Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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Google owner leads $1bn funding for Uber rival

ByNathan BissittOctober 20, 2017

Google’s parent company Alphabet is leading a $1bn round of new funding for ride-hailing company Lyft that will help it step up its challenge to larger rival Uber. The funding is being led by CapitalG, Alphabet’s growth investment fund, which has also

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Smartphone 'loyalty penalty' of over £1 a day

ByNathan BissittOctober 19, 2017

Mobile phone firms are denying they hide charges of more than £1 per day for handsets after fixed-term contracts expire. Citizens Advice has accused three major players of failing to reduce bills to reflect that a phone has been paid for – demanding providers

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FTSE 100 down at close as Unilever sales slow

ByNathan BissittOctober 19, 2017

At the close of the UK market, Unilever was still the biggest loser after reporting slowing sales growth.By the end of the day, shares in Unilever were down 5.49%, with the FTSE 100 19.83 points lower at 7,523.04.The consumer goods giant, whose brands include Dove,

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Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein hints at Frankfurt move

ByNathan BissittOctober 19, 2017

Goldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein has delivered a hint that Frankfurt will become a key European base for the Wall Street giant post-Brexit.He tweeted: “Just left Frankfurt. Great meetings, great weather, really enjoyed it. Good, because I’ll be spending

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Zurich to sell student insurer Endsleigh

ByNathan BissittOctober 19, 2017

The Swiss insurance giant Zurich is to seek a buyer for Endsleigh, the UK subsidiary which features prominently on university campuses around the country. Sky News has learnt that Zurich has hired investment bankers at Evercore to explore a sale of Endsleigh, which is

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Business Doctors has recruited its first franchisee for Lincolnshire and Rutland

ByNathan BissittOctober 19, 2017

With 30 years experience in operations, learning & development, project management and sales, David O’Brien will launch the new East of England territory. David believes that all businesses, whatever their size or sector, experience similar issues and barriers to

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Black Monday 1987: 'Our jaws hit the desk'

ByNathan BissittOctober 19, 2017

Thirty years ago investors were stunned as global stock markets collapsed like a chain of dominos.The day became known as Black Monday as months and years of share price rises were reversed in a single day of trading.One dealer recalls being so stunned “jaws

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BP chairman Svanberg to step down next year

ByNathan BissittOctober 19, 2017

BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg is to leave the oil major next year. In an announcement to the stock market, the FTSE 100 firm said he would remain in post until a successor was appointed. Mr Svanberg took up the position just four months before the Gulf of Mexico

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Amazon: More than 100 cities bid for new headquarters

ByNathan BissittOctober 19, 2017

Media playback is unsupported on your device US cities seeking to bid for Amazon’s second headquarters will need to submit their proposals by the end of Thursday.Amazon plans to invest $5bn (£3.8bn) and create 50,000 new jobs at the new headquarters, which will

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The investment fraud costing victims £26,000 each

ByNathan BissittOctober 19, 2017

A growing investment scam is resulting in fraud victims losing an average of nearly £26,000 each, according to City of London Police. It involves so-called binary options trading, where individuals can bet on share price or currency movements.Victims are being