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A surprise rebound in household spending in the first quarter confounded City
expectations of a sharp slowdown in consumer demand but failed to prevent
the economy growing at its weakest pace for three years.
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Sports Direct International, the retailer run by Mike Ashley, the
controversial entrepreneur, is today expected to announce that Credit Suisse
- which helped float the business with Merrill Lynch - is stepping down as
corporate broker.
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Suez has pulled out of the race for British Energy, the nuclear generator,
leaving just two bidders in negotiation for the company.
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Sir Nigel Rudd, the City grandee, was detained by the US Department of Justice
last week as part of an investigation into bribery allegations against BAE
Systems, the arms manufacturer.
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Alistair Darling will signal another tax U-turn this week to prevent a
threatened exodus from Britain of multinational companies.
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Some of Europe’s biggest financial institutions, including Lloyds TSB and HBOS, have raised €10 billion (£7.9 billion) in the debt markets in the past few days. It is the biggest rush to issue bonds since the credit crisis took hold last summer.
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Global Crossing, the US telecoms carrier that went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after running up debts of £6 billion on an acquisition spree, is considering plans to sell off or merge its European arm with a competitor.
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The row between entrepreneurs Sir Stelios HajiIoannou and Mark Dixon has moved to the tax-exile paradise of Monaco and the principality’s yacht club.
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The row between entrepreneurs Sir Stelios HajiIoannou and Mark Dixon has moved to the tax-exile paradise of Monaco and the principality’s yacht club.
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The row between entrepreneurs Sir Stelios HajiIoannou and Mark Dixon has moved to the tax-exile paradise of Monaco and the principality’s yacht club.
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