Author: Nathan Bissitt

For some, this Halloween will be a darker day than those past because LoveFilm by Post, the DVD rental service, bites the dust. For Tara Judah, a co-director of a movie rental shop in Bristol, it is a day of triumph.”We just outlived LoveFilm, so that’s

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Britain’s betting industry is bracing for a potentially large drop in profits after the government said it will cap the size of stakes gamblers can make on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs).Punters can currently stake up to £100 per spin on the controversial

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The eurozone’s economy grew by 0.6% in the three months to September, above analysts’ expectations, according to EU statistics office Eurostat.For the past 12 months, the growth rate was 2.5%, Eurostat said.Last month, the European Central Bank (ECB)

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The oil and gas offshore industry regulator has reduced its estimates of the amount of known oil and gas left under UK waters.The amount in known reserves and capable of extraction has dropped from 6.3 billion barrels to 5.7 billion, over the year to the end of

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Advertising giant WPP has cut its sales and profit margin forecasts for the second time in two months.WPP said like-for-like net sales growth and operating margin would both now be flat this year, instead of increasing by 1% and 0.3% respectively as the firm predicted

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Ryanair has said it still expects to make record annual profits this year, despite disruptions to its schedules that led it to cancel 20,000 flights.The airline said it made profits of €1.29bn (£1.14bn) in the six months to the end of September and forecast a

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The maximum stake for fixed-odds betting terminals could drop to as little as £2 under a government review. Currently, people can bet up to £100 every 20 seconds on the gaming machines but proposals could limit that to between £2 and £50.The 12-week government

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Samsung Electronics has named its new leadership team following the resignation of CEO Kwon Oh-hyun.Three executives have been promoted to joint chief executives of the firm as part of the management overhaul.The shake-up came hours after the firm reported quarterly

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