Final Whistle For West Ham Shirt Sponsor

Foreign exchange broker Alpari UK has entered insolvency following market turmoil over Switzerland's shock decision to unpeg its currency from the euro. Within minutes of the early morning announcement on Thursday, the currency spiked around a third...

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Npower Fuels Debate Over Energy Price Cuts

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Npower, one of the UK's biggest energy suppliers, has stoked the political row over utility pricing, blaming the Government for favouring smaller peers and "political factors" for influencing commercial decision-making....

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RBS Admits Mis-Selling Taxpayer-Backed Scheme

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is contacting 1,800 small business customers who are believed to have suffered under the latest mis-selling scandal to hit the bank. RBS said the issue came to light following a review of customer files following complaints...

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BP Cuts North Sea Jobs As Oil Costs Dive

BP has cut 300 North Sea oil jobs as its looks to save costs amid the plunging cost of oil. Of those to be laid off, 200 are BP workers with the others affected in contractor roles. BP briefed workers in Aberdeen today on its plans, which it had...

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Global Economy 'Running On One Engine'

There have been sharp share falls in London after the World Bank cut its growth forecast for 2015 and next year, declaring the world's economy was "running on a single engine." Its twice-yearly Global Economic Prospects report said that weakness in the...

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Euro QE Stimulus Plans Clear Legal Hurdle

The publication of a legal opinion by the European Court of Justice has seemingly removed a hurdle from efforts to stimulate the struggling eurozone economies. An advisor to the court found that a hugely controversial bond-buying programme blueprint,...

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Inflation At Joint Lowest Level On Record

The annual rate of inflation has hit a 15-year low as oil costs continue to fall and supermarkets engage in a price war. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) measured consumer price inflation (CPI) at 0.5% in December - its joint lowest level...

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Osborne: No Need To Fear Low Inflation Rate

Britain should celebrate the low inflation rate and not be frightened by it, Chancellor George Osborne is to insist. He will say the slump in the headline rate to just 0.5% is due to external factors - and the benefits for consumers should be welcomed....

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Morrisons Chief On Brink After Sales Fall

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The chief executive of Wm Morrison, the UK's fourth-largest supermarket chain, was said to be on the brink of resigning on Monday amid expectations that it would be the sector's worst performer during the Christmas sales...

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Petrol At £1 A Litre But Not At Supermarkets

The owner of three petrol stations in the West Midlands has cut the price of unleaded petrol below £1 a litre, as supermarkets announce further reductions. The decision to sell petrol at 99.7p by Harvest Energy garages in Birmingham, Redditch and...

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