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UK shop prices dropped 2% year-on-year in August

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UK shop prices fell 2% year-on-year in August, compared with a 1.6% year-on-year fall in July, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC). The fall in...
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Replace corporation tax with tax on shareholder earnings urges think tank

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The UK government should replace corporation tax with a system that taxes income distributed to shareholders, says a right-wing think tank in a new...
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Japanese companies will leave UK unless EU free trade deal is signed

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Japanese companies with their European headquarters located in the UK have warned that they will relocate to an EU member state if Britain does...
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Sausage stalls pay more tax than Starbucks and Amazon

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Austrian sausage stalls pay more tax than Starbucks, Amazon and other multinational corporations, said Christian Kern, who is Chancellor of Austria and chairman of...
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UK high street chain Marks & Spencer reportedly cutting 500 jobs

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UK retail chain Marks & Spencer is reportedly going to cut 500 jobs at its head office, according to a Sky News report. Sky said...
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UK FTSE 100 rose 2.2% on Friday after disappointing US jobs data

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The FTSE 100 Index rose 2.2% on Friday after US employment data failed to meet expectations, causing the dollar to drop - boosting prospects...
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Thousands of UK churches switch to renewable energy

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Over 3,500 Christian churches across the UK have or are planning to switch their electricity supply to renewable energy. The announcement by an alliance of...
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Richest company accuses largest bureaucracy of political crap

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Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, the world’s richest company, is accusing the European Commission, the world’s largest bureaucracy, of ‘political crap’ in its...
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UK construction recovers but Brexit fears persist

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The UK construction industry recovered slightly in August after expectations plunged to a seven-year low in July, new figures suggest - but Brexit fears...
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Investment banking jobs harder to get if you don’t wear the right shoes

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Investment banking jobs are less likely to be filled by bright youngsters from less advantaged backgrounds and more likely to be given to those...