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Wilko: List of final 41 shops to close
Wilko will shut its final 41 shops on Sunday as the historic retailer departs high streets across the UK.The retailer has been shutting shops across the country in recent weeks after failing to secure a rescue deal for the full business.It will bring to a close one of the largest high street failures in recent …
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Metro Bank rejected secret Shawbrook takeover approaches
The board of Metro Bank rejected a secret takeover approach last month from a rival British lender, just days before its share price crashed when it emerged that it was seeking hundreds of millions of pounds to shore up its finances.Sky News can exclusively reveal that Shawbrook has tabled several bid proposals to Metro Bank, …
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Kellogg’s split: A common business strategy?
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‘Biggest UK tax rise in 50 years’ after thresholds frozen
The UK is on course for the biggest tax rise in at least 50 years because of the freeze on personal thresholds and soaring inflation, according to new analysis.The Resolution Foundation said taxpayers are set to hand over about £40bn a year by 2028 – up from a forecast of £30bn at the time of …
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FTX co-founder testifies against Sam Bankman-Fried, saying they committed financial crimes
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People on the move: key North East appointments and promotions of the week
Law firm Ward Hadaway has recruited of six new trainees and one apprentice solicitor into its Newcastle head office. The company has welcomed Lucy Randell, Colette Monahan, Lucy Baxter, Divyanshi Gupta, Eleanor Thurlbeck and Louis Dinsdale to the team. They join alongside Emily Stott, who has started an apprenticeship with the firm, to boost its …
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Millions of airbags have to be recalled in the US – What about Europe?
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Brazil could kill its ‘golden egg’ betting market as government imposes strict regulations
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Bristol estate agent completes first-ever acquisition with help from SME loan fund
A Bristol estate agency has completed its first acquisition. Redland-based Bristol Property Centre has acquired Temple Homes Property in nearby Montpelier in a deal that will almost double the size of its managed property portfolio. The combined business will now manage around 350 properties on behalf of 170 landlords. With backing from Mercia Asset Management’s …
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Evening Standard
Judicial review sought over ticket office closures
Two disabled rail passengers have applied for a judicial review of a consultation on controversial plans to close nearly all ticket offices in England.Sarah Leadbetter from Leicestershire, who is registered blind, and Doug Paulley, a wheelchair user from West Yorkshire who has hearing loss, say the consultation was unfair as it did not give people …
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US energy: Exxon in advanced talks for $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer
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The US saw a huge rise in new jobs last month. Why are the markets treating this like bad news?
One thing that quite often puzzles people who do not work in financial markets is their tendency to treat seemingly good news as bad.We got a classic example on Friday with news that US employers added 336,000 jobs in September. That was up from 227,000 in August (a figure itself revised higher from the previous …

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