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Majestic Wine to close stores and rebrand under Naked name
Retailer to focus on its online and international business amid decline of the high street
Read more » | Desktop version »UK satellite operator Inmarsat agrees $3.4bn takeover by consortium
London-based Apax, Warburg of New York and two Canadian pension funds to buy company
Read more » | Desktop version »City optimism falling at fastest rate since financial crisis – CBI
Survey of 84 firms finds 53% less optimistic than three months ago
Read more » | Desktop version »Asian stocks slump as US recession fears grip markets
Australian treasury yields hit a record low in a grim portent for the economy, while the Nikkei falls 3% in wider share selloff
Read more » | Desktop version »Tesco begins plastic-free trial for selection of fruit and veg
Only loose versions of 45 products will be sold in Extra stores in Watford and Swindon
Read more » | Desktop version »Autonomy founder Mike Lynch faces UK high court and fresh charges in US
Civil case opens in London as new American indictment alleges conspiracy
Read more » | Desktop version »Frank Field demands action on 'rampant injustice' in the gig economy
Companies resist reform by arguing tribunal findings relate only to individuals, says MP
Read more » | Desktop version »Advice for Brexit bosses who fear they ‘can’t get the staff’
Avoiding the B word, (no, not Barcelona) will be tricky at the British Chambers of Commerce conference this week
Read more » | Desktop version »Down and out at House of Fraser
Dismal scenes at stores taken over by Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley raise questions over his ambition to turn it into the ‘Harrods of the high street’
Read more » | Desktop version »RBS to wind down £1bn worth of contentious local council loans
Campaigners say early repayment of lobo loans will end up saving taxpayers £16bn
Read more » | Desktop version »Trump's Federal Reserve pick linked to indicted boyfriend of Russian agent
Stephen Moore created a controversial political group with Paul Erickson, who is charged with fraud and whose girlfriend, Maria Butina, pleaded guilty to infiltrating the conservative movement
Read more » | Desktop version »Debenhams rejects Mike Ashley's £100m bid for its Danish arm
Move is latest tactic by Sports Direct boss to win control of ailing department store chain
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