Tory ex-Pensions chief brands IDS’s pension age hike plan ‘chilling and immoral’
Tory Iain Duncan Smith's proposal to hike the pension age to 75 has been branded "chilling and immoral" – by a Tory former pensions minister. […]
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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to resign after no confidence vote
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is set to quit after launching a brutal attack on his own deputy today. The 55-year-old politician made a blistering […]
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Thorntons slash the price of premium chocolates including Easter eggs for 50p
British chocolate maker Thorntons has launched incredible discounts of up to 90% off selected chocolate products – with some items now only 50p. Among the […]
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Priti Patel promises freedom of movement ‘will end on day one of no-deal for EU citizens’
Boris Johnson pledged that he would protect the rights of the 3 million EU citizens living and working in the UK and invited them to […]
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How the big banks are betting on technology to boost profits
There are few business buzzwords that get more airtime than "disruption," and few industries as exposed to this trend as financial services. KPMG last month […]
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Idris Elba, Rosario Dawson & Thomas Middleditch Star In Sheldon Candis-Directed ‘NBA 2K20’ Trailer For LeBron James’ SpringHill Entertainment
Idris Elba, Rosario Dawson and Thomas Middleditch have teamed up for a project… however, slightly unusually it’s a story for a basketball video game rather […]
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A Fox News host hit back at Trump's claims the network has 'changed' after it published a poll showing leading Democrats beating him in 2020
A Fox News host refuted US President Donald Trump’s claim that the network has “changed” after it published a poll which showed him losing the […]
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I paid more than $600 to spend a weekend at adult summer camp—here's why it was worth every penny
I'm 28 and I unabashedly love summer camp. I seek out books about it and watch movies set there. I still regularly reference the 11 […]
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Huawei founder details 'battle mode' reform plan to beat U.S. crisis
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Huawei will spend more on production equipment this year to ensure supply continuity, cut redundant roles and demote inefficient managers […]
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Wife of Arkansas State football coach Blake Anderson dies following cancer battle
Wendy Anderson, the wife of Arkansas State football coach Blake Anderson, died late Monday after a long battle with cancer. She was 49. "My beautiful girl […]
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Europe has a 70% chance of falling into recession, top economist warns
Allianz’s chief economic advisor puts the odds of Europe falling into recession at 70%. Mohamed El-Erian told Financial News that due to Brexit and a […]
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Trade war, global growth fears crimp Platinum’s profit
Listed fund manager Platinum Asset Management has reported a 17 per cent fall in annual profit following what it said was a "disappointing investment performance," […]
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CORRECTED-TABLE-Holdings of SPDR Gold drop
(Corrects ETF Securities ex-US holdings for silver and the total silver holdings under ‘New holdings’ in the Aug. 19 table) Aug 20 (Reuters) – Holdings […]
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Boris Johnson letter in full: What did Boris say in letter to Donald Tusk?
KEY POINTS OF THE LETTER: • Boris Johnson lays out his terms for leaving the EU with a deal, which he says is the UK’s […]
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Brexit backstop explained: A really simple guide to this complicated topic
The very need for a backstop – intended to prevent a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic – was one of the first things […]
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More than £28million in overpaid student loans unclaimed by graduates
More than £28 million in student loan over-payments is sitting in government coffers unclaimed by graduates. In a nine-year period, more than half a million […]
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How Shareholder Democracy Failed the People
Democracy is a messy thing. Shareholder democracy may be even messier. For nearly a half-century, corporate America has prioritized, almost maniacally, profits for its shareholders. […]
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Asia shares edge up as stimulus hopes temper recession worries
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares rose on Tuesday as hopes for stimulus in major economies tempered anxiety about a global recession, boosting riskier assets and […]
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JGB yields edge up across curve as stimulus hopes continue
TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Japanese government bond yields edged higher across the curve on Tuesday due to a calmer tone in world markets and […]
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Euro zone rates edge lower amid ongoing easing expectations
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr By Virginia Furness LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Euro zone rates edged lower on Tuesday as markets […]
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