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Sports Direct builds up stake in Debenhams with new put optionMove seen as a way to apply pressure on department store as it considers closer ties with Mike Ashley’s sports chain -
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Monty the penguin: John Lewis unveils its Christmas ad – videoJohn Lewis unveils its latest Chritsmas advert on Thursday centring on the friendship between a young boy and Monty, a CGI-animated penguin
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Morrisons insists recovery plan is working as sales decline slowsBradford-based supermarket chain credits popularity of Match and More loyalty scheme for small improvement in fortunes -
Tesla shares up 8% as electric-car maker outdoes expectationsCompany attributes $75m quarterly loss to cost of meeting rising demand for its Model S vehicle
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Luxembourg tax files: the Australian companies engaged in tax avoidanceIkea , the Future Fund, Lend Lease, AMP and Macquarie Group are among dozens of Australian companies using elaborate, legal structures to cut their tax bills, leaked documents reveal
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300,000 more people live in poverty than previously thought, study findsThe poorest families have suffered the most from rising energy and food prices over the past decade
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Alibaba founder enjoyed biggest rise in wealth among world’s 100 richestJack Ma saw the value of his wealth increase by $22.3bn in 2014, up to $25.9bn, to rank 49th in Bloomberg list topped by Bill Gates
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Carrots to Kalashnikovs: the dangers faced by oil workers abroadWith full oil exploration returning in areas threatened by Isis such as Iraq and Kurdistan, a veteran oil worker talks to Rupert Neate about the risks
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Chinese internet giant Alibaba posts strong growth figuresProfit grows 16% excluding share costs, with CEO saying results reflect ‘strong foundation for sustainable growth’
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Call for global cooperation over money laundering rulesTop UK regulator says threat of fines is scaring banks and poses risk of cutting off financial services to emerging economies
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Virgin Money revives IPOFlotation back on after Bank of England gives clarity on leverage ratio and more stable market conditions, says chief executive
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Primark profits surge 30% after ‘magnificent year’Warm autumn fails to dent cheap fashion chain’s expansion with sales from mid-September up 10%
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Spirit pub directors agree Greene King takeoverRegulators and shareholders yet to back deal creating pub and retail empire of 3,000 pubs and restaurants with 40,000 staff
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Hugo Boss issues profits warningGerman fashion house blames weak economic demand in Europe for projected slowdown in sales and profit growth
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Carrots to Kalashnikovs: the dangers faced by oil workers abroadWith full oil exploration returning in areas threatened by Isis such as Iraq and Kurdistan, a veteran oil worker talks to Rupert Neate about the risks
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How to invest in an exuberant stock market without being taken for a foolThe stock market keeps hitting record highs. But be cautious: things are probably going to change
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Gillian Drakeford: ‘Getting a Pax wardrobe home is not the easiest thing’Ikea UK country retail manager on internet expansion and Britain’s love-hate relationship with company’s flatpack furniture
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The windowless plane set for take-off in a decadeUK developer working on replacing heavy aircraft windows with uber-light smartscreen panels to cut fuel consumption and slash air fares
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Big Macs go cold as young Americans drop McDonald’s for tastier rivalsThe burger chain is facing problems abroad, but nothing as serious as the year-long decline in its huge home market, writes Jennifer Rankin
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Digital revolution presents banks with more change in 10 years than last 200Jill Treanor: banks preparing to reveal third-quarter results are struggling to deal with the internet age, with scrutiny and regulation growing tighter
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Tesco boss surveys a world of trouble from Dublin to BangkokDave Lewis has launched an accounting probe in the UK. Now he will tour his global empire, where the news is little better
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Dawn of the Dacia: how Romania’s no-thrills car maker raced aheadOnce the butt of car jokes, demand for cheap, reliable vehicles have helped Dacia become Europe’s fastest-growing brand
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The moral economy of debtRobert Skidelsky: While the creditor-debtor conflict has always been the stuff of politics, that relationship embodies no iron law of morality
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Candy brothers: ‘One day they were likely lads, then they were everywhere’Property tycoons who delight in showing off their wealth are the biggest ambassadors of their brand – opulence
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Xeros bead washing machine system set to save water and energy in the homeAfter launch to laundries and hotels, technology using tiny nylon beads and 80% less water planned for US domestic market
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Low oil price means high anxiety for Opec as US flexes its musclesTerry Macalister: Motorists, airlines and industry are enjoying low energy costs, the US is relishing its reduced reliance on the Middle East – and Opec is wondering how to reassert its authority
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What kind of ‘war games’ is George Osborne playing in Washington?The UK chancellor is joining the US treasury’s Jack Lew and other finance bosses to take part in a simulated banking crisis, designed to test our preparedness for another crash. But can there be any winners in this game?
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The innovators: remineralisation takes the pain out of tooth decayNew method means teeth are able to repair themselves in the same amount of time as a normal filling takes
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Financial storm clouds cast a deep shadow over IMF summitLarry Elliott: markets are diving, Germany and the eurozone are weak and there is alarm over Ebola and a potential banking bubble, so the themes were sombre when the IMF and World Bank met in Washington last week
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The Forties oil field is 50, but there are no happy returns in the North Sea nowTerry Macalister: The UK offshore area is no longer the draw it was when BP struck oil in the 1970s
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Richard Branson’s domestic airline dream dies, but BA rivalry lives onVirgin Atlantic lost a skirmish at home, but the war with British Airways over the Atlantic continues, writes Gwyn Topham
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How using the word ‘how’ could get you suedCorporate consultant Dov Seidman is suing the yoghurt manufacturer Chobani over its new slogan, ‘How matters’, which he says is ‘the foundation of my entire philosophy’
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Samsung slump echoes demise of rivals BlackBerry and NokiaSmartphone maker could follow demise of former mobile phone darlings which were too slow too adapt to changing market
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Big problems for Britain's big supermarketsWith the retail industry shifting beneath their feet, the UK's four largest grocers have some decisions to make
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Profile: Christopher Viehbacher, the ‘smiling killer’Turbulent six-year reign of first non-French CEO st Sanofi listed, France’s second biggest company, ended in sacking
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Candy brothers: ‘One day they were likely lads, then they were everywhere’Property tycoons who delight in showing off their wealth are the biggest ambassadors of their brand – opulence
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Blue Apron: teaching career workers how to cook dinnerMatt Salzberg, co-founder of Blue Apron, talks about the joys of cooking even when no one seems to have the time any more
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Bank of England’s chief economist struggles with stance on Britain’s prospectsAndy Haldane’s admission that he was gloomier about the economy surprised the markets, but he insists the UK is doing well in some respects, writes Katie Allen
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Bill Gross: ‘bond king’ who learned risk at Vegas blackjack tablesWorld renowned investor who has left the $2tn firm he set up for rival spent four months learning to beat the system in casinos
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Jack Ma profile – Alibaba's powerful but humble billionaireJack Ma's Alibaba Group helped transform Chinese commerce; he is China's richest man and a hero to budding entrepreneurs
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Harriet Green interview: 'Thomas Cook was not well'
The chief executive credited with turning round the 173-year-old travel company is upbeat despite a recent fall in the share price
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For foreign tech entrepreneurs, getting a visa to work in the US is a struggleSpanish-born Iñaki Berenguer, working on his second startup, warns: ‘In five, 10 years, the US will not be the leader any more’
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Richard Branson: Never do anything that discredits the brand
The Virgin founder on the lessons of turning failure into success, the ice-bucket challenge and space travel. Interview by Alex Clark
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IoD says putting good governance first means tough stance on excessive pay
Simon Walker argues boards and shareholders should be far more 'activist' in holding chief executives to account
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Tesco's new chief executive Dave Lewis – profileThose who know him say that Lewis combines marketing and presentational skills with a strong grasp of the trading figures as well as international experience
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New Tesco CEO Dave Lewis - profile
Tough task ahead for man once dubbed 'drastic Dave' at Unilever for turning around faltering brands
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Jürgen Maier of Siemens: 'British productivity is catching Germany's'The 'march of the makers' is just starting, but the UK head of the German giant sees great hope for British manufacturing
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Profile: Sir John PeaceCity grandee, who has left Experian as chairman, has run into controversy in recent years
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Ronny Gottschlich: Lidl's boss hopes to go a long way in the British marketChampagne, fancy cheese and even lower prices are on the menu as the discounter takes on the big four grocers
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Shire chairwoman Susan Kilsby: mergers expert now resists oneAmerican's area of expertise is coming up with strategies to defend against unwanted takeover bids like that from AbbVie
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Be ready for interest rate rises, Bank of England insider warns mortgage payersMonetary policy committee external member signals end to ultra-cheap borrowing owing to stronger-than-expected growth
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Meet Tesco's new bank manager: but he won't grill you at the branch… because they haven't got any. Benny Higgins has finally launched the supermarket bank's current account, but it is firmly app-based. Can it challenge the high street's big names, asks Jill Treanor
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Miele boss explains how his two-family business has lasted four generationsUpmarket German appliance firm is still run by the great-grandsons of the original partners
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