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Middle East tensions contribute to rising oil price
The price of oil has risen as worries about a broader Middle East conflict increase.The benchmark price of oil rose by about a dollar as news of the latest bout of Israeli bombing in Lebanon broke. A barrel of Brent crude now costs $74.95, close to the highest point since the start of the month.Money …
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On the trail of the brand new British luxury cars that are entering Russia despite sanctions
The Caucasus Mountain range in Georgia is one of the great sights in the south of Europe. Towering peaks, higher than any in the Alps, rise up from green meadows and grassy hills covered in wildflowers. Winding roads thread through deep valleys, overlooked by ornate Orthodox churches and monasteries.But when I visited recently, I found …
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Business concerns about workers’ rights Bill will be addressed, says Reeves
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Employer concerns about the Government’s workers’ rights package have been “addressed and understood”, Rachel Reeves said as she sought to reassure businesses …
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FTSE 100 ticks up after Reeves strikes optimistic tone at Labour conference
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.The FTSE 100 rose on Monday after a resurgent afternoon’s trading, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave her first Labour conference speech in …
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Chancellor ‘hit the right notes’ in vision for economy, say business leaders
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Business group leaders have said Chancellor Rachel Reeves “hit the right notes” as she sought to lay out a more optimistic vision …
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Breakfast clubs in primary schools ‘an investment in our young people’ – Reeves
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Thousands of children will get access to free breakfast clubs from April under plans set out by Rachel Reeves as she sought …
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D&D London owners cook up TGI Fridays takeover
The owners of some of London’s most prominent restaurants are in talks to buy the UK operations of TGI Fridays, the casual dining chain whose parent company collapsed into administration last week.Sky News has learnt that Breal Capital and Calveton, which acquired D&D London – owner of the German Gymnasium and Quaglino’s restaurants – last …
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Fuel prices plummeting at fastest rate of the year so far
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Police investigating sale of fake airbags arrest three and find £110k wrapped in nappies
Police have arrested three people and seized more than £100,000 wrapped in nappies as part of an investigation into the sale of fake airbags.City of London Police carried out early morning raids in Leyton and Ilford, east London, seizing 500 counterfeit airbags and £140,000 in cash. Around £110,000 was hidden in nappies in a wall …
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London Stock Exchange chief warns ministers over AIM ‘viability’
The “ongoing viability” of London’s junior stock market would be threatened if the government removes business relief (BR) from its shares in next month’s budget, the exchange’s owner has warned ministers.Sky News has obtained a letter sent by Dame Julia Hoggett, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) chief executive, to Tulip Siddiq, the City minister, which …
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Reeves insists there are reasons to be optimistic as she encourages investment
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Rachel Reeves has insisted she was optimistic about the UK’s economic future as she attempted to persuade critics that there would be …
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Hargreaves Lansdown announces update on acquisition
A group of lenders has agreed to provide a multicurrency revolving facility to the group planning to acquire Hargreaves Lansdown (HL). On Monday, Harp Bidco, a newly formed company, confirmed that Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets, Mizuho Bank and MUFG Bank had entered into a commitment letter to provide the finance facility. It will …

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