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Thursday, 28 June 2018

Watchdog takes aim at hotel booking sites

by NEWs For Our Knowledge on 6/28/2018 12:42:00 pm 0 Comment

Hotel booking sites must review the way they rank and display rooms, a competition watchdog says.

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Gambling firms given 'call to action' over consumer welfare

by NEWs For Our Knowledge on 6/28/2018 12:42:00 pm 0 Comment

Gambling Commission boss, Neil McArthur, says the industry must "do more" to protect gamblers' welfare.

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Apple and Samsung end patent fight after seven long years

by NEWs For Our Knowledge on 6/28/2018 12:42:00 pm 0 Comment

The two firms have reached a final settlement in a patent dispute that has been in court since 2011.

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Nuclear sector to get £200m boost

by NEWs For Our Knowledge on 6/28/2018 12:42:00 pm 0 Comment

The partnership between the Welsh and UK governments is on top of a £200m UK-wide sector deal.

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Ticketmaster admits personal data stolen in hack attack

by NEWs For Our Knowledge on 6/28/2018 12:42:00 pm 0 Comment

Up to 40,000 UK customers may have had data stolen, the BBC understands.

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Fox-Disney merger cleared, but sports networks must be sold

by NEWs For Our Knowledge on 6/28/2018 12:42:00 pm 0 Comment

Competition regulator has given the deal the go-ahead, but regional sports networks must be sold.

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CO2 shortage: Britain's biggest pub chain runs low on beer brands

by NEWs For Our Knowledge on 6/28/2018 12:42:00 pm 0 Comment

Wetherspoon and Ei Group are struggling to secure some beer and ciders due to the CO2 gas scarcity.

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John Lewis warns of zero first-half profit

by NEWs For Our Knowledge on 6/28/2018 12:42:00 pm 0 Comment

The company plans to shut five Waitrose branches and rebrand its department stores and supermarkets.

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Costa UK coffee sales fall by 2%, says owner Whitbread

by NEWs For Our Knowledge on 6/28/2018 12:42:00 pm 0 Comment

Costa blames lack of shoppers on High Streets for a fall in like-for-like sales at the start of the year.

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Fastjet shares collapse as cash crisis threatens survival

by NEWs For Our Knowledge on 6/28/2018 12:42:00 pm 0 Comment

The African budget airline says it may go bust if it cannot raise new funding from investors.

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China lifts ban on British beef exports

by NEWs For Our Knowledge on 6/28/2018 12:42:00 pm 0 Comment

Ban was first introduced more than 20 years ago after the outbreak of mad cow disease.

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Bank’s red light warning for EU on lack of Brexit progress

by NEWs For Our Knowledge on 6/28/2018 12:42:00 pm 0 Comment

Bank of England says UK making progress on financial services risks around Brexit, but that the EU is lagging.

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FCA boss: 'No such thing as free banking'

by NEWs For Our Knowledge on 6/28/2018 12:42:00 pm 0 Comment

Up to half of the profits made by big banks from current accounts come from just one in 10 customers.

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