Dixons And Carphone Warehouse Merger Agreed

Dixons Carphone Eyes The World Of Future Tech Updated: 11:53am UK, Thursday 15 May 2014 By Tom Cheshire, Technology Correspondent It all sounds pretty retro. The new company to be formed by the merger of Dixons and Carphone Warehouse will be...

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E.ON To Pay Customers £12m Over Mis-Selling

Energy Complaints Soar By Staggering 224% Updated: 1:53am UK, Monday 07 April 2014 Complaints about energy companies have trebled in the first quarter of this year, according to the energy sector's ombudsman who is calling for "increased transparency"....

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New Indian Prime Minister Modi Hails Victory

Opposition candidate Narendra Modi declared the "good days are coming" after sweeping to power in historic elections in India. Though the final results have yet to be confirmed, Mr Modi took to Twitter to declare victory for his Hindu Bharitya Janata...

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Japanese Rush To Beat Sales Tax Increase

Japan's economy grew at its fastest rate for almost three years in the first quarter as firms and consumers rushed to beat the implementation of a sales tax rise. Official figures showed GDP growth at an annualised rate of 5.9% - or 1.5% on the previous...

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Interest Rate To Remain Low For 'Some Time'

Affordability Gap: Figures In Detail Updated: 11:45pm UK, Tuesday 13 May 2014 The 10 most affordable and least affordable areas to buy a property in England and Wales. They are listed by their affordability gap - the ratio between average house prices...

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Dixons And Carphone Warehouse Merger Agreed

The owner of Currys/PC World, Dixons Retail, and Carphone Warehouse have confirmed an all-share 'merger of equals' to capitalise on the growing digital market. While the combined entity, to be known as Dixons Carphone, will continue to sell traditional...

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Property Boom Leaves Many Unable To Buy

By Ed Conway, Economics Editor The proportion of English and Welsh homes selling for over £1m has more than doubled during the Great Recession, in the latest evidence of the property market boom. In London a record 7% of all home sales listed by...

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British GSK Executive Accused Of China Bribery

By Mark Stone, China Correspondent, In Beijing The British former head of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) China unit has been accused of bribery. Chinese investigators claim Mark Reilly ordered his salespeople to bribe doctors and hospital officials...

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Quarterly Jobs Growth Hits 43-Year High

The unemployment rate has hit its lowest level since February 2009, helped by a record number of people finding work over the quarter. The figures - released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) - showed a record 283,000 secured a job in the...

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Npower Tops Citizens Advice Complaints Table

Energy giant Npower topped a 'big six' complaints list, at the same time it announced inflation-busting price hikes. The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) said that between October and December, it received 10 times as many complaints as the best performing...

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CBI Says Home Loans To Rise In Early 2015

Homeowners will come under more pressure early next year with the prediction that interest rates are to rise. According to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the UK base rate will jump from the current historic low of 0.5% to 0.75% in the...

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AstraZeneca Takeover: MPs Question Bosses

Unions have warned MPs any takeover of AstraZeneca by US drugs giant Pfizer would lead to job losses and damage scientific skills in Britain. Speaking at a hearing of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee on Pfizer's £63bn approach to the...

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Moulton Fund Eyes Better Future For Kiddicare

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The investment fund headed by Jon Moulton, the City financier, is among a pack of bidders vying to win control of Kiddicare, one of the UK's biggest maternitywear retailers. Sky News understands that Better Capital...

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CBI Says Home Loans To Rise In Early 2015

Homeowners will come under more pressure early next year with the prediction that interest rates are to rise. According to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the UK base rate will jump from the current historic low of 0.5% to 0.75% in the...

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Insider Trading 'Scam' Uncovered On LinkedIn

An alleged insider trading scam was busted when a LinkedIn connection was spotted between a senior bank boss and a government statistics employee. National Australia Bank (NAB) director Lukas Kamay is accused of making bets on the Australian dollar...

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Amazon Paid £10m Tax On £4.3bn UK Sales

Online retailer Amazon paid a UK corporation tax bill of £10m last year, despite sales in Britain reaching £4.3bn, it has been revealed. Amazon.co.uk saw a 56% rise in profit to £17m during 2013, along with a 13% rise in UK revenue. The company reports...

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'Zombie Bank Accounts Cost Savers £4bn A Year'

Savers are losing more than £4bn pounds a year by having their money in poor-paying accounts, according to consumer group Which? The group found more than a third of accounts closed to new customers, dubbed 'zombie accounts', paid 0.5% interest or less....

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Billionaire Britain: New Nation Of Super-Rich

Top 25 Billionaires In Britain Updated: 12:54am UK, Sunday 11 May 2014 The top 25 names on the 2014 Sunday Times Rich List, including their total fortune and the change from last year. 1. Sri and Gopi Hinduja, £11.9bn, up £1.3bn 2. Alisher Usmanov,...

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