Search results for ‘Barclays’
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House of cards, as Clinton Cards goes into administration
In another blow to the British High Street – the embattled greetings card chain Clinton is being forced into administration, putting eight thousand jobs at risk.
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Are we in the midst of a ‘shareholder spring’?
Shareholder anger over salaries and bonuses has forced the resignation of top company bosses. But do not mistake this for an anti-capitalist revolution, writes Business Correspondent Sarah Smith.
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Aviva pay vote embarrassment for board
Shareholders of the insurer Aviva vote overwhelmingly against its bonus packages for executives despite the company’s chief executive waiving his own bonus just days ago.
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Hodgson in England manager talks
West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson is to begin talks with the Football Association about becoming the next England football manager.
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Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks axe 1,400 jobs
The Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks are to cut more than 1,400 jobs in the UK by 2015 because of the “deterioration in the economic and operating conditions”.
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Hundreds of job losses as Mothercare axes stores
Downward sales prompt Mothercare to close 111 sites, including 75 Early Learning Centre stores. The move will lead to the loss of 730 jobs.
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FactCheck Q&A: Who’s on the plane with Cameron?
“The influence of the defence sector stretches far beyond those acknowledged military specialists and can be felt up and down the aisle of Mr Cameron’s jet.”
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Benefits of big society bank outweighed by tax proposals
The government’s big society bank launched today. But its chairman has told Channel 4 News that all the good it might do could be outweighed by budget proposals to cap tax relief for philanthropists.
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Fraud fears grow over contactless bank card technology
Millions more British bank customers have been exposed to fraud through the latest credit and debit card technology, writes Channel 4 News technology producer Geoff White.
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Treasury to launch £20bn small businesses scheme
Businesses with a turnover of less than £50m will receive cheaper loans under a government scheme which guarantees £20bn of loans from major high street banks.
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NewBuy homes – should you buy one?
As the government launches a new programme for people who cannot raise the big deposits many mortgage lenders expect, Channel 4 News takes a close look at the NewBuy scheme.
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Tax avoidance or tax evasion?
As it is revealed Barclays employed tax avoidance schemes to dodge an estimated half a billion pounds of tax, Channel 4 News looks at how widespread these devices are and what they involve.
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Bank app allows mobile money transfer
A high street bank is launching a service that allows people to transfer money simply by using their mobile phone. The app is to be made available to consumers across the UK.
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Britain will avoid recession – CBI
The CBI employers’ body says Britain will avoid recession but other forecasters are less opimistic, with one economist telling Channel 4 News that “the economy is going nowhere”.
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Do footballers trump bankers when it comes to pay?
One holds the UK economy in his hands. The other’s role is even more important – at least if you ask some people. Channel 4 News checks the Top Trumps cards of Stephen Hester and Fabio Capello.