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Blackstone tunes up £1.2bn bid for Blondie music owner Hipgnosis
The private equity titan Blackstone is this weekend drawing up plans for a £1.2bn takeover bid for the owner of songs performed by Blondie, the Kaiser Chiefs and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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20-Apr-2024 - Source: Sky News

Labour blames 'shoplifters' charter' for surge in retail crime
A "shoplifters' charter" has seen thefts rise significantly - to about one offence every minute - but police are charging fewer people, according to Labour.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: Sky News

App to cut EU border queues won't be ready in time
An app to ease predicted queues under a new EU border system won't be ready in time, says Eurostar boss.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: BBC News

Warning jailed bankers ruling could hit loan rate
Euribor underpins trillions of euros in loans and tracks the rate banks pay to borrow cash from each other.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: BBC News

Can AI help solve Japan’s labour shortages?
Japan is seeing if artificial intelligence can tackle its increasing shortfall of workers.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: BBC News

Pension funds brace for £30bn hit from Gove leasehold reforms
Pension funds are braced for a hit worth tens of billions of pounds as Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary, tries to salvage his ambition of overhauling Britain’s centuries-old property leasehold system.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: Sky News

Oil price eases as Iran downplays attack
Reports of a retaliatory strike by Israel raise commodity prices and fears over inflation.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: BBC News

Middle East tensions and anti-sexting campaign
How have the markets reacted to Israel's attack on Iran?

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: Sky News

HSBC-backed fintech Monese plots break-up amid mounting losses
An HSBC-backed technology company which was in talks to raise funding at a valuation of over £1bn four years ago is to break itself up amid mounting losses.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: Sky News

Tesla recalls Cybertrucks over accelerator crash risk
The electric car company, run by Elon Musk, is recalling thousands of what is its latest vehicle.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: BBC News

Tesla recalls thousands of vehicles over jammed accelerator issue
Tesla has recalled more than 3,700 of its Cybertruck models following complaints that the accelerator pedal is at risk of getting stuck, US regulators have announced.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: Sky News

Shoppers shun department stores as prices rise
Higher prices put off shoppers as sales volumes overall stagnate in March.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: BBC News

Retail sales show zero growth despite 'fresh two-year high' for consumer confidence
There was a worse than expected performance for retail sales last month, defying predictions of a consumer-led pick up from recession for the UK economy.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: Sky News

Markets rocked as US says Israel has struck Iran
Oil and gold prices have jumped, while shares have fallen.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: BBC News

Netflix profits soar after password crackdown
The streaming giant said it added 9.3 million subscribers in the first three months of the year.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: BBC News

Netflix to stop reporting key subscriber numbers
The streaming giant also said it added 9.3 million subscribers in the first three months of the year.

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19-Apr-2024 - Source: BBC News

Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones
The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.

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18-Apr-2024 - Source: BBC News

Can TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app?
Sell or be banned - TikTok's US operations, by some estimates, could fetch up to $100bn.

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18-Apr-2024 - Source: BBC News

Why a deluge of Chinese-made drugs is hard to curb
Thousands of Chinese companies are making synthetic opioids and shipping them around the world.

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18-Apr-2024 - Source: BBC News

Post Office had 'bunker mentality' towards press, lawyer tells inquiry
A sub-postmaster victim of faulty IT software Horizon was described as a "bluffer" when he alerted senior Post Office officials about bugs in the system.

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18-Apr-2024 - Source: Sky News

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