Watchdogs Pursue 'Debt Letter' Tactics

The City watchdog has urged people to send it copies of letters from debt recovery companies purporting to be working on behalf of high street names. The Financial Conduct Authority's request comes amid reports that some banks and utility companies...

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Tory Donor Ross In Frame To Chair Ofsted

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor David Ross, the co-founder of the Carphone Warehouse high street chain, is a leading candidate to become the next chair of Ofsted, the education watchdog. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Mr Ross, who has donated...

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Asda To Cut More Than 1,350 Jobs Within Weeks

Asda is to cut a total of 1,360 within the next three months, it has been confirmed. The supermarket chain, which is owned by US-based Walmart, had previously said there would be job losses but it did not reveal the number of cuts. The plan will affect...

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Dow Jones Closes Above 17,000 For First Time

The US stock index made up of some of the biggest global firms has closed at above 17,000 for the first time ever. Shares soared after a US jobs report showed unemployment was at its lowest rate in six years. The government said on Thursday morning...

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BAE Gets US Deal For 'Anti-Insurgent' Missile

UK defence giant BAE Systems has been chosen to further develop its 'anti-insurgent' missile system for the US military. The Naval Air Systems Command said it intends to enter into sole source negotiations with the US subsidiary of the British firm...

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Trainline Gets Bank On Board For £400m Float

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The owner of Britain's biggest online rail booking operation is accelerating towards a debut on the stock market after hiring bankers to prepare a £400m flotation. Sky News understands that Exponent, a private equity...

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Heathrow Sorry For T5 Baggage Fiasco

By Siobhan Robbins, Sky Reporter Bosses at Heathrow have said they cannot confirm when passengers still waiting for bags, stranded after a computer glitch, will receive them. The issues began at Terminal 5 last week and affected thousands of departing...

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Sainsbury's Energy Hit By Mis-Selling Scandal

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor British Gas is being forced to compensate thousands of customers for providing inaccurate savings estimates in the latest mis-selling episode to blight the utility sector. Sky News has learnt that the UK's biggest...

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GM Reveals Pay Out Plan Amid Fresh Recalls

General Motors has recalled 7.6 million more cars just as the company's compensation attorney revealed that he is prepared to pay billions to victims of car crashes linked to faulty ignition switches. Kenneth Feinberg said on Monday that GM has placed...

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BNP Paribas Fined $8bn For Sanctions Busting

French bank BNP Paribas has agreed to pay a fine of $8.83bn (£5.16bn) after pleading guilty to sanction-busting charges in a New York court. According to prosecutors, the bank evaded sanctions imposed by the US by facilitating transactions involving...

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Rates 'May Return To Pre-Recession Levels'

Homeowners should expect interest rates to return to their pre-recession levels within a decade, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England has warned. Last week the Bank's Governor Mark Carney suggested that even once borrowing costs rise, the "new...

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Parcelforce Starts Seven-Day Delivery Service

Parcelforce, the express parcels business of Royal Mail, will today become the first national parcels carrier in Britain to deliver on Sundays. The business said it anticipates the new service will be of particular benefit to online shoppers. Among...

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Parcelforce Starts Seven-Day Delivery Service

Parcelforce, the express parcels business of Royal Mail, will today become the first national parcels carrier in Britain to deliver on Sundays. The business said it anticipates the new service will be of particular benefit to online shoppers. Among...

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Rates 'May Return To Pre-Recession Levels'

Homeowners should expect interest rates to return to their pre-recession levels within a decade, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England has warned. Last week the Bank's Governor Mark Carney suggested that even once borrowing costs rise, the "new...

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