Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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In the dog house

ByNathan BissittDecember 22, 2017

Move into your dream home and the dog immediately chews the new sofa. The result: more stress which, according to an expert, was probably the cause of the furniture destruction in the first place.”Dogs will pick up on your stress when moving house,” says

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Marrying yourself

ByNathan BissittDecember 22, 2017

More and more people around the world are choosing to “marry” themselves in symbolic ceremonies, and businesses are catering to the trend. But what motivates someone to say “yes” to themselves?In the summer of 2000, New York-based performance

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Primark fashions M&S assault with ex-Zara exec

ByNathan BissittDecember 22, 2017

Primark is throwing the gauntlet down to rivals Next and Marks & Spencer (M&S) by hiring a former executive from the owner of Zara to become its new womenswear chief. Sky News has learnt that the high street chain, which is part of the conglomerate Associated

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Amazon apologises for 'threats' to customer

ByNathan BissittDecember 22, 2017

Amazon has apologised to a customer who was emailed what he felt were “coded death threats” by a call centre worker.Michael Jacobson received five book recommendations including Death, Follow You Home and Suicide’s An Option, he told BBC Radio

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Steel pensions: Stephen Kinnock calls for flexibility

ByNathan BissittDecember 22, 2017

The UK government must take action to stop thousands of steelworkers being transferred into a pension scheme that offers them fewer benefits, says an MP. Friday is the deadline over whether or not to join a new pension scheme. Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock wants

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Investors worry as Bitcoin plummets in value

ByNathan BissittDecember 22, 2017

Some investors are questioning their stakes as Bitcoin plummeted by a third to around $11,000 (£8,200) in a few hours before recovering slightly. This is not a new phenomenon for experienced Bitcoin owners, but amateur investors may be concerned. A typo in a Bitcoin

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Can you do your Christmas shopping with Bitcoin?

ByNathan BissittDecember 22, 2017

Alexander J Martin, Technology Reporter Around this time last year, Bitcoin hit an all-time-high of $800 (£597). At its peak in the year since, the cryptocurrency had increased more than 2,200% – with a single Bitcoin trading at $17,900 (£13,370) on 15 December.

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Trump signs $1.5tn tax overhaul into law

ByNathan BissittDecember 22, 2017

Donald Trump has signed a $1.5tn (£1.1tn) tax cut programme into law. Although this is the first major overhaul of US tax laws in 21 years, it is far from the “largest tax cut in American history” – a claim repeatedly made by the President in recent

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FTSE 100 'Santa rally' halted in its tracks

ByNathan BissittDecember 22, 2017

The prospect of further political upheaval in the EU put an end to the FTSE 100’s “Santa rally” in the final trading session before Christmas. After closing at a new record high of 7604 on Thursday, investors took the index to fresh territory of 7614

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Apple faces lawsuits over slowed iPhones

ByNathan BissittDecember 22, 2017

Two class action lawsuits have been launched against Apple in the US following the tech giant’s admission that it slows down older models of the iPhone as they age.Apple has said that it did this to “prolong the life” of the devices and maximise