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Personal Finance
01 Oct
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Brexit uncertainty hits growth expectations for financial services

Optimism in the financial services industry has fallen due to the uncertainty generated by the Brexit negotiations with the European Union, a major survey of the sector has found.

28 Sep
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UK voters would narrowly back remain in new Brexit referendum

Britons would vote 52% to 48% remain in the European Union if a new Brexit referendum were to take place, according to a poll of polls.

28 Sep
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Revised GDP data paints weaker picture for UK economy

UK economic growth was confirmed at 0. 4% for the second quarter but first-quarter growth was revised down by the Office for National Statistics on Friday.

28 Sep
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Lloyds' business confidence barometer bounces back from nine-month low

Business confidence bounced back across Britain in September, following the nine-month low recorded in August, according to a survey from Lloyds Bank.

27 Sep
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WTO downgrades world trade forecasts for 2018 and 2019

The World Trade Organization have cut their forecast for global commerce for 2018 and 2019 on Thursday due to negative effects coming from the trade tensions between China and the US.

27 Sep
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Goldman Sachs new online retail bank

Goldman Sachs has rolled out its Marcus online retail bank into the UK customers.

26 Sep
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Chancellor announces Budget date of 29 October

Chancellor Philip Hammond said he will announce his autumn budget on 29 October, the first on a Monday for over half a decade.

26 Sep
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Millennial drinkers not fussed about brand loyalty, says UBS

Millennial drinkers express less brand loyalty than their older counterparts, preferring to experiment with their alcohol consumption according to research released on Wednesday by UBS.

26 Sep
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Brexit border delays could lead to wave of bankruptcies

Even just half-hour delays at UK ports and the Irish border post-Brexit could lead to a wave of British firms going bankrupt, new research warned on Wednesday.

26 Sep
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UK newspaper industry calls for tech giant levy to fund journalism

The UK newspaper industry has called for tech giants to pay a licence fee to ensure that news media publishers are properly rewarded for their use of their content by companies such as Facebook or Google.

26 Sep
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Theresa May: General election not in the UK's best interest

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has ruled out a general election before the Brexit date in March 2019 saying it’s not in “the national interest”.

26 Sep
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Mortgage lending declines in August

Total mortgage lending and loans for house purchases fell in August as the UK’s property market remained in the doldrums, industry figures showed.

25 Sep
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Taxpayers set to pay £65m for Carillion redundancy payments

UK taxpayers will have to pay £65m to cover redundancy payments for former Carillion workers who were made redundant after the company’s collapse in January.

25 Sep
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UK grocers commit to halving food waste by 2030

Large supermarkets and manufacturers are committing to reduce the annual £20bn food waste bill in half by 2030.

25 Sep
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Criminals steal over £500m through UK fraud in the first half of 2018

Criminals have stolen a total of £503. 4m in authorised and unauthorised fraud from UK bank customers in the first half of 2018.

24 Sep
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Labour pledges to set up publicly-owned water services run by workers

The Labour party has pledged to "turn off the tap" that sells-off utilities for private profit and to set up publicly-owned transparent water companies run by local councils, workers and customers.

24 Sep
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Labour's McDonnell unveils employee share ownership plans

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell unveiled a plan to force larger companies to give shares worth up to £500 per employee, in a speech at the Labour party conference on Monday.

24 Sep
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Oil price rises to four-year high

Brent crude oil gained 2% to $80. 75 on Monday morning, its highest price in four years after Opec's weekend meeting and amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran.

24 Sep
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UK export growth reaches lowest level since Brexit vote - BDO

The UK export growth has fallen for a sixth consecutive quarter and has reached its lowest level since the Brexit referendum in 2016, a survey has found.

24 Sep
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May faces cabinet pressure amid calls to drop Chequers plan

Theresa May will face pressure on Monday as Brexiters will urge the Prime Minister and her cabinet to ditch the Brexit Chequers plan after her meeting with EU leaders in Salzburg last week.