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Young people are watching a third less live TV than in 2010, favouring internet catch-up and streaming services. OFCOM’s annual Communications Market Report found that, on average, 16 to 24-year-olds watch one hour and 54 minutes of TV a day, compared with three

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DFS, the UK’s biggest independent furniture retailer, will this week unveil a takeover of fast-growing rival Sofology just weeks after a profit warning sparked fresh fears of a slowdown in consumer spending. Sky News has learnt that DFS, which has a market value

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Britain plans to create a new body to tackle incidents of unfair trade when it leaves the European Union, according to a Government job advert. The Government hopes the new body, being set up by the Department for International Trade, will be operational by October

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LV=, the friendly society that is one of Britain’s biggest financial services mutuals, is close to wrapping up a landmark deal with the German insurance giant Allianz. Sky News has learnt that LV=, which boasts nearly six million British customers, is within days of

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Time Warner has reported a jump in its second-quarter earnings thanks in part to a box office boost from the hit superhero movie Wonder Woman. The owner of Warner Bros and HBO said total revenues increased by 5% to $7.3bn (£5.5bn). Revenues at Warner Bros, which

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average has smashed through the 22,000 points barrier for the first time, leaving the US stock market on track for seven days of record highs on the bounce. It was driven upwards on opening in New York after its most valuable member, Apple,

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Asda’s profits collapsed and the supermarket failed to stem falling sales, its disastrous set of results for 2016 have revealed. Britain’s third biggest supermarket, owned by US retail giant Walmart, reported a 3.2% fall in revenue to £21.7bn in the year

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The UK economy will bounce back in 2018 – prompting the Bank of England to raise interest rates to a more normal level before Brexit, economists believe. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), which had previously forecast inflation

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