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Exporter confidence rises
More than two thirds of British exporters expect their turnover to increase over the next 12 months, a joint British…
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Scottish Retail Sales Fall Despite Rising Footfall
Total Scottish retail sales fell 1.8% in July 2014 compared to July 2013 despite a 4.4% rise in footfall, according…
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Home Insurance Easiest Service To Switch
Home insurance is the easiest financial product to switch, a survey commissioned by Gocompare has found. The poll of more…
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Inflation falls in July
The consumer prices index (CPI) rate of inflation fell to 1.6% in July 2014, down from 1.9% in June 2014,…
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Family lending helps households
More than a quarter (28%) of UK adults have needed to borrow money from family members, according to research from…
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Home business start-ups encouraged
Entrepreneurs will be given more freedom to start and grow home-based businesses, the government has announced. Home-based businesses contribute £300…
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Online sales up in July
Retail sales in July 2014 were 0.3% lower than July 2013 but total sales grew by 1.3% in the last…
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Majority of professionals work long hours
Nearly three quarters of UK professionals work overtime regularly, according to research by recruitment consultancy Morgan McKinley. The working hours…
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UK workers expected to work after retirement
Less than a third (29%) of UK workers expect to stop working altogether after retirement, research by Aegon has found.…
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NI apprenticeships could narrow gap
Businesses in Northern Ireland predict a skills shortage, according to research by Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The survey found…
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Students dream of becoming Entrepreneurs
Almost a quarter of people starting university this year plan to work for themselves when they graduate, research by HSBC…
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Non-savers cite lack of spare Money
Almost 40% of people aren’t saving because they don’t have enough disposable income each month, a survey by Lloyds Bank…
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Life insurance not prioritised by Homeowners
Only 1 in 10 people rank having life insurance as a top priority when buying a home, research by TSB…
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Growth continues for SME manufacturers
Small and medium-sized (SME) manufacturers saw another strong quarter of orders and output growth in Q2 2014, a survey by…
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Rising income for over 60’s
The average yearly earnings for over-60s rose by nearly £1,000 between 2011 and 2013, according to analysis by Prudential. The…
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UK firms lack export ambition
Less than half of British firms (43%) have ambitions to expand into overseas markets, according to a survey from the…
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Housing market cools in July
UK house prices grew at the slowest rate in 18 months in July 2014, research by market analyst Hometrack has…
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NI unemployment drops to 6.7%
The Northern Ireland unemployment rate fell to 6.7% between March and May 2014, figures released by the Office for National…
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Retail sales increase but worked hours falls
British retail sales experienced solid growth in the year to July 2014, as nearly half of businesses saw their sales…
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Independent pensions guidance confirmed
Pension savers will have the right to free and impartial guidance on how to benefit from the pension reforms that…
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Number of pensioner millionaires grows
More than 1 million UK pensioner households have total wealth of more than £1 million, research by Prudential has found.…
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Online sales fall in June
Online sales fell 5% during June 2014, according to the online retail association IMRG and consultancy company Capgemini. This is…
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Scottish GDP Above Pre-Recession Level
Scottish gross domestic product (GDP) grew 1% in the first quarter of 2014, according to figures released by Scotland’s Chief…
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Auto enrolment to double DC savers by 2030
Automatic enrolment is on course to double the numbers of people saving into a defined contribution (DC) workplace pension scheme…
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Inflation rises sharply
The consumer prices index (CPI) rate of inflation rose sharply to 1.9% in June 2014, up from 1.5% in May…
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