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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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Raspberry Pi maker Premier Farnell bought by Daetwyler
The maker of the Raspberry Pi mini computer is being bought by Swiss electronics company Daetwyler Holdings for 1bn Swiss francs (£700m). The deal values Premier Farnell shares at 165p each. The shares...
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Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26bn
Microsoft is buying the professional networking website LinkedIn for just over £18 billion in cash. The software giant will pay $196 a share – a premium of almost 50% to Friday’s closing share price....
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UK sees record number of foreign investment projects
A record number of investments were made by foreign firms in the UK in the year. The Department for International Trade recorded 2,213 inward investment projects, up 11% on the previous year. The data...
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Micro Focus – from takeover target to FTSE 100 newcomer
Almost exactly five years ago the UK software group Micro Focus was on the verge of being taken over. Valued at just over £500m the company was being wooed by a clutch of private equity firms. But...
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Tech Talent: Map of the UK’s digital clusters
There are more than 1.5 million “digital tech” jobs in the UK, and the sector is said to be growing faster in terms of turnover and productivity than the wider economy. Those assertions were outlined...
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Netflix shares soar as video service posts jump in subscribers
Netflix has shaken off growth worries with new subscriber numbers that beat estimates and sent its shares soaring. The video streaming company added 3.2 million international customers in the last...
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Everything is cheaper- Burberry UK sees tourist boom
The Burberry British fashion house said tourists’ higher spending power due to the drop in sterling drove the rise. Comparable European sales, which exclude new store openings, were higher in the first...
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Amazon set to take on 5,000 this year as it expands its UK workforce to 24,000
Amazon = the UKís largest online retailer, says it will take on 5,000 new staff as it expands in areas from its development centres and fashion photography studio through to its fulfillment centres....
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Bill Gates tops Forbes’ rich list but Trump’s wealth slips
Microsoft founder Bill Gates again tops Forbes’ list of the world’s richest people, in a year when the number of billionaires rose 13% to 2,043. According to the magazine’s annual rich list, Mr...
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