-based companies have announced tens of thousands of job losses that are expected to ripple through the economy in the coming months, casting a shadow over Britain’s recovery.Affecting vast areas of the UK economy – from factories to the high street, banking, media and energy – the job losses announced in the past fortnight coincided with another
  
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• Negative interest rates: what you need to know

  18-02-2016 14:02
  
  Following the Bank of Japan’s launch of negative interest rates, we answer the key questions Normally savers earn interest when they deposit their money in banks. Similarly, commercial banks that lodge money with central banks receive interest for doing so. Negative interest rates turn this arrangement on its head. Savers have to pay banks for holding their money and central banks penalise banks for depositing cash with them. Continue reading...
  
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• Number of families renting has shot up by one million in the last 10 years

  18-02-2016 13:57 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  But figures show that the decline in home ownership that started in 2003 has paused in the last year
  
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• Five Chinese bank execs arrested in Spain in money laundering probe

  18-02-2016 13:38 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The executives at ICBC have been arrested following a €40m international money laundering investigation by Spanish police and Europol
  
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• French restaurant owner bans bankers after they refuse loan

  18-02-2016 13:33 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The owner of a Michelin-ranked restaurant outside Paris has banned bankers from his eatery in revenge for being denied a loan
  
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• Asda serves up worst ever quarterly sales on record after bleak Christmas

  18-02-2016 13:31 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Dismal trading numbers heap pressure on chief executive Andy Clarke
  
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• South32 eyes Anglo American buy-out of manganese joint venture

  18-02-2016 13:27 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  BHP spin-out is interested in taking on the manganese ore venture
  
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• Money Talks: dating websites that won't let go, plus Kirstie Allsopp’s property myths

  18-02-2016 13:26
  
  Also, the cost of raising children in the UK is higher than ever, a new energy row after British Gas posts bumper profits, and homes by the seaHello and welcome to this week’s Money Talks – a roundup of the week’s biggest stories and some things you may have missed. Continue reading...
  
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• Why millennials are prioritizing short-term spending over long-term saving

  18-02-2016 13:00
  
  A new survey points to a big problem: student debt, rent, health insurance and attending friends’ weddings are preventing young people from saving upLet’s call it the millennial paradox. You’re in your 20s, and suddenly, you’re actually making money. The problem is that something or someone is after every single dollar. You need to pay off your student loans; you need to cover your living costs. You need to save for the short term – the next vacation; an emergency f
  
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• UK financial regulators consult on changes to complaints process - Out-Law.com

  18-02-2016 12:48
  UK financial regulators consult on changes to complaints process
  Out-Law.com
  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England are now consulting on the contents of this report, which is required under section 20 of the new Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act. The ...
  

• 'Slap in the face' Fury as British Gas profits surge to £574MILLLION

  18-02-2016 12:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ENERGY giant British Gas has sparked fresh anger over prices after revealing profits in its residential arm jumped by a 31 per cent last year.
  
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• Homes worth more than £1MILLION to TRIPLE by 2030 freezing more out of ownership dream

  18-02-2016 12:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SOARING house prices mean by 2030 more than a fifth of homes across Britain will be worth at least £1million.
  
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• 'Do Help to Buy schemes work for joint buyers?'

  18-02-2016 12:07 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  One reader wants to know if they will qualify for Help to Buy assistance if their partner owns existing property. Telegraph Money provides the answer
  
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• Date set for Lloyds' Supreme Court case

  18-02-2016 11:57 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Supreme Court will hear the final appeal by Lloyds investors against the bank's forced repurchase of their bonds next month
  
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• Virgin increases appeal of three new balance transfer cards with £50 perk

  18-02-2016 11:45 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Virgin Money attempts to stand out from other providers with £50 voucher
  
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• European banks' risky oil loans make investors edgy

  18-02-2016 11:19
  
  MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Investors are growing increasingly anxious about the exposure of European banks to the oil sector, as a past credit binge threatens to lead to loan losses that could be worth up to $18 billion.
  
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• UK, EU leaders set to clash over financial regulation

  18-02-2016 11:13
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The extent to which British regulators can write their own banking rules remains a stumbling block ahead of a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday that will try to thrash out a deal to keep Britain in the bloc.
  
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• UK, EU leaders set to clash over financial regulation - Reuters

  18-02-2016 11:11
  UK, EU leaders set to clash over financial regulation
  Reuters
  BRUSSELS Feb 18 The extent to which British regulators can write their own banking rules remains a stumbling block ahead of a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday that will try to thrash out a deal to keep Britain in the bloc. The latest draft ...en meer »
  

• PIMCO sees 40 percent chance of 'Brexit', uncertainty to hit markets

  18-02-2016 10:58
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Concerns over Britain's exit from the European Union will weigh on UK financial markets for months to come, regardless of the outcome of this week's EU summit, major bond market investor PIMCO said on Thursday.
  
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