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Reckitt Benckiser grows sales
Reckitt Benckiser, the consumer goods firm that makes Gaviscon and Cillit Bang has seen a better than expected sales rise after changing its strategy.The firm boosted sales by 4% in the first three...
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Singapore ranks best country for business
Singapore has been ranked the best country to do business for a ninth consecutive year, according to an annual survey by the World Bank. New Zealand came second and Hong Kong third in the lender’s...
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FTSE 100 closes at new record level
The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 share index has hit a new high- passing through the previous record set on 30 December 1999. The FTSE closed at a new peak of 6,949.63. The previous record...
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London Stock Exchange has best quarter for two years
The London Stock Exchange’s FTSE 100 managed to record its best quarterly performance for two years. However the three months run ended on a downbeat note as investors seized the opportunity to cash in...
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2015 shortlist for the MacRobert Award engineering prize
Three firms have been shortlisted for the MacRobert Award 2015- the UK’s longest running engineering prize. Artemis, Endomag and Victrex have carved out strong reputations in very different types of...
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Jim ONeill ex Goldman banker to join Treasury
Jim O’Neill the former Goldman Sachs economist is to join the UK Treasury. Mr O’Neill coined the term ‘BRICs’- Brazil, Russia, India and China to refer to developing economies. Chancellor George...
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Kingfisher to build 200 more Screwfix stores
DIY retailer Kingfisher- which owns Screwfix, says it would build another 200 stores in the UK. Kingfisher currently has 412 Screwfix UK stores, which supply tools, plumbing and electrical equipment....
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Five winning tips from tech ceos
What does it take to be a winning internet entrepreneur? The counter intuitive advice to fail – “fail fast”, “fail often”, “fail better” – is often heard from the lips of internet entrepreneurs. Jimmy...
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British universities’ business incubator rated world’s best
A group of British universities has been rated the best in the world at helping scientists turn their creativity into cash. The SETsquared Partnership – a collaboration between the universities of...
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Sustainability the key to long term business health
There is a growing realisation that humans’ success cannot be left unchecked- for the reason that we will ultimately impact on our ability to prosper. Action is needed, and it falls to business, along...
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