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    Insurance entrepreneur dismisses criticism of UK government as ‘hogwash’ following his company’s deal with Nippon Life

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    Conglomerate pulls out of $500mn loan deal as it wrestles with bribery allegations

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    Oil majors caught between pro-fossil fuel and pro-climate investors scale back $18bn power generation push

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  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
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    Rival companies are racing to create lucrative applications from cutting-edge technology

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    Asset manager is spending billions bulking up in fee-rich alternative investing sector

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    Government’s collapse over budget deepens uncertainty for business

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  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
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    Wall Street strategists forecast S&P 500 will rise 8% by end of next year after big 2024 gains

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  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
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    Founder of ICAP claims boosting chief executives’ salaries would help London’s competitiveness

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    Exchange traded funds
    US equities provide rocket fuel for record ETF flows in November

    Virtually every other corner of the ETF investment universe was ground into dust by the onward march of Wall St

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  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
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    BlackRock’s billionaire bonanza

    The asset manager’s acquisition tear makes the leadership succession process more complex

  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
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    Who should foot the bill for cyber scams?

    As payment fraud proliferates, governments, banks and tech companies disagree on who should cover consumer losses

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    Private equity group likely to drop out of consortium with TPG exploring bid for eyecare group

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  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
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    Kroger-Albertsons $25bn grocery merger blocked by US judge

    Country’s two biggest supermarket operators suffer a potentially fatal blow in their efforts to consolidate

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