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  • 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
  • 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
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Dixons Carphone says data breach affected 10 million customers

31 July 201831 July 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Dixons Carphone has said a huge data breach that took place last year involved 10 million customers, up from its original estimate of 1.2 million.

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Search is on for UKs female entrepreneurs leading innovation

31 July 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The search is on to find the inspirational business women who will take one of eight coveted places in the Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards 2018, alongside a £50,000 grant and support package to help them reach their full potential as a female entrepreneur.

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UK overtakes US on Fintech investment for first half of 2018

31 July 201823 November 2018 Get Funded, News Business Matters 0 Comments

The UK has overtaken the US in terms of fintech investment for the first half of the year, and taken the top spot in Europe to attract $16.1bn (£12.3bn) out of the continent’s $26bn total.

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MPs accuse Lloyds of ‘arrogance’ over HBOS Reading fraud

31 July 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

A group of MPs has written to Lloyds Banking Group accusing it of treating victims of a fraud carried out by members of its Reading branch “with contempt”.

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House of Fraser offered cash injection lifeline by Mike Ashley

31 July 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Struggling House of Fraser is understood to have been approached by Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley over a fresh investment deal.

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UK car production stalls as domestic market hit by ‘perfect storm’

31 July 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The number of cars made in the UK fell last month after domestic demand plunged due to what the industry body called a “perfect storm of events”.

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Finalists for 7th English Asian Business Awards 2018 revealed

29 July 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Finalists for the 7th English Asian Business Awards 2018 have been announced after nominations have rolled in from across the country.

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Half of all UK workers do nothing relieve workplace stress

29 July 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Time poor UK workers are not doing anything to relieve stress outside of work – ironically often due to not having the time – according to new research out today.

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House of Fraser’s funding lifeline on edge of failure after CVA challenge from landlords

27 July 201817 November 2021 News Business Matters 0 Comments

House of Fraser is in danger of having its emergency funds delayed after landlords launched a legal challenge to its restructuring process.

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BP buys UK’s largest car charging firm Chargemaster

27 July 201820 March 2023 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Oil giant BP is buying the UK’s largest electric charging network, Chargemaster, for £130m.

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Amazon reports record quarterly profit of nearly £2BN

27 July 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Amazon has reported record quarterly profits helped by a rise in online sales and demand for its cloud services.

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Companies paying up to £100,000 in extra incentives in desperate bid to retain EU workers

26 July 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Shocking new research reveals that nearly 6 out of 10 UK companies have paid up to £100,000 since Brexit in extra incentives for EU workers

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Facebook’s share price loses more than $120bn off value after users turn away

26 July 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Facebook shares have opened in US markets at a loss of almost 20 per cent, wiping roughly $123bn (£93.8bn) off its market valuation.

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Nestle defeated in legal case to copyright the shape of Kit Kat bars

25 July 201825 July 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

A European court rejected an appeal by Nestle today to copyright the shape of its Kit Kat chocolate bars.

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Banks set to have to give minimum savings rate to customers

25 July 201825 July 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Banks could be forced to set a minimum interest rate on their savings accounts, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has suggested.

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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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