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Study Group eyes sale amid Brexit visa doubts

ByNathan BissittJuly 27, 2017

The largest provider of international students to Britain’s higher education institutions is preparing to kick off a £700m sale amid uncertainty about Brexit’s impact on UK immigration restrictions. Sky News has learnt that the controlling shareholder in

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White Collar Franchise Opportunity Review

ByNathan BissittJuly 27, 2017

Franchises are available across almost all industries, from plumbing and cleaning to catering and entertainment. This means that, no matter what background a franchisee comes from, or what type of career they’re looking to build in the future, there will be something

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Lloyds sets aside another £700m for PPI insurance claims

ByNathan BissittJuly 27, 2017

Lloyds Banking Group has set aside another £1bn to cover the cost of insurance mis-selling and the treatment of mortgage customers.Another £700m will cover payment protection insurance (PPI) claims and £283m will be used to repay about 590,000 mortgage holders.It came

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AstraZeneca drags down FTSE 100

ByNathan BissittJuly 27, 2017

Drugmaker AstraZeneca has seen its share price plummet more than 15% after announcing disappointing results.The firm said first-quarter revenue fell 10% to $5.05bn (£3.84bn). It also reported a major setback in trials of a new lung cancer drug therapy. The company was

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Lloyds stung £1bn by PPI and mortgage arrears

ByNathan BissittJuly 27, 2017

Lloyds has taken a near £1bn hit – revealing it has set aside another £700m for PPI claims and £283m over mortgage arrears errors. Sky News revealed on Wednesday that the banking group was to repay nearly £300m to about 600,000 customers over failings in the way

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Revenue soars, profits dip at Sky

ByNathan BissittJuly 27, 2017

Sky has announced plans to create hundreds of technology jobs as it reported a dip in full-year profits prompted by a spike in the cost of broadcasting live Premier League football. The home and mobile entertainment and communications company, which owns Sky News,

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Facebook profits up 71% as mobile ad sales soar

ByNathan BissittJuly 27, 2017

Facebook’s profits climbed 71% to $3.9bn (£3bn) in the second quarter of this year, boosted by an increase in sales of mobile video adverts, figures show. The social media giant exceeded market expectations, posting a 45% increase in revenue for the three months

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Noble shares almost halve in value after loss warning

ByNathan BissittJuly 27, 2017

Noble Group, formerly Asia’s biggest commodities trader, saw its shares almost half in value after warning of a $1.8bn (£1.4bn) quarterly loss.The heavily indebted firm also announced plans to sell most of its assets outside of Asia to raise cash.Noble has been

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Amazon launches Prime Now in SE Asia

ByNathan BissittJuly 27, 2017

Amazon has taken its first foray into South East Asia, launching its Prime Now service in Singapore.The move is seen as the start of an aggressive expansion in the region, which has a population of about 600 million people. It is also the first time Amazon has gone

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Car production falls almost 14% as UK sales dip

ByNathan BissittJuly 26, 2017

UK car production fell by 13.7% in June compared to a year earlier – the third month in a row that output has fallen.The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said the UK market was cooling in line with forecasts, following a long period of record