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• Barkley Plastics flourishes after joining forces with other Midlands manufacturers

  26-04-2016 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ITS TOOLS and parts – for car headlights to hospital kits – help make the world go round and in the process Barkley Plastics is forging a bright future for the British supply chain sector.
  
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• Ethical fashion brand Patagonia urges more make do and mend is better for all of us

  26-04-2016 18:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  REPAIR your clothes and refrain from buying new.
  
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• Conservative minister Anna Soubry addresses concerns of self-employed

  26-04-2016 18:23
  
  The small business minister spoke at the IPSE conference as statistics reveal that freelancers injected £109bn into UK economy in 2015Small Business Minister Anna Soubry said she was “absolutely open to all suggestions and all ideas” resulting from entrepreneur Julie Deane’s independent review of self-employment at a keynote speech today, as figures showed freelancers contributed £109bn to the economy last year.Speaking at the inaugural Association of Independent Pr
  
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• Landlord making tenants homeless blasts Osborne's 'immoral' property tax

  26-04-2016 16:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LANDLORDS are being forced to sell buy-to-let properties and make vulnerable tenants homeless as a result of tax changes being introduced.
  
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• Scottish Power fined £18MILLION for 'unacceptable' customer service

  26-04-2016 14:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ENERGY giant Scottish Power has been fined £18million after it was ruled they failed to treat customers fairly.
  
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• What would Brexit mean for UK trade deals?

  26-04-2016 14:03
  
  As part of the EU we benefit from many trade agreements. But if we voted out in the referendum what might the negotiations look like? Our panel discussIn the run up to the EU referendum we ask a panel of experts to answer your questions on how the vote could affect small businesses. This week they consider the impact on imports and exports: Europe accounts for half of the UK’s exports. If we leave the EU, how might that change our trade with Europe and worldwide?Continue reading...
  
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• Apple Q2 2016 earnings report: What to expect & how to listen to Apple's ... - Macworld UK

  26-04-2016 13:46
  
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  Apple Q2 2016 earnings report: What to expect & how to listen to Apple's ...
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  Find out how to listen to Apple's Q2 2016 earnings report today, and how many iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple Watches the company is likely to have sold. by Ashleigh Allsopp | 42 mins ago. Share · Tweet. Send.en meer »
  
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• British banks are lagging behind Europe and may never be as profitable as they ... - Business Insider UK

  26-04-2016 13:37
  
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  British banks are lagging behind Europe and may never be as profitable as they ...
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  British banks are lagging behind their European rivals and may never be as profitable as they were prior to the financial crisis, according to analysis from the Financial Times. The FT's research shows that British banks are making nowhere near as much ...en meer »
  
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• Austin Reed set to file for administration as fears grow for high street

  26-04-2016 09:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SUIT retailer Austin Reed is set to become the latest chain to file for administration as fears grow for Britain's high street.
  
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• City news: Boohoo.com, Premier Inn, Cobham, Standard Chartered

  26-04-2016 09:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GROWING demand for plus-size fashions and other new ranges helped fill out Boohoo.com’s financial figures.
  
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• Alibaba financial affiliate Ant raises $4.5 bn - Yahoo Finance UK

  26-04-2016 09:12
  
  Alibaba financial affiliate Ant raises $4.5 bn
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  The financial services affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has raised $4.5 billion in funding, it said on Tuesday, calling it the largest single private placement by an Internet company. The move values Ant Financial Services Group at roughly ...en meer »
  
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• EconomyUK financial compensation body to levy £26m less than forecast - Financial Times

  26-04-2016 09:08
  EconomyUK financial compensation body to levy £26m less than forecast
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  The Financial Services Compensation Scheme says it will levy £26m less for the coming financial year than previously forecast, and will recover £337m and interest for Treasury loans made during the crisis to Bradford and Bingley and Icelandic bank ...en meer »
  
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• Oil prices puts BP in the red

  26-04-2016 08:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BP is preparing for deeper spending cuts if low oil prices persist after an 80 per cent slide in quarterly profits.
  
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• Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial closes $4.5 billion funding round - Yahoo Finance UK

  26-04-2016 08:46
  
  Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial closes $4.5 billion funding round
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  BEIJING (Reuters) - China's biggest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's affiliate Ant Financial Services Group has closed a $4.5 billion funding round, paving the way for a long-expected initial public offering (IPO). China Investment Corp ...
  
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• When women dominate the room why do we thank men for letting us be there?

  26-04-2016 08:33
  
  I know from my standup experience that women communicate differently to men in many situations. Until we stop thanking men for letting us have our voice, we won’t be heardI attended several events to celebrate International Women’s Month on 8 March and there was an uncomfortable, frequent occurrence that made me wince every time it happened.If there were any men in the room it was deemed necessary by the women running the event to thank them for being there. Worse still were the men
  
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• Anna Soubry: Norway-style trade would be worst deal for small business

  26-04-2016 08:15
  
  The small business minister describes what a vote to leave the EU would mean for British SMEs and answers concerns around quarterly tax returnsIt’s 8am and Anna Soubry is crowded by small business owners in City-appropriate dress on the balcony of the London Stock Exchange. She’s opening the day’s trade to mark the start of export week.The minister for small business, industry and enterprise, who is firmly in the remain campaign for the EU referendum, follows up the ceremony wi
  
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• More rent than pay a mortgage: the Tory dream for London has crashed and burned | Aditya Chakrabortty

  26-04-2016 08:00
  
  The capital is now a city of tenants, proof that the Thatcherite property hegemony has had its dayPolitics often lags behind reality. But when the two get too badly out of sync, what’s produced is disaster. For proof, look at the catastrophe that is housing in London. We are in the final straight of the capital’s mayoral race. An odd, ugly and racist contest, it is also a remarkable one – perhaps the first housing election ever held in postwar Britain. Housing is the thing that
  
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• Are NS&I’s security measures open to question?

  26-04-2016 08:00
  
  It seemed impossible to get any prize money paid directly into my bank accountMight I suggest you take a look into the labyrinthine bureaucracy of National Savings & Investments and its security procedures. My experience arose from a request to pay any premium bond prizes directly into my bank account. Four attempts to do this were made over several months, all without success. These involved downloading a form from the web and posting the request, receiving a temporary password, and phoning
  
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• PENSIONS CRISIS: Market chaos could wipe out TEN YEARS of retirement income

  26-04-2016 07:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PENSIONERS who retired last year are at risk of losing a decade's worth of retirement income as a result of market chaos, experts have warned.
  
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• Kuros Biosciences Reports Financial Results for 2015 - Yahoo Finance UK

  26-04-2016 07:15
  
  Kuros Biosciences Reports Financial Results for 2015
  Yahoo Finance UK
  Schlieren (Zurich), Switzerland, April 26, 2016 - Kuros Biosciences Ltd. ("Kuros") today announced its financial results for 2015. The Company reported a net income of CHF 6.23 million, largely as a result of three extraordinary, non-operative and one ...
  
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• Manchester Asda introduces 'quiet hour' to help autistic shoppers

  26-04-2016 00:37
  
  Cheetham Hill store is launching disability-friendly hour for people who feel intimidated or stressed by noise and disturbanceAsda is introducing a “quiet hour” at a Manchester store to help autistic and disabled shoppers. The Asda Living store in Cheetham Hill is pioneering a disability-friendly hour for people who feel intimidated or stressed by noise and disturbance.Continue reading...
  
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