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• ITV produces deals to cushion advertisement slowdown

  10-11-2016 21:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ITV has refused to make a drama out of falling advertising revenues as it targets more acquisitions to “build a global content business of scale”.
  
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• Trump's $1tn pledge sounds impressive but beware the small print

  10-11-2016 20:45 via theguardian.com
  
  A word of caution: the president-elect’s infrastructure plans appear to rely on money he hopes other people will provideAmerican investors seem naively trusting of President-elect Trump’s economic plans. On one hand, they say those wild campaign pledges to slap stiff tariffs on Chinese and Mexican imports in pursuit of the most protectionist US trade policy since the 1930s should not be taken too literally. On the other, they conclude that a Trump presidency definitely means heavy in
  
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• Pensions Regulator seeks 'multiples of £1m' from Chappell over BHS

  10-11-2016 20:43
  
  Regulator has sent warning notices to the former owner and his company over the retailer’s £571m pension scheme deficitThe Pensions Regulator is seeking millions of pounds from Dominic Chappell and Retail Acquisitions in relation to the £571m deficit in the BHS pension scheme.Sources close to the situation say warning notices sent by the regulator to Chappell and his company show it wants to receive “multiples of £1m”. Continue reading...
  
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• St Ives moves step closer to restricting second home ownership

  10-11-2016 18:57
  
  High court judge rules plan to reserve all new homes for full-time residents does not breach human rights legislationA plan to restrict second home ownership in a picture postcard Cornish harbour town has been boosted after a high court judge ruled its proposal did not breach human rights legislation. The decision means that St Ives, beloved of art lovers, surfers and beach fans, is a step closer to being able to enforce a planning provision allowing the building of new houses only if they are r
  
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• Tesco Bank fraud tars UK financial image, warns home secretary Amber Rudd - City A.M.

  10-11-2016 18:52
  
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• UK, China Agree on 'Strategic Plan' for Financial Services - Wall Street Journal

  10-11-2016 18:01
  
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  UK, China Agree on 'Strategic Plan' for Financial Services
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  LONDON—The U.K. and China on Thursday agreed to deepen ties between their financial services industries, in part of Britain's ongoing push to establish London as a global hub for Chinese finance that has gained added significance since the country ...en meer »
  
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• Who does the childcare in your house? Figures show parents do less than they used to

  10-11-2016 17:22
  
  Grandparents and siblings help out more and women spend 60% more time in unpaid work than men, says ONS study The amount of time parents spent caring for children has fallen since the year 2000, with grandparents and siblings stepping in to offer unpaid help, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.New data for unpaid work shows the average amount of time parents devote each day to childcare fell by 5.7%, from an average of 1 hour and 33 minutes per parent in 2000 to 1 hour
  
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• Italy tries to swoop on City of London to ‘fix its Brexit problem’

  10-11-2016 15:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ITALY has offered the City of London a new “partnership” aimed at helping the city’s financial centre out of the “Brexit problem”.
  
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• How insurers are watching you online, and is it time to switch energy provider?

  10-11-2016 15:36
  
  Plus, the ground rent scandal engulfing new home buyers, Tesco Bank accounts hacked, and homes with spiral staircasesHello 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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• Doom-mongers wrong AGAIN: Britain's balance of trade STRENGTHENS after Brexit

  10-11-2016 15:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITAIN’S trade deficit with the rest of the world narrowed in the three months after the country’s momentous vote to unshackle itself from the failing European Union , official statistics have revealed.
  
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• Small businesses may end up paying the price for digital tax system

  10-11-2016 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The government’s consultation to ‘eradicate bureaucratic form filling’ has closed. But experts fear small firms could be hit with extra admin and IT costs
  On Monday night, the curtain came down on the government’s consultation on plans to fully digitise taxation in the UK by 2020. This will create significant challenges for many micro businesses and sole traders, some experts warn.In the March 2015 budget, the government set out its “vision for a transformed tax sys
  
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• Why we should worry about WhatsApp accessing our personal information | Elizabeth Denham

  10-11-2016 10:00
  
  Consumers have a right to be protected. That’s why my office, the information commission, has asked Facebook and WhatsApp to pause plans for data sharingJenny always uses Facebook carefully. She knows the company probably knows more about her than most of her friends – the location settings might show she spent time in hospital last week, for instance – but she’s careful with what she posts. Her WhatsApp is similar. Nothing too sensitive. But the app does have access to h
  
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• Newspaper front pages cover aftermath of Trump's victory – in pictures

  10-11-2016 09:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Media in the US and around the world on the day after Republican candidate wins presidential race• Become a Guardian supporter or make a contribution Continue reading...
  
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• John Lewis Christmas ads: watch all the previous ones here

  10-11-2016 09:31 via theguardian.com
  
  As retailer releases 2016 Buster campaign, we look back at history of this annual institution, from 2007’s Shadows onwardsA girl spots an old man living in a shack on the moon through her telescope and sends him a present – 25m views on YouTube by 22 December Continue reading...
  
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• Trump's golden ticket: Stocks boost FTSE 100 by £55bn and pound stabilises after shock win

  10-11-2016 09:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IT was pitched as 'Trumpaggedon' but markets have taken the news of Donald Trump's victory in their stride as rumours swirl his cabinet will be filled with CEO's as he attempts to boost jobs in the US.
  
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• Abbey Road incubator crosses musical royalty with entrepreneurial vision

  10-11-2016 08:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Seeking out the brightest new ideas in the industry keeps the studio ahead of the game, in return tech startups receive expertise and contactsIt may be famous as the Beatles’ studio of choice and where the Harry Potter and Star Wars film scores were recorded, but Abbey Road is now looking to the future to discover the industry’s most promising startups.
  Its Abbey Road Red incubator programme has just taken in its second wave of three companies it will mentor for six months, each hopi
  
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• Women, you can stop working now. Here's why

  10-11-2016 08:00
  
  As of today, women in the UK are effectively working for free for the rest of the year. On Equal Pay Day, why not take a stand and protest creatively?It’s that time of year again. Thursday 10 November marks Equal Pay Day – the date from which, as a result of the gender pay gap, women in the UK are effectively working for free for the rest of the year. According to the Fawcett Society, the full-time pay gap stands at 13.9%, and at the current rate of progress it will take 60 years to
  
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• Seeing red when my London Bus Driving School course disappears

  10-11-2016 08:00
  
  I paid £1,750 fees but the company has stopped tradingIn April I registered with the London Bus Driving School. I paid £1,750 by debit card and was given a date in June for the first training session. I was told that I would be contacted by an instructor a week before. Three days before the lesson I had heard nothing and was told that due to problems at the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency the training would be postponed for a week. A week later, I received a message letting me
  
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• How can we calculate what we have each contributed to our house?

  10-11-2016 08:00
  
  My boyfriend and I are both responsible for the mortgage and upkeep of the property, but keep arguing over what our shares are
  Q In 2007, my boyfriend and I bought a house together for £257,000 plus fees. At the time, I put in around £66,400 and he put in £20,300. Our initial interest-only mortgage was £180,000 plus the arrangement fee of £781.88, which was added to the loan.We would like to draw up an agreement that reflects our different shares in the property as
  
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• Asia Pacific markets set to rebound as investors welcome Trump plans – live

  10-11-2016 06:59 via theguardian.com
  
  The financial world responded positively to the president-elect’s post-election speech – but will the optimism be sustained? Follow the developments with our live blogStock markets defy predictions of a slump
  Wall Street reaction – as it happenedHelp support our journalism. Become a Guardian supporter or make a contribution 5.59am GMTFutures trading suggests Europe and the US will rejoin the party when the markets open later today.Spread better IG sees the FTSE100 up 0.5% at 69
  
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• Adani's Carmichael mine protected from legal challenges under Queensland water changes

  10-11-2016 03:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Annastacia Palaszczuk’s government exempts projects already dealt with by land court such as Carmichael mineAdani has been shielded from potential legal challenges that loom for other miners under Queensland’s water-licensing reforms after last-minute changes to legislation by the Palaszczuk government.Mining projects in development will be forced to obtain a water licence under a government bid to manage impacts on groundwater use, which its predecessor tried to deregulate.Continue
  
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• Liam Fox vows action as UK trade gap reaches £5.2 BILLION

  10-11-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  INTERNATIONAL Trade Secretary Liam Fox has vowed to help UK firms reach out to new markets as figures showed the country’s trade gap widened to a worse-than-expected £5.2billion in September.
  
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• John Lewis unveils Christmas ad starring a dog on a trampoline

  10-11-2016 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Two-minute commercial features real and CGI animals and is a departure from emotion-laden tearjerkers of recent yearsWe’ve had the tear-jerking tales of Monty the penguin, a bear and a hare and a man on the moon, but this year John Lewis is pinning its hopes for a bumper Christmas on Buster the boxer, a comedy bouncing dog.Buster is the star turn in the department store’s festive ad campaign, which has become a much anticipated annual media moment in recent years. Continue reading...
  
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• Homebuyers return but struggle to find suitable properties, says Rics

  10-11-2016 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Number of properties on the market falls again in October as buyer’s interest rises for second month in a row, survey findsHouse hunters are returning to the market after the Brexit vote but are struggling to find suitable homes, which means prices are going up in all parts of the country apart from central London, according to surveyorsThe number of properties on the market dropped again in October, continuing the trend of the past two years, the latest monthly housing snapshot from the R
  
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• City News: Burberry, Sainsbury's and SSE

  10-11-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BURBERRY half-year profits slumped 24 per cent as the benefits of a weaker pound after the Brexit vote were offset by pain in its wholesale and licensing business.
  
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• Jobs BOOST as Tredegar steelworks to reopen

  10-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A STEELWORKS which closed a year ago is being reopened, creating new jobs and a welcome boost for the industry.
  
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• Australian share market rebounds after losses sparked by Trump's win

  10-11-2016 00:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Calm comes back into markets, analysts say, citing president-elect’s victory speech and backing of world and business leaders The Australian share market has rebounded strongly upon opening this morning, despite the volatility that erupted across global markets as the US election result unfolded.The Australian dollar rose from lows of about US75.85 cents to about US77 cents, and was at US76.55 cents at the US close. The Australian market was up about 147 points at the beginning of trade.Co
  
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