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Sky

Sky shareholder mutiny over remuneration report

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Sky, the pay-TV giant, faced an independent shareholder mutiny with 55% of them not supporting the company’s remuneration report. UK advisory group Pirc and...
Ontario and Quebec

Quebec and Ontario sign agreements to fight climate change

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Quebec and Ontario signed a number of agreements aimed at co-operating on climate change, energy projects, trade and the sale of alcohol. While not...
Chewing bum infested pavements

Chewing gum street clean-up should be funded by manufacturers, says LGA

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Britain’s streets are plagued with discarded chewing gum. Cleaning it up should be partly-funded by chewing gum manufacturers, the Local Government Association (LGA), which...
Aviva

Aviva and Friends Life talking about potential £5.6bn takeover deal

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Aviva plc and Friends Life Group Limited are talking about a £5.6 billion merger agreement, the two companies have announced. If a fusion does...
Canadian Inflation Oct 2014

Canada’s inflation up to 2.4 percent in October

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Canada’s inflation rate surged to 2.4% annually in October from September’s 2%, partly driven by steep rises in shelter and food prices, Statistics Canada...
RBC Wealth Management

Royal Bank plans to cut workforce

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Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) says it is overhauling its RBC Wealth Management division, a strategy which will lead to job losses. The company...
Network Rail damning report

Network Rail gets crushing verdict from the Office of Rail Regulation

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The UK’s Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has criticized Network Rail for a string of shortcomings, and expressed concern at the reliability of some...
UK PSBR

UK public sector borrowing fell 2.4 percent in October

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UK public sector borrowing requirement, excluding state-owned banks, fell 2.4% in October to £7.706 billion, a £0.2 billion decrease compared to October 2013, offering Chancellor...
Mario Draghi

ECB ready to expand its asset-purchase programs, Draghi says

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Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) sent the strongest signal yet on Friday that he is ready to expand the central...
Geroge Osborne

UK abandons EU bonus cap challenge

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The UK government has decided to abandon its EU bonus challenge, with Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne saying the chances of a successful...