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Next sees festive sales rise, but cuts profit forecast

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Fashion chain Next has cut its annual profit forecast and predicted falling earnings over the year ahead despite revealing a solid Chri..

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Apple sees significant slump in iPhone sales

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Apple has acknowledged demand for iPhones is waning, fulfilling the worst fears of investors concerned the company’s most profitable pr..

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Department store John Lewis provides Christmas trading snapshot

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A surge in shoppers looking for last-minute gifts helped lift sales at John Lewis over the festive period as the retailer gave the firs..

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Ted Baker damned by Methodist investors over hugging and ear kissing claims

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Ted Baker was chastised by the Methodist Church over the controversy surrounding boss Ray Kelvin, who was forced to take a leave of abs..

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British firms ramp up stockpiling in preparation for no-deal Brexit

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British manufacturers are stockpiling goods at near record rates in preparation for a calamitous no-deal Brexit.
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Ivy owner stung by soaring business rates

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Richard Caring’s restaurant empire eked out a rise in sales in 2017, but profits at the Ivy owner were dragged back by soaring business..

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Playtech to pay £25m to Israeli authorities

2 January 20192 January 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Playtech has agreed to pay Israeli tax authorities 28 million euros (£25 million) following an audit that probed 10 years of accounts.

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North Sea oil producer Faroe hits back in takeover tussle

2 January 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The board of Faroe Petroleum has published a report which it says vindicates the decision to reject a hostile takeover bid from Norwegi..

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First-time buyer mortgage numbers ‘at highest level since 2006’

2 January 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The number of first-time buyers getting on the property ladder with a mortgage in the last 12 months was at its highest level since 200..

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New rules come into force to improve transparency on executive pay

1 January 20191 January 2019 News Business Matters 1 Comment

New rules have come into force that will require Britain’s biggest companies to justify bosses’ salaries and reveal the pay gap with th..

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Pound trades higher on Brexit delay hopes as FTSE 100 sinks into red

31 December 20181 January 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The pound strengthened and the FTSE 100 ended in negative territory on the last trading day of the year, with investors gearing up for ..

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Households in flood-prone areas ‘could see insurance costs fall in 2019’

31 December 2018 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Households in flood-prone areas could see their insurance costs fall from 2019, according to a scheme which helps to make affordable co..

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Boss of HSBC’s Turkey unit investigated for allegedly insulting president

31 December 20181 January 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The head of HSBC’s unit in Turkey is being investigated for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the latest move in the ..

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Strong growth in entertainment spending ‘balanced 2018 high street struggles’

31 December 20181 January 2019 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Households’ “consistently strong” appetite for spending on entertainment helped to balance out the high street’s woes last year.

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Cabot Energy shares tank as group plots equity fundraise

31 December 2018 News Business Matters 2 Comments

Shares in Cabot Energy capitulated on Monday after the firm said it is fighting for survival and has commenced crunch talks with invest..

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Call blocker firm fined £190,000 for making the nuisance calls it claimed to stop

A company that sold devices promising to protect elderly people from nuisance calls has been fined £190,000 by the ICO for making more than 758,000 of them itself, every one to a number registered with the Telephone Preference Service.

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