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07:35, 8 OCT 2019
Honk Kong Exchanges drops takeover approach for London Stock Exchange
Banking & Finance
"The board of HKEX is disappointed that it has been unable to engage with the management of LSE"
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ debt would rocket to 50-year high after no-deal Brexit
European Union
Debt would climb to almost 90% of national income for the first time since the mid 1960s
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FTSE turns around after reopening following worst week in a year
British Airways
The index was pushed higher by British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG), which soared, with shares closing up 13.9p to 468.6p as more passengers chose the airline in September
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Barclays vows not to close 100 named branches for next two years
Post Office
It has halted branch closures in remote areas and where it is the last bank in town
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HSBC reported to be making 10,000 job cuts
HSBC
The move is on top of almost 5,000 already announced
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Number of FCA probes into cryptocurrencies surge
Facebook
Estimates from the watchdog suggest individuals in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ lost £27 million to cryptocurrency and forex investment scams in the past year
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Hospitality sector facing staff shortages after no-deal Brexit
European Union
"Hospitality has the largest staff shortfall of all º£½ÇÊÓÆµ sectors and a widening skills gap"
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City of London team heads to USA for post-Brexit talks
Boris Johnson
The capital's financial sector wants any trade arrangement to prioritise deepening regulatory and supervisory relationships.
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FCA says a 'patchwork system' is in place to protect finance sector after no-deal Brexit
European Union
"On the EU side, there's a patchwork of solutions and, because of that, if there is a hard exit, there could be some disruption."
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Financial Conduct Authority to tackle high insurance premiums
Banking & Finance
Siome practices could be banned to save consumers £1.2billion a year
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John Lewis 'withholding payment' as it asks landlords for reductions
BBC
"Over the last three years we have seen an increase in service charges of 20% and these continued increases are simply not acceptable"
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Small firms unable to grow in face of continued uncertainty, says FSB
Federation of Small Businesses
"Three years of political uncertainty and rising costs have stifled output and left small firms unable to plan, invest and grow.
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New home building falls eight per cent year on year
Enterprise
Areas with high rates of new build homes being started include Harborough, Eastleigh and South Derbyshire
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Pension schemes step up their Brexit preparations
Banking & Finance
"Savers should be reassured that their pensions are looked after."
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FTSE 100 tumbles further into the red on 'dismal day'
Boris Johnson
 European markets were slightly more mixed, although the key German index dived lower under heavy selling pressure
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Computer and printer firm HP Inc to cut 9,000 jobs
Manufacturing
HP announced the job cuts on Thursday at a meeting with Wall Street analysts headlined by incoming CEO Enrique Lores
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Ted Baker drops from £25million profit to £2.7million loss
Retail & Consumer
"We are continuing to pro-actively manage the significant challenges impacting our sector including weak consumer spending, macro-economic uncertainty, and the accelerating channel shift towards e-commerce."
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Four bidders are interested in Wrightbus
European Union
"Two of the bidders we were already aware of from previous meetings, and there was two additions from the EU."
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Imperial Brands chief executive to stand down after nine years
Manufacturing
Alison Cooper will leave once a new successor has been appointed
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FTSE plummets to worst decline since before Brexit vote
Boris Johnson
"Equity markets have suffered severe losses today as traders remain worried about the state of the global economy"
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Trump to impose $7.5billion tariffs on European imports from October 18
European Union
The latest escalation in the administration's tariffs will open a new chapter in the trade wars that are depressing the world economy and heightening fears of a global recession
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Paddy Power and Betfair owner to buy rival, creating world's largest online betting firm
Retail & Consumer
The merged group will be headquartered in Dublin
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Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis resigns
Tesco
"Our turnaround is complete, we have delivered all the metrics we set for ourselves. The leadership team is very strong, our strategy is clear and it is delivering.
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Borrowing costs for business dropping as accessing loans becomes easier
Marks & Spencer
"Competition is driving cost of funding down to lower rates for small business borrowers."
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