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Leaked documents show that one of the EU’s smallest states helped multinationals save millions in tax, to the detriment of its neighbours and allies
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Competition and Markets Authority to embark on most detailed analysis of sector for a decade, looking into how banks treat small business and personal customers
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The Competition and Markets Authority review is just the latest in a long line of investigations into high street banking | Nils Pratley
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Danny Alexander says consumers would be justifiably angry if pump prices are not reduced as much as they should be
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Figures show sector worth three-and-a-half times more than 2001, with new pension rules likely to see more money flow in
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Rolling coverage and reaction as the ECB holds its monthly press conference, after leaving interest rates unchanged again
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Revelation of George Weston’s pay reaching £7.15m comes after company announced 30% surge in Primark profits
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US drugmaker had wanted to use acquisition of AstraZeneca to shift tax base to Britain, a move known as tax inversion
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Move 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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Sale of milk business to Müller Wiseman could provide healthier competition in the UK dairy industry, analysts say
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Investigation launched after two bolts fall from London skyscraper but developer insists structural integrity is unaffected
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Derby and Bristol likely to bear brunt of 2,600 redundancies, dealing a ‘bitter blow to staff behind company’s success’
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Sovereign wealth fund wants to add banking and finance nexus in Docklands to portfoilo of trophy assets including Harrods and the Shard
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Gold miner pleases market with latest update, as precious metal prices recover some ground
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Sales of Marks and Spencer’s clothing fallen again, for the 13th consecutive month. But profits are up
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Man pronounced dead at scene after falling three storeys at busy department store in Oxford Street, central London
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Leeds-Manchester-Sheffield train link by 2025 will add £6.7bn to northern economy and create 30,000 jobs across the north
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Manufacturing output increased by 0.4% over September, according to Office for National Statistics
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Controlling Kaye family set to make £170m if deal to sell to US group TPG goes ahead
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Europe’s core countries must unlock growth potential in their economies with rigorous programme of reform, says OECD
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John 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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Company to issue shares to help buy Columbus, giving billionaire John Malone 13%
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Pharmaceuticals group reports better results after delays to generic competition to Nexium
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In California, fracking is taking the water that farmers need – and it’s no anomaly. There is a water conflict looming between industry and agriculture
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An overhaul of the Grand Duchy’s corporate tax law and administration is required
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While the falsehood that fiduciary duty means solely making money for shareholders is being chipped away, many business leaders still cling on to this behaviour
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Ellie Mae O’Hagan: The business lobby is hysterical because this ruling could mean backpay – and will poke holes in the zero-hours contract
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Owen Jones: First thoughts: A new immigration study shows European migrants have contributed £20bn to the British economy. But how to convince a sceptical public?
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One of the hottest issues in the midterm elections is lighting up – a joint – and the innovation shown by pot-related businesses could teach Silicon Valley a lesson
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Polly Toynbee: A living wage is the kind of policy people expect from Labour, but is Ed Miliband letting it slip away?
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The ‘significant items’ line in the HSBC profit and loss account will remain significant for some time yet
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Hugh Muir: Notebook: I’ve seen the amiable businessman up close. From Virgin Atlantic to Galactic, he’s proved the value of media accessibility
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Regulators’ insistence that banks hold more capital and a tax inquiry in France will also hit shareholder returns
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Richard Seymour: The Tories and their Lib Dem allies might have hoped to go into 2015 with the recession fading and enough voters feeling wealthier. It’s not looking that way
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Zoe Williams: When rich people burn huge sums of money on fun, it wakes us up to the excesses of the free market
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Larry Elliott: The insistence by the Vatican that markets must be underpinned by morality is not a new one
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Business leader: Consumers can vote with their feet on shopping trips, but rectifying sytematic wrongdoing is a task for the authorities
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Will Hutton: The prime minister’s claims about taxation were wrong on every single economic and moral ground
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Peter Preston: Why the agonising over female newsreaders when women are powering towards equality in TV’s top jobs?
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William Keegan: Farage is crazy enough to urge withdrawal from Europe, as are too many Tories, and the prime minister is running scared
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Andrew Brown: To stand up to Sports Direct against the exploitation of zero-hours workers requires a rare courage
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Analysis Luxembourg tax files
Enabling avoidance on an industrial scale
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Businesses should not be complacent about water risks; mapping risks and identifying priority areas for action are key to effective water management
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Automatic enrolment could create pension pots of around £480bn; for businesses it’s a huge chance to ‘green’ global capital
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Car assessment body NCAP calls on Nissan to withdraw the Datsun Go after it was awarded zero stars for tests of its most basic safety features
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From seaweed burgers to craft beer, a number of start-ups recognise protein potential of seaweed as growing demand for meat puts increasing pressure on resources
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Extractive companies need to recast themselves as resource stewards and embrace the circular economy by investing in recycling, not mining
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Join the experts for an online discussion on Friday 7 November exploring how to move companies towards circular economy thinking
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SMEs are already the bedrock of most domestic economies. With the right tools and support, they could well become the foundation of sustainable economic growth too
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No new vision arose from the ashes after the financial crisis exposed the failings of today’s economic system, but while the task is daunting it’s still within reach
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Companies are pumping money into trying to defeat ballot measures on GMO labeling on Tuesday. Much hangs on the outcome
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The impacts of Ebola have already contributed to the collapse of London mining, but the disease is also having a devastating impact on Sierra Leone’s informal mining sector
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The food and drinks giant is working with Oxford University to share benefits with cocoa farmers in Africa. But without directly sharing ownership, is it just a cynical move?
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With allegations of low worker wages and poor conditions for the Mauritius women who made the The Fawcett Society feminist T-shirt, is the scandal a lesson in the perils of ‘commodity feminism’?
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Collaboration is a buzz word in sustainability but what are the successes and challenges of buddying up? Join our panel of experts on the topic, Thursday 6 November, 2 - 3.30pm (GMT)
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Global tax reform is on the agenda at the G20 in Brisbane to prevent aggressive tax avoidance, but developing countries are being excluded from decision-making
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Businesses are using circular economy thinking to find radical new ways to repurpose waste and save scarce resources
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Partnerships between water utilities and academia in Australia and the UK are developing innovative solutions to water scarcity problems
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Vila Brasilândia, a slum city on the edge of São Paulo, has found unconventional ways to tackle urbanisation, resource scarcity and climate change
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The FTC has warned 15 ‘bio-friendly’ plastic bag companies over deceptive advertising. But will it have any impact?
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Only 1% of Brits identify as vegan despite recognition that meat-free diets have a list of health and environmental benefits. How can companies market vegan options better?
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John 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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In the debut of the Guardian's Small Business Conversations video series, Wayne Sosin, the owner of Worksman Cycles, compares experiences with Kent Kilroe, owner of bespoke menswear maker Freemans Sporting Club
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Customers react to Lloyds' announcement of 9,000 job losses and 150 branch closures over the next three years
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Financial Analyst Louis Cooper says Tesco's finances have reached their "worst point" in the supermarket's history
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The driver of a snow plough that collided with the aircraft carrying Total CEO boss Christophe de Margerie was drunk, say Russian investigators
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Chancellor George Osborne welcomes a 'double dose of good economic news' on inflation and pensions
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Azman Mokhtar, the managing director of Khazanah Nasional, the Malaysian state fund that owns a majority stake in Malaysia Airlines, announces that 6,000 jobs are to be cut
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Russia has shut down four McDonald's restaurants in Moscow over alleged sanitary violations
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Three cooling towers at the disused Didcot A power Station in Oxfordshire are demolished on Sunday morning
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Behind the simplicity of Nando's menu lies a complex offshore network of money to many major offshore locations
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Mark Carney says draconian measures won't be imposed to cool housing market unless house prices rise by more than 20% over next three years
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The ECB has introduced a negative deposit rate for the first time, in response to a slowdown in inflation
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Business secretary Vince Cable says the government is monitoring what is happening after AstraZeneca rejects a further takeover bid by US drugs giant Pfizer
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Tony Cocker, chief executive of E.ON, says he is sorry for the mis-selling which led regulator Ofgem to fine the energy company £12m
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Ed Miliband has accused David Cameron of negotiating with Pfizer over the heads of the board of AstraZeneca.
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The governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, says the UK is 'through the qualifying rounds' in terms of economic recovery, but not yet at the 'prize'
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Trade union leaders voice their opposition to US drugs giant Pfizer's takeover bid for British company AstraZeneca
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At prime minister's questions, David Cameron responds to a challenge by the Labour leader, Ed Miliband
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Tom Clark meets Thomas Piketty - the world's most in-demand economist - during a whistle-stop tour of London
We know how to eradicate tax abuse. So why aren’t businesses doing it?