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Silver State joins the banking casualties in the US (30 April 04:30) |
| Silver State, the Nevada-based bank that had John McCain's son on its board
until July, has become the eleventh bank in the United States to fail this
year after losses from souring ho... |
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Gavin Casey quits as Blue Oar throws in the towel (01 December 05:30) |
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Management at Blue Oar, the City stockbroker, conceded defeat yesterday in the
bitter battle for control of the company, triggering the resignation of
Gavin Casey, its chairman.
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National Savings amp Investments pulls leading bonds after private-sector rivals cry foul (21 November 05:31) |
| One of the Britain’s most generous savings products has been pulled abruptly from the market by the state-run National Savings & Investments (NS&I) after only 24 days amid complaints from ... |
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SHLs David Leigh gives nothing away but can read you like a book (21 November 05:31) |
| Poker is all about keeping your cards close to your chest and giving away as little as possible,” David Leigh says. “By not revealing what you have in your hand, you force your opponents... |
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Opec wants compensation if climate deal cuts oil use (21 November 05:31) |
| The chief of the Opec oil cartel said that oil-producing countries should be compensated for lost revenues if UN climate talks in Copenhagen next month reach a deal that cuts the use of oil. |
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Marks amp Spencer will be no bed of roses after years keeping families happy in the boardroom (21 November 05:31) |
| Some believe that the Dutch are the Europeans who most resemble the British in outlook and attitudes, which might explain the longevity of Anglo-Dutch business alliances such as Royal Dutch ... |
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New lease of life for London flotations (21 November 05:31) |
| The appetite for flotations on the London Stock Exchange is ready to spring back to life with a clutch of companies worth a combined $10 billion ($£6 billion) planning to list their shares. |
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Forget the squelch of Glastonbury and have a Massive Attack in the sun (21 November 05:31) |
| It is Glastonbury Mediterranean-style, without the rain or the mud, and every year thousands of Britons flock to a tiny town near Valencia to watch bands such as Kraftwerk and Oasis and to t... |
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Marks amp Spencer bringing back fresh food counters (21 November 05:31) |
| After half a century, Marks & Spencer has reintroduced fresh-food counters, with butchers and fishmongers, marking its fightback against Waitrose, its resurgent premium rival. |
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Disney closes popular parenting sites (21 November 05:31) |
| Disney has abruptly shut down two popular parenting websites less than 18 months after acquiring them. |
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Lack of MA business cuts revenue at Linklaters (21 November 05:31) |
| Revenues at Linklaters, Britain’s second-biggest law firm, fell by nearly 10 per cent to £591 million in the six months to October 31, from £653 million in the same period last year. Thi... |
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Ministers and bank divided as Japan faces prospect of return to deflation (21 November 05:31) |
| The Bank of Japan and the Japanese Finance Ministry have embarked on a bizarre public row over the threat of deflation and whether the country’s economy is poised for a recovery or slump. |
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Want a piece of Robbie Williams Certainly but it may just cost you an arm and a leg (21 November 05:31) |
| He gave us Angels, Britain’s most popular karaoke song, and roused us with Let Me Entertain You. Now he is inviting the City to give him up to £50 million to carry on with his recording c... |
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Gartmore plans to list up to half its equity (21 November 05:31) |
| Gartmore has fired the starting gun on a mid-December flotation on the London Stock Exchange that is likely to value one of Britain’s best-known fund managers at about £1 billion. |
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Battle for the nations savings (21 November 05:31) |
| Graham Beale is right to raise concerns about the unusually generous interest rates being offered by National Savings & Investments and other state-backed organisations. The Nationwide Build... |
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Tesco may use loyalty card as credit-rating clue (21 November 05:31) |
| Tesco may use information gathered on customers’ shopping habits to rate their creditworthiness. |
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Court adjourns hearing for son of Maxwell (21 November 05:31) |
| Kevin Maxwell, a son of Robert Maxwell, the late media tycoon, and once the biggest bankrupt in British history, is again facing bankruptcy over money owed to a London pawnbroker. |
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Cadbury family member joins Kraft battle (21 November 05:31) |
| A descendant of the founder of Cadbury has spoken out against the £9.8 billion Kraft bid and the stakebuilding in the confectioner by hedge funds, which has risen sharply since the offer wa... |
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National Savings amp Investments pulls leading bonds after private-sector rivals cry foul (21 November 05:31) |
| One of the Britain’s most generous savings products has been pulled abruptly from the market by the state-run National Savings & Investments (NS&I) after only 24 days amid complaints from ... |
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SHLs David Leigh gives nothing away but can read you like a book (21 November 05:31) |
| Poker is all about keeping your cards close to your chest and giving away as little as possible,” David Leigh says. “By not revealing what you have in your hand, you force your opponents... |
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Marks amp Spencer will be no bed of roses after years keeping families happy in the boardroom (21 November 05:31) |
| Some believe that the Dutch are the Europeans who most resemble the British in outlook and attitudes, which might explain the longevity of Anglo-Dutch business alliances such as Royal Dutch ... |
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Marks amp Spencer bringing back fresh food counters (21 November 05:31) |
| After half a century, Marks & Spencer has reintroduced fresh-food counters, with butchers and fishmongers, marking its fightback against Waitrose, its resurgent premium rival. |
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Lack of MA business cuts revenue at Linklaters (21 November 05:31) |
| Revenues at Linklaters, Britain’s second-biggest law firm, fell by nearly 10 per cent to £591 million in the six months to October 31, from £653 million in the same period last year. Thi... |
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Want a piece of Robbie Williams Certainly but it may just cost you an arm and a leg (21 November 05:31) |
| He gave us Angels, Britain’s most popular karaoke song, and roused us with Let Me Entertain You. Now he is inviting the City to give him up to £50 million to carry on with his recording c... |
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Battle for the nations savings (21 November 05:31) |
| Graham Beale is right to raise concerns about the unusually generous interest rates being offered by National Savings & Investments and other state-backed organisations. The Nationwide Build... |
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Cazenove ex-partner We are not a meritocracy (21 November 03:00) |
| A potent mythology has built up around Cazenove. Any mention in the press of the broker, which has its roots in Huguenot refugees fleeing the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, must per... |
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Horlicks days as fund manager end in £5m sale (21 November 03:00) |
| Nicola Horlick’s career as a traditional City fund manager was in effect over last night after her company sold its main management contract to Martin Gilbert’s Aberdeen Asset Management... |
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Cazenove ex-partner We are not a meritocracy (21 November 03:00) |
| A potent mythology has built up around Cazenove. Any mention in the press of the broker, which has its roots in Huguenot refugees fleeing the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, must per... |
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Horlicks days as fund manager end in £5m sale (21 November 03:00) |
| Nicola Horlick’s career as a traditional City fund manager was in effect over last night after her company sold its main management contract to Martin Gilbert’s Aberdeen Asset Management... |
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Cazenove ex-partner We are not a meritocracy (21 November 03:00) |
| A potent mythology has built up around Cazenove. Any mention in the press of the broker, which has its roots in Huguenot refugees fleeing the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, must per... |
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Horlicks days as fund manager end in £5m sale (21 November 03:00) |
| Nicola Horlick’s career as a traditional City fund manager was in effect over last night after her company sold its main management contract to Martin Gilbert’s Aberdeen Asset Management... |
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Cazenove ex-partner We are not a meritocracy (21 November 03:00) |
| A potent mythology has built up around Cazenove. Any mention in the press of the broker, which has its roots in Huguenot refugees fleeing the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, must per... |
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Horlicks days as fund manager end in £5m sale (21 November 03:00) |
| Nicola Horlick’s career as a traditional City fund manager was in effect over last night after her company sold its main management contract to Martin Gilbert’s Aberdeen Asset Management... |
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Cazenove ex-partner We are not a meritocracy (21 November 03:00) |
| A potent mythology has built up around Cazenove. Any mention in the press of the broker, which has its roots in Huguenot refugees fleeing the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, must per... |
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Horlicks days as fund manager end in £5m sale (21 November 03:00) |
| Nicola Horlick’s career as a traditional City fund manager was in effect over last night after her company sold its main management contract to Martin Gilbert’s Aberdeen Asset Management... |
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Cazenove ex-partner We are not a meritocracy (21 November 03:00) |
| A potent mythology has built up around Cazenove. Any mention in the press of the broker, which has its roots in Huguenot refugees fleeing the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, must per... |
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Horlicks days as fund manager end in £5m sale (21 November 03:00) |
| Nicola Horlick’s career as a traditional City fund manager was in effect over last night after her company sold its main management contract to Martin Gilbert’s Aberdeen Asset Management... |
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Cazenove ex-partner We are not a meritocracy (21 November 03:00) |
| A potent mythology has built up around Cazenove. Any mention in the press of the broker, which has its roots in Huguenot refugees fleeing the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, must per... |
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Horlicks days as fund manager end in £5m sale (21 November 03:00) |
| Nicola Horlick’s career as a traditional City fund manager was in effect over last night after her company sold its main management contract to Martin Gilbert’s Aberdeen Asset Management... |
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Cazenove ex-partner We are not a meritocracy (21 November 03:00) |
| A potent mythology has built up around Cazenove. Any mention in the press of the broker, which has its roots in Huguenot refugees fleeing the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, must per... |
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Horlicks days as fund manager end in £5m sale (21 November 03:00) |
| Nicola Horlick’s career as a traditional City fund manager was in effect over last night after her company sold its main management contract to Martin Gilbert’s Aberdeen Asset Management... |
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Cazenove ex-partner We are not a meritocracy (21 November 03:00) |
| A potent mythology has built up around Cazenove. Any mention in the press of the broker, which has its roots in Huguenot refugees fleeing the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, must per... |
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Horlicks days as fund manager end in £5m sale (21 November 03:00) |
| Nicola Horlick’s career as a traditional City fund manager was in effect over last night after her company sold its main management contract to Martin Gilbert’s Aberdeen Asset Management... |
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Car production dip lowest this year (21 November 02:08) |
| Car production fell last month, but the decline was the smallest this year. |
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Threshers group axes almost 2000 more jobs (20 November 06:58) |
| Almost 2,000 jobs will be lost at chains such as Threshers and Wine Rack, it emerged today, as the administrators to their collapsed owner First Quench said it would close hundreds of stores... |
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Threshers group axes almost 2000 more jobs (20 November 06:58) |
| Almost 2,000 jobs will be lost at chains such as Threshers and Wine Rack, it emerged today, as the administrators to their collapsed owner First Quench said it would close hundreds of stores... |
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Threshers group axes almost 2000 more jobs (20 November 06:58) |
| Almost 2,000 jobs will be lost at chains such as Threshers and Wine Rack, it emerged today, as the administrators to their collapsed owner First Quench said it would close hundreds of stores... |
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Threshers group axes almost 2000 more jobs (20 November 06:58) |
| Almost 2,000 jobs will be lost at chains such as Threshers and Wine Rack, it emerged today, as the administrators to their collapsed owner First Quench said it would close hundreds of stores... |
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Threshers group axes almost 2000 more jobs (20 November 06:58) |
| Almost 2,000 jobs will be lost at chains such as Threshers and Wine Rack, it emerged today, as the administrators to their collapsed owner First Quench said it would close hundreds of stores... |
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Vodafone asks for $2bn tax feud extension$ (20 November 03:57) |
| Vodafone has asked India’s income tax department to give it more time to respond offically to demands for a $2 billion ($£989 million) tax bill. |
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