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Halfords reports big drop in profits

23-05-2013 Hits:1 Business News Super User

Halfords reports big drop in profits

Profits at the car parts and bicycle retailer Halfords have fallen by almost 25%, after what the company described as a "demanding" trading environment....

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Nissan recalls over 800,000 vehicles

23-05-2013 Hits:1 Business News Super User

Nissan recalls over 800,000 vehicles

Nissan says it plans to recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide due to a faulty steering wheel....

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Ford to shut Australian production

23-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User

Ford to shut Australian production

Ford Motor says it will shut all its Australian manufacturing plants by October 2016, after more than 85 years making cars in the country....

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'Gang of four' aims to shake up Latam trade

23-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

'Gang of four' aims to shake up Latam trade

Why Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru want to form a new trade bloc...

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Twitter boosts security after hacks

23-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User

Twitter boosts security after hacks

Micro-blogging site Twitter says it is bringing in a two-step login for users to beef up security following recent high-profile breaches....

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The growth of start-up competitions

23-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User

The growth of start-up competitions

Why so many new firms love awards...

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Biting Apple: Taxing the big boys?

23-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User

Biting Apple: Taxing the big boys?

Europe's tax chief on how to squeeze the corporate Apples...

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Hewlett-Packard shares jump 12%

22-05-2013 Hits:3 Business News Super User

Hewlett-Packard shares jump 12%

Hewlett-Packard shares leap in after-hours trading, despite quarterly results showing a seventh consecutive fall in sales....

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Airbnb seeks to reassure members

22-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User

Airbnb seeks to reassure members

Airbnb tells its members "we are not going anywhere", after a judge in New York ruled a man who rented out his apartment on the site broke the law....

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VIDEO: Couple's £163,000 mobile bill shock

22-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User

VIDEO: Couple's £163,000 mobile bill shock

An electrician and his wife had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for £163,000, then fought for months to have the debt cleared. BBC Watchdog investigated...

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PM hails tax deal amid Google row

22-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User

PM hails tax deal amid Google row

David Cameron hails an EU agreement to close tax loopholes as a "turning point", as Google's boss urges politicians to "sort" the system....

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Oklahoma damage bill 'could be $2bn'

22-05-2013 Hits:3 Business News Super User

Oklahoma damage bill 'could be $2bn'

The damage from the Oklahoma tornado could reach $2bn (£1.3bn), the Oklahoma Insurance Department warns, although many tenants may have no insurance cover....

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IPL cricketer denies spot-fixing

22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User

IPL cricketer denies spot-fixing

Indian fast bowler S Sreesanth, arrested last week over allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League, insists he is innocent....

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VIDEO: Google boss: 'We follow tax laws'

22-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User

VIDEO: Google boss: 'We follow tax laws'

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has said he welcomes the current debate about tax avoidance by multinationals, but rejected criticism of his company's conduct....

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IMF: UK 'long way from recovery'

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

IMF: UK 'long way from recovery'

The UK economy is still a long way from "a strong and sustainable recovery", the International Monetary Fund warns....

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Bernanke hails benefits of stimulus

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

Bernanke hails benefits of stimulus

US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke tells Congress that it is too soon to end the central bank's monetary stimulus programme or raise interest rates....

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VIDEO: IMF: UK austerity 'drag on growth'

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

VIDEO: IMF: UK austerity 'drag on growth'

The UK's planned austerity measures will be a drag on economic growth, the International Monetary Fund has warned....

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Ireland calls for global tax action

22-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User

Ireland calls for global tax action

Ireland, criticised for its tax regime and Apple's arrangements in the country, calls for cross-border international co-operation over tax....

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IMF: UK 'should offset austerity'

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

IMF: UK 'should offset austerity'

The UK could do more to offset the negative impact of austerity measures on the economy, the IMF has said....

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Two win sickness benefit challenge

22-05-2013 Hits:22 Business News Super User

Two win sickness benefit challenge

Two people with mental health problems win their legal challenge after claiming the government test for sickness benefit would discriminate against them....

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Manchester City in Nike kit deal

22-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User

Manchester City in Nike kit deal

Manchester City launches its new kit after signing a deal with US sportswear giant Nike reported to be worth £72m ($109m) over six years....

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BoE still split 6-3 on stimulus move

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

BoE still split 6-3 on stimulus move

The Bank of England governor was outvoted once again this month, as the Bank's rate-setting committee decided against more stimulus measures....

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Couple's £163,000 phone bill shock

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

Couple's £163,000 phone bill shock

A couple who own an electrical firm had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for £163,000, then fought for months to have the debt cleared....

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VIDEO: Miliband: Do the right thing Google

22-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User

VIDEO: Miliband: Do the right thing Google

Labour leader Ed Miliband has said there needs to be transparency between countries so it is clear "how much tax is being paid and how much profit is being made" by multinational firms....

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Pars United launch buy-out bid

22-05-2013 Hits:2 Business News Super User

Pars United launch buy-out bid

The community group seeking to save administration-hit Dunfermline target £500,000 to buy the club....

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Lloyds and RBS confident on capital

22-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User

Lloyds and RBS confident on capital

Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland have both expressed confidence in their capital positions following an assessment by regulators....

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Cameron pushing EU on tax avoidance

22-05-2013 Hits:3 Business News Super User

Cameron pushing EU on tax avoidance

David Cameron is to urge EU leaders to back action against "aggressive" tax avoidance but business warns politicians against moralising on the issue....

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VIDEO: Rising markets but sluggish economy

22-05-2013 Hits:3 Business News Super User

VIDEO: Rising markets but sluggish economy

Leading economic thinkers join Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman to explain why we do not feel any better off despite buoyant stock markets....

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VIDEO: Singapore's ethical jewellery outlet

22-05-2013 Hits:2 Business News Super User

VIDEO: Singapore's ethical jewellery outlet

Design Up Asia is a hand-made jewellery business with a difference - its products are sold online but many of its staff are women who work from home....

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Venezuela plans toilet paper relief

22-05-2013 Hits:2 Business News Super User

Venezuela plans toilet paper relief

Venezuela's National Assembly backs plans to import 39 million rolls of toilet paper, in an effort to relieve a chronic shortage....

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Sony to discuss spin-off suggestion

22-05-2013 Hits:9 Business News Super User

Sony to discuss spin-off suggestion

Sony says it will consider a proposal from one of its biggest shareholders that it should spin off up to 20% of its entertainment business....

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Cameron to push EU on tax avoidance

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

Cameron to push EU on tax avoidance

David Cameron is to urge EU leaders to back action against tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance but business warns politicians against moralising on the issue....

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Government borrowing revised down

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

Government borrowing revised down

The government borrowed slightly less than first thought in the 2012-13 financial year, the latest official figures suggest....

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Venezuela ends toilet paper shortage

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

Venezuela ends toilet paper shortage

Venezuela's National Assembly backs plans to import 39 million rolls of toilet paper, in an effort to relieve a chronic shortage....

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Electricity bills to increase by 18%

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

Electricity bills to increase by 18%

Power NI announces that electricity bills for households and small businesses are to increase by 18% from July....

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AUDIO: Profits 'could be apportioned in EU'

22-05-2013 Hits:2 Business News Super User

AUDIO: Profits 'could be apportioned in EU'

Prem Sikka, Professor of Accountancy at Essex University, discusses how large companies could alter their tax arrangements....

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VIDEO: Swiss dilemma over bank secrecy

22-05-2013 Hits:2 Business News Super User

VIDEO: Swiss dilemma over bank secrecy

As EU leaders gather to discuss tax evasion, non-member Switzerland is under increasing pressure to abandon its long tradition of banking secrecy....

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Nationwide mortgage lending rises

22-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User

Nationwide mortgage lending rises

The UK's largest building society, Nationwide, says its share of the mortgage market has reached a record high....

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Hong Kong probes commodities market

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

Hong Kong probes commodities market

Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, which trades commodities, is being probed by the police and market regulators over alleged financial irregularities....

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Bad weather hits retail sales again

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

Bad weather hits retail sales again

UK retail sales in April were 1.3% lower than in March as bad weather continued to dent spending, official figures show....

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SAP in autism recruitment drive

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

SAP in autism recruitment drive

German software company SAP says it hopes to recruit hundreds of people with autism, saying they have a unique talent for information technology....

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SSE profits up after cold weather

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

SSE profits up after cold weather

The cold weather helps energy supplier SSE to report a rise in profits, despite disruption from heavy snow and a fine from regulators....

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VIDEO: South Africa's growing prosperity

22-05-2013 Hits:3 Business News Super User

VIDEO: South Africa's growing prosperity

Andrew Harding looks at an example of economic change at a shopping mall in the township of Alexandra....

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SSE profits increase despite snow

22-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User

SSE profits increase despite snow

Energy supplier SSE reports a rise in annual profits despite disruption from bad weather and a fine from regulators....

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Japan sees 10th trade deficit in row

22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User

Japan sees 10th trade deficit in row

Japan posts its tenth straight monthly trade deficit as a weaker yen increases the cost of imports more than it helps boost exports....

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Cameron to warn EU summit over tax

22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

Cameron to warn EU summit over tax

David Cameron is to urge EU leaders to back action against the tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance he says is costing all nations....

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Cuba's sugar mills get lease of life

22-05-2013 Hits:3 Business News Super User

Cuba's sugar mills get lease of life

Why Cuba is investing in the sweet stuff...

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VIDEO: Meet the ‘Queen of North Shields’

22-05-2013 Hits:2 Business News Super User

VIDEO: Meet the ‘Queen of North Shields’

A former refugee living on an estate in Tyneside compares life for families living on the poverty line in England and Africa....

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Dundee fans to decide on US offer

22-05-2013 Hits:2 Business News Super User

Dundee fans to decide on US offer

Dundee's board says the fans will decide whether or not to accept an American investment deal worth about £700,000....

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HMRC to miss tax credit fraud target

22-05-2013 Hits:17 Business News Super User

HMRC to miss tax credit fraud target

The UK tax authority's failure to hit a target of reducing tax credit fraud and error has "cost the taxpayer dear", a committee of MPs says....

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Is a paperless library still a library?

22-05-2013 Hits:17 Business News Super User

Is a paperless library still a library?

Getting ready for bookless libraries...

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Some Day My Prints Will Come

22-05-2013 Hits:16 Business News Super User

Some Day My Prints Will Come

3D printing will revolutionise manufacturing, Peter Day argues...

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Record closing high for US shares

21-05-2013 Hits:14 Business News Super User

Record closing high for US shares

Shares on Wall Street picked up on Tuesday to a new all-time high as investors bet that the US central bank would continue supporting the economy....

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Microsoft unveils Xbox One console

21-05-2013 Hits:17 Business News Super User

Microsoft unveils Xbox One console

Microsoft unveils the third generation of its video games console in an event at its headquarters at Redmond, Washington....

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JP Morgan boss wins shareholder vote

21-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

JP Morgan boss wins shareholder vote

JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon will keep both jobs after shareholders voted in his favour....

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Man City form New York MLS franchise

21-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User

Man City form New York MLS franchise

Manchester City have announced a partnership with baseball's New York Yankees to form a new Major League Soccer franchise....

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Apple's Tim Cook defends tax claim

21-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

Apple's Tim Cook defends tax claim

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has defended the tech giant's tax strategy during a Senate grilling....

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VIDEO: Apple chief hits back in tax row

21-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User

VIDEO: Apple chief hits back in tax row

CEO Tim Cook has spoken out in defence of Apple, after a Senate committee accused the company of using "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes....

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VIDEO: Investors show faith in JP Morgan boss

21-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User

VIDEO: Investors show faith in JP Morgan boss

JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon will be allowed to keep both jobs after investors voted in his favour at the bank's annual meeting....

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Apple tax: The Irish connection - Senate

21-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User

Apple tax: The Irish connection - Senate

How Apple routed earnings through overseas subsidiaries...

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