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  • Call blocker firm fined £190,000 for making the nuisance calls it claimed to stop
  • Burnham’s business rates adviser called for £9bn tax cut for high streets
  • Colman’s Mustard put up for sale as Unilever clears path for £48bn McCormick merger
  • Britain’s 240 crypto millionaires revealed in first HMRC cryptoasset tax data
  • EY urges junior staff back to the office as AI puts a premium on human skills
  • Young investors trust AI more than TV, radio or influencers, FCA finds
  • UK business confidence rebounds but firms want policy certainty first
  • Balcony solar panels reach UK shelves with promise of £110 a year off bills
  • Applied Nutrition closes in on £1bn valuation after raising guidance for third time this year
  • One of Britain’s oldest family firms to save £250,000 a year as energy scheme opens to forges

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Retailers dealt blow as Government set to appeal against ATM tax ruling

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Retailer hopes of securing nearly £400 million in tax rebates have been dealt a blow as the Government prepares to appeal against a rul..

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Nando’s eyes further expansion even as costs eat into profit

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High expansion costs have held back profits at Nando’s, but the restaurant chain has bucked casual dining gloom with rising sales.

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HSBC’s Mark Tucker appointed chairman of South African insurer

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The chairman of Europe’s biggest bank, HSBC, has been appointed to head up South African insurer Discovery, raising concerns about his ..

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Stocks plunge into red over China-US fears following Huawei arrest

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The FTSE 100 joined European stock markets plunging deep into the red on Thursday as fears that the arrest of a senior Huawei official ..

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Homebase brings back concessions with Tapi Carpets tie-up

6 December 20187 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Homebase has struck a deal for the first in-store concessions since the disastrous ownership of Wesfarmers came to an end earlier this ..

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Opec expected to cut oil production to support price

6 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Opec countries are meeting to find a way to support the falling price of oil, with analysts predicting the cartel will agree to cut pro..

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Inconsistencies found in how mortgage lenders treat people in long-term arrears

6 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Mortgage lenders are not always giving customers in long-term arrears appropriate support, the City regulator has found.
The Financial ..

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Thames Water confirms talks with Government amid Brexit threat to clean water

6 December 20186 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Thames Water has warned of a no-deal Brexit threat to clean water and confirmed talks with the Government as the sector seeks to safegu..

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Nightmare for Eve Sleep as shares crumble on fundraising

6 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Shares in Eve Sleep collapsed on Thursday after the online mattress brand said investors taking part in a £15 million fundraising plan ..

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Thames Water profits tumble after extreme weather supply disruption

6 December 20186 December 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Thames Water has blamed the Beast from the East and the summer heatwave for a surge in water leaks and supply disruption as it reported..

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‘Subscription-style’ insurance product aims to give customers more control

5 December 20185 December 2018 News Business Matters 2 Comments

Insurance giant Aviva is to launch a new type of “subscription-style” cover which aims to tackle concerns about the industry charging e..

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Subsidence claims by households quadrupled during summer heatwave, say insurers

5 December 20185 December 2018 News Business Matters 2 Comments

The sizzling summer temperatures sparked a surge in claims by households to deal with the impact of subsidence, figures from insurers show

Theresa May has been accused of "caving in" to Conservative Brexiteers

Ministers return to parliament to fight for Theresa May’s Brexit deal

5 December 20185 December 2018 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Ministers will again battle to win over MPs to Theresa May’s Brexit deal later, a day after the government suffered three defeats on key votes

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Drugs firm Takeda secures shareholder backing for £46bn Shire takeover

5 December 20185 December 2018 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Japanese drugs firm Takeda has won shareholder approval for its £46 billion acquisition of Shire.
The company said the proposal had won..

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China-US trade: China set for speedy action on trade commitments

5 December 2018 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Chinese officials have said they are “confident in implementing” trade commitments made to the US “as soon as possible”.

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Foreign Spam Calls

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.

Burnham’s business rates adviser called for £9bn tax cut for high streets

Colman’s Mustard put up for sale as Unilever clears path for £48bn McCormick merger

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EY urges junior staff back to the office as AI puts a premium on human skills

Young investors trust AI more than TV, radio or influencers, FCA finds

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