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• Apple Q2 2017 financial results & revenue figures: revenue up, iPhones sales ... - Macworld UK

  02-05-2017 22:26
  
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  Apple Q2 2017 financial results & revenue figures: revenue up, iPhones sales ...
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  What were Apple's profits and revenues in Q2 2017, its latest quarterly financial report? And how many iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple Watches did Apple sell this quarter? On 2 May 2017 Apple reported its financial results for its fiscal second quarter ...en meer »
  
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• UK business transformation ongoing: Tata Steel - Financial Express

  02-05-2017 20:44
  
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  UK business transformation ongoing: Tata Steel
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  Indian steel giant Tata Steel today said a 'process of transformation' was ongoing to ensure a 'viable future' for its units that remain under the company's ownership in the UK. By: PTI | Published: May 3, 2017 12:13 AM. 1. Shares. Facebook · Twitter ...en meer »
  
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• It’s not older drivers who should worry us | Brief letters

  02-05-2017 20:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Mugwump confusion | Re-testing younger drivers | Distinguishing between grandparents | Tour de Yorkshire | Alternative e-reader | Brenda of BristolBoris Johnson seems to have lost his edge and should stick to the classical references he knows (Confusion over mugwump jibe, 28 April). As half of the 1960s band of that name went on to form the Mamas and the Papas and the other half to form the Lovin’ Spoonful, Mugwump is no kind of insult. “Mutton-headed”, on the other hand, could
  
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• PENSION NEWS: General Election 2017 is opportunity for major tax relief changes

  02-05-2017 16:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE General Election throws up a once in a generation opportunity to simplify Britain's mind-boggling pension and saving system, experts have claimed.
  
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• What does the UK election on June 8 mean for your finances if you live overseas?

  02-05-2017 16:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE UK will head to the polls on June 8 in what many are calling one of the most important elections for a generation.
  
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• Juncker goes to WAR with Italy’s oldest bank Monte dei Paschi putting bailout under threat

  02-05-2017 16:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EUROPEAN Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker is demanding Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena make radical jobs cuts to get its bail out.
  
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• EU’s Canada trade deal could be BLOCKED by Emmanuel Macron as he steps up FREXIT rhetoric

  02-05-2017 15:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FRENCH election hopeful Emmanuel Macron has signalled he's prepared to block the European Union’s lauded CETA free trade agreement with Canada.
  
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• TRICKS TO SAVE MONEY: Five hacks to make the most of your cash

  02-05-2017 14:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IT'S a tough old world with wages not increasing in line with inflation and consumer spending in Britain showing a decline.
  
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• 808 Drinks hopes to drum up support to fuel international growth

  02-05-2017 14:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  808 Drinks, the Scotch whisky company backed by superstar DJ Pete Tong and Warner Music UK chief Max Lousada, is looking to raise £300,000 to fuel its international growth.
  
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• Bank of Mum and Dad helps QUARTER of home buyers on to propery ladder

  02-05-2017 14:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE Bank of Mum and Dad is now one of Britain's biggest lenders, helping more than a quarter of all property sales this year, research has revealed.
  
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• Pound latest: GBP bounces back against euro as UK manufacturing surges

  02-05-2017 11:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A REPORT showing unexpected growth in the UK manufacturing sector gave the pound a boost today.
  
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• Are your parents helping you to buy your first home?

  02-05-2017 11:25 via theguardian.com
  
  First-time buyers are struggling to get on the property ladder relying on parents for loans. We’d like to hear from you about your experiences
  Financial assistance from parents for children attempting to buy their first home has risen from an average of £17,000 in 2016 to £21,600 this year.Parents are expected to lend their children more than £6.5bn this year to help them get on to the property ladder, according research by Legal & General and economics consultancy Ce
  
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• Premium Bonds winners for May: Are you a lucky winner? 

  02-05-2017 10:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TWO men in the north of England have scooped £1million each after winning the top prizes in May's Premium Bonds.
  
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• 'Bank of mum and dad' to lend £6.5bn this year, report predicts

  02-05-2017 08:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Number of first-time buyers helped by parents is symptom of intergenerational inequality and ‘broken housing market’Are your parents helping you to buy your first home? Parents are predicted to lend more than £6.5bn this year to help their children get on the property ladder as first-time buyers continue to struggle to afford homes.This is a 30% increase on the £5bn loaned in 2016, according to research from Legal & General and economics consultancy Cebr, and means pa
  
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• POUND LIVE: ECB chief Draghi issues Brexit threat as UK factory growth smashes forecasts

  02-05-2017 08:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ECB chief Mario Draghi followed in the footsteps of Brussels by issuing a direct threat to the UK over Brexit as Greece agreed a new austerity deal that will cut pensions.
  
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• Don’t be duped by paid-for booking websites

  02-05-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  We were caught out when looking for a lodge at Yosemite national park in CaliforniaHopefully everyone is now pretty familiar with the websites, highly ranked on Google, that charge a premium for doing something you can do for free, such as renewing a passport. They also appear for overseas items.I was looking to book a lodge in Yosemite national park, California, so when I did a search and saw the first option was Nationalparkreservations.com, it looked ideal.Continue reading...
  
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• Where oil rigs go to die

  02-05-2017 06:30 via theguardian.com
  When a drilling platform is scheduled for destruction, it must go on a thousand-mile final journey to the breaker’s yard. As one rig proved when it crashed on to the rocks of a remote Scottish island, this is always a risky businessIt was night, stormy, and the oil rig Transocean Winner was somewhere in the North Atlantic on 7 August 2016 when her tow-line broke. No crew members were on board. The rig was being dragged by a tugboat called Forward, the tethered vessels charting a course out
  
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• Women make up same proportion of UK high earners as six years ago

  02-05-2017 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Research suggests efforts to tackle gender pay gap have stalled as women still account for just over 25% of higher-rate taxpayersThe proportion of British women classed as high earners has not changed in the past six years, despite a drive to increase the number of women in senior roles, research shows.Women accounted for just over 25% of higher-rate taxpayers in each of the past six financial years, according to HM Revenue & Customs data obtained from Clyde & Co law firm. In the previou
  
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