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The car insurance market is “dysfunctional” and does not reward loyal customers, says the chief executive of Aviva, Mark Wilson.He said firms were tempting customers with prices that were “too low”, which put prices up for everyone else.Earlier

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Clothing retailer Next saw its shares surge 9.5% after it increased its dividend to shareholders as part of its quarterly results statement.The firm was the biggest riser on the FTSE 100 in early Thursday trading. Overall, the benchmark 100-share index was down 6.24

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Media playback is unsupported on your device It’s a warm Sunday in Canton, Mississippi, and in a field about two miles (3km) from the Nissan plant, the crowd of workers is angry. One wears a T-shirt reading “vote yes,” while another leads the group

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A former member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Adam Posen, has predicted that the Bank of England will not change interest rates this month.The MPC will publish its regular decision on borrowing costs at midday.Mr Posen, interviewed on the Today programme on Radio

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The food delivery company Deliveroo is introducing safety measures to try to protect its riders from violence.It follows acid attacks in London last month, where the victims included riders delivering by bike or moped.Since then, over 70 Deliveroo riders have said

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Media playback is unsupported on your device A tiny unmanned aircraft is hovering quietly above a green field in Buckinghamshire, offering its owner, Joby Stephens, an “eye in the sky”.The drone is kitted out with a tiny high-definition camera that sends

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Water and sewerage companies in England have organised 36,000 switches of supply for small businesses since new rules came into effect this year.Big companies using more than five million litres a year have been able to switch supplier since 2011.That power was given

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