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• Funds flock to form 'super-consortium' to bid for £11bn National Grid gas network

  21-02-2016 22:59 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Wren House, the infrastructure arm of the Kuwait Investment Authority, and the Universities Superannuation Scheme are thought to be eyeing it up
  
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• Thousands of UK manufacturers risk slipping into stagnation

  21-02-2016 22:53 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Mid-sized firms need more help to adapt to the fourth industrial revolution, new report warns
  
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• Banks and house builders flash early warning of UK recession

  21-02-2016 22:43 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The early warning signs of a UK recession are already flashing in the stock market, and now is not the time to buy the rally
  
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• UK firms braced for 'watered down' business rates review

  21-02-2016 22:37 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Government's reform plan thought to ignore pleas of manufacturers and retailers across Britain
  
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• How to solve the housing crisis

  21-02-2016 22:06 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The government has set a target of 200,000 new homes to be built per year - but we are nowhere near that. How do we solve the crisis?
  
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• This new map of Earth divides the planet into 57 trillion 3-metre squares

  21-02-2016 21:56 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Every three-metre square spot on Earth has been given a three-word identifier by a London company looking to revolutionise postal delivery, emergency response and everything in between
  
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• This new map of Earth divideds the planet into 57 trillion 3-metre squares

  21-02-2016 21:56 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Every three-metre square spot on Earth has been given a three-word identifier by a London company looking to revolutionise postal delivery, emergency response and everything in between
  
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• Rezoning the planet, three words at a time

  21-02-2016 21:56 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Every three-metre square spot on Earth has been given a three-word identifier by a London company looking to revolutionise postal delivery, emergency response and everything in between
  
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• How 'negative interest rates' marked the end of central bank dominance

  21-02-2016 21:39 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Policymakers are learning by doing as they explore the uncharted waters of sub-zero rates
  
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• Here's why I won't be attempting to bridge my firm's gender pay gap

  21-02-2016 20:56 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  John Timpson: Straight-talking, common sense from the front line of management
  
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• The start-up revolution is brewing - and we must unleash equity finance

  21-02-2016 20:55 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  In a time of global uncertainty, in a low interest rate, low-growth environment, start-ups have the potential to transform Britain
  
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• Here's a £49 gift - wrapped up in 13 pages of red tape

  21-02-2016 20:41 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  How government attempts to simplify tax rules has led to large amounts of red tape on giving gifts to employees
  
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• £4bn raid on pension savings likely, says former Osborne adviser

  21-02-2016 18:45
  
  Steve Webb says tax-free lump sum ‘could be on the brink of extinction without anyone noticing’A former adviser to George Osborne has said the chancellor is likely to mount a £4bn raid on pension savings by scrapping tax-free allowances on lump sums in a bid to save more cash for the Treasury.Steve Webb, himself a former pensions minister, says hundreds of thousands of people would suffer from Osborne’s “tax bombshell” that some fear could come as soon as the
  
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• How London's bridges became property's must-have

  21-02-2016 17:58 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A raft of new developments have popped up along the Thames, but it can cost more than 20 per cent more
  
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• Geopolitics of oil takes new twist with Saudi-Russia deal

  21-02-2016 16:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A strange peace has swept across the oil industry with the news that Saudi Arabia and Russia, staunch rivals within the sector, reached an agreement last week to freeze oil output
  
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• Tens of thousands of London homes deemed 'long-term vacant'

  21-02-2016 15:31
  
  Data obtained by the Guardian shows more than 22,000 left empty for longer than six months despite chronic housing shortageTens of thousands of London homes have been left uninhabited for so long they are considered “long-term vacant” with more than 1,100 of them empty for over a decade, according to data obtained by the Guardian.Despite a chronic shortage of housing in the capital, more than 22,000 homes have been left empty by their owners for longer than six months, data received
  
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• Analysis - EU's real brake isn't Britain but Franco-German impasse

  21-02-2016 13:51
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Forget Brexit. The real obstacle to deeper European integration is not the awkward British, whether they choose to stay in the European Union with a "special status" or leave.
  
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• Kanye West could pay off his $53m debt by seeking donations on a smaller scale

  21-02-2016 13:00
  
  West has racked up a debt funding passion projects – but if he could get his Twitter followers to pledge him $1 a month, he could pay it off in a few monthsIt isn’t often that the entertainment world and personal finance gurus get in a tizzy about the same stuff. It takes a talent like Kanye West to make that happen.West’s series of tweets about his $53m debt – and his pleas to Silicon Valley billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page to rush to his aid and contribute $1
  
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• Insight - After winning EU deal, Cameron faces harder battle

  21-02-2016 13:00
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - When Prime Minister David Cameron sealed a deal designed to keep Britain in the European Union after two days of talks in Brussels, his relief was short-lived.
  
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• George Osborne will abolish pension perk in tax bombshell, claims former minister

  21-02-2016 12:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Steve Webb, who worked with Chancellor on pension strategy, says Treasury is plotting reforms hitting hundreds of thousands
  
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• Cameron calls June 23 poll that will shape fate of Britain and EU

  21-02-2016 11:59
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday called a June 23 referendum on membership of the European Union that could have far-reaching consequences for Britain's unity and for the viability of the world's biggest trading bloc.
  
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• Bank security: annoying AND useless

  21-02-2016 10:20 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The end of the era of passwords and Pins? Thank goodness: they are irritating and ineffective
  
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• 'Why was I refused a Santander credit card?'

  21-02-2016 09:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Not even a healthy back balance and a high credit score were enough to help one customer
  
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• 'What happened to our cashback?'

  21-02-2016 09:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Reader missed out on rewards because of Capital One's 'glaring omission'
  
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• 'Scottish Power billed me but they don't supply my gas'

  21-02-2016 09:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Our consumer champion helps when the energy firm demands payment for a £300 bill
  
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• Hannah Spearritt: 'I bought my first house with the money I got from S Club 7'

  21-02-2016 09:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The pop star turned actress set up a pension at the age of 21 and still sells the clothes she no longer wears
  
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• My nightmare year being chased by HMRC for fines on my grandfather's estate

  21-02-2016 09:04 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Grieving family harangued by series of letters from taxman with escalating demands for payment
  
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• April's savings tax changes: are you a winner or a loser?

  21-02-2016 09:03 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The start of the new tax year is set to bring in a range of tax changes, Telegraph Money explains what is going to happen and what you can do
  
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• Warren Buffett's 'Woodstock of capitalism' broadcast live for first time

  21-02-2016 09:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Last year's event included a giant picnic, live music and the Newspaper Tossing Challenge, when Mr Buffett took on all comers
  
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• Financial insecurity fears are keeping pensioners working

  21-02-2016 08:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NEARLY a third of older people are carrying on working past their retirement age because they fear their pension will not provide them with enough income, new research shows.
  
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• We still can’t draw the (yellow) line under this NCP Milton Keynes pay-and-display parking fiasco

  21-02-2016 08:00
  
  The agony goes on for Milton Keynes’ motorists facing £70 fines as they’re caught between two parking operators in the same car parkIf you are a newcomer to Milton Keynes and heading for the shopping centre: beware! You could end up paying £70 for an hour’s parking. Last August, I featured the case of a reader who was fined for parking in the large pay-and-display car park, despite buying and displaying a ticket.On appeal, they discovered that half the car park is o
  
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• Home and dry? The flood victims who are putting up their own defences

  21-02-2016 07:59
  
  Unconvinced by the government’s plans, hard-hit homeowners are taking costly steps to protect their property
  Government pledges to spend billions of pounds on flood defences are failing to convince vulnerable householders, who are taking matters into their own hands. The government plans to spend £2.3bn on flood management and defences over the next six years. Yet, as UK residents are warned to expect more flooding after the devastation in Cumbria, Yorkshire and Lancashire, some home
  
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• Fortinet's Financial Performance in 2015 - Yahoo Finance UK

  21-02-2016 02:49
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  Fortinet's Financial Performance in 2015
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  Previously in this series, we discussed Fortinet's revenues and growth across geographies in fiscal 4Q15 and 2015. Now let's have a look at the company's margins during those periods. In the prior part of the series, we talked about how the company's ...
  

• Storm clouds on the horizon for house builders

  21-02-2016 01:01 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Analysts say a cooling in house price inflation, high build costs, and a long-term shortage of labour will curb house builders' margins
  
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• Music label Island Records to launch its own IPA

  21-02-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ISLAND Records, the music label behind legendary acts including Bob Marley and U2, is expanding into the beer market with the launch of its own IPA this week.
  
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• Investors hit as bankers share £5.5bn in bonuses

  21-02-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITAIN’S biggest banks are set to anger investors by curtailing dividend payouts while awarding their staff about £5.5 billion in bonuses over the next fortnight.
  
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• Five-minute guide to the new personal £1,000 allowance

  21-02-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FINALLY there is some good news for savers, with the new £1,000 personal savings allowance due to be launched in April.
  
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• Are you still fit enough to drive? Elderly risking fines by not declaring illness

  21-02-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MORE than a million older motorists are risking fines and even prosecution by failing to disclose serious medical conditions.
  
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