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Daily feed of the best news affecting your small and medium sized business SME / SMB from media and websites in Britain and across the world
Meat industry rejects report linking its products to cancer
Advisory board insists that avoiding red and processed meat is not a protective strategy against cancer
Brits are using higher wages to pay off credit card debt
Shoppers feel better off now that prices are flat and pay is rising, although mortgage borrowing is still rocketing as house buyers make the most of low interest rates
TalkTalk says it will not waive fees to end contracts
TalkTalk has said it will only waive termination fees for customers wanting to end their contracts if money is stolen from them.
Mobile giants ready for battle in 4G free-for-all
The Treasury could be set for another hefty dividend of at least £1 billion from the mobile phone industry after it set out plans to auction off more airwaves to speed up smartphones and structured the sale to generate the highest bids possible.
Gender pay gap details to include bonuses
Larger employers will have to publish the amount awarded to men and women in bonuses as part of proposed legislation to reduce the gender pay gap.
TalkTalk: hack ‘was not as bad’ as first feared
Beleaguered ISP TalkTalk has sought to calm customers following a devastating cyber attack on its systems, stating that hack “was not as bad as first thought”.
Apple faces class action lawsuit over Wi-Fi assist data usage
Company faces lawsuit alleging $5m damages for feature which uses mobile data when Wi-Fi is underperforming
Aldi trumps rivals with living wage hike
Discounter to pay staff a minimum £8.40 an hour – more than any of its rivals
Make businesses pay for new railways
Network Rail boss calls for biggest funding shake-up since privatisation
This airline wants to use your iPad for its in-flight entertainment
Canadian airline WestJet have announced a new transatlantic service without seatback entertainment.
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Twitter chief shares £128m of stock with employees
Twitter chief executive and co-founder Jack Dorsey has said he will give a third of his shares in the firm to employees.
Amazon, Google and Microsoft in tech share surge
Amazon was among a trio of Wall Street technology heavyweights to report better than expected results last night, as it swung into a surprise profit thanks to its growing cloud computing business and the success of its new Fire tablet.
City watchdogs have revealed the biggest problem in finance
Regulators are now focusing on bad behaviour in banks rather than shoring up capital
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