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Shares in industrial equipment hire group Ashtead led the FTSE 100 higher after the firm said it should see increased demand in the US following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.The clean-up operation following the two hurricanes is expected to mean greater demand for

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Regulators have accepted proposals by Wood Group and Amec Foster Wheeler to address competition concerns over their planned £2.2bn merger.The firms have agreed to sell a range of assets after the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) found the merger could curb

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Prime Minister Theresa May has phoned US President Donald Trump over a threat to jobs at Bombardier in Belfast from a trade dispute.In 2016, Canadian firm Bombardier won an order to supply up to 125 CSeries passenger jets to US airline Delta.The wings for the CSeries

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JD Sports has reported a big jump in sales in the first half of the year, defying fears of a slowdown among sports fashion retailers. Sales were £1.4bn in the six months to the end of July, up 41% compared with the same period last year. Pre-tax profit rose 33% to a

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Jeremy Corbyn will accuse “unscrupulous bosses” of using technology to undermine workers’ rights in a speech to trade union members.The Labour leader will tell the TUC conference that the rise of the so-called gig economy has harmed workers’

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Apple’s 10th anniversary iPhone launch is expected to be the biggest single upgrade the handset has seen since its launch.A revamped design with an edge-to-edge display, facial recognition ID system and advanced augmented reality features is expected.Several

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Sweden is the most cashless society on the planet, with barely 1% of the value of all payments made using coins or notes last year. So how did the Nordic nation get so far ahead of the rest of us?Warm cinnamon buns are stacked next to mounds of freshly-baked sourdough

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In the summer of 2007, Newcastle had much to look forward to. The Toon – Newcastle United – had a new owner, the billionaire retail tycoon Mike Ashley, and much was expected under the management of Sam Allardyce. The performance of the team’s shirt

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Consumers are “in the dark” over their broadband costs, a price comparison website has said.Six out of 10 people surveyed by Comparethemarket said they had never been told by their provider that their contract was coming to an end.When a contract expires,

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Are you young-ish, single and thoroughly fed up with paying a high level of rent for a room in a house, miles away from where you work?Perhaps you would prefer instead to spend up to £1,100 a month to rent a very small studio flat in a city centre?By very small, we

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