Fidelity Criticises Pay 'Mess' At Barclays

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The fund management giant Fidelity International has become the first big City institution to publicly criticise Barclays over its £2.4bn bonus pot, intensifying the pressure on the bank ahead of a potentially-fiery...

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Floods Hit Retailers But Deliver Jobs Boost

The misery inflicted by the winter storms kept people away from the shops last month but provided a £250m boost to the jobs market. Separate reports on Tuesday painted different pictures on the impact of the flooding - with monthly retail sales falling...

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Taylor Swift Music World's Top Earner For 2013

Taylor Swift's global tour helped her become the top earning musician last year, taking home a huge $39.7m (£23.8m). The country singer reclaims the top spot on Billboard's Money Makers list after also holding the title in 2012 for the previous year....

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Insurers 'See Customers As Pound Signs'

The City regulator has accused insurance firms of seeing customers as pound signs in the so-called 'add-on' market, worth £1bn annually. The Financial Conduct Authority confirmed proposals to reform the industry on Tuesday after a market investigation...

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Lloyds Suspends Trader Over Currency Claims

Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed that it has launched an investigation into allegations that one of its foreign exchange traders leaked price sensitive information. The financial news service Bloomberg has claimed that the individual, who Sky sources...

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Bob Crow: Sudden Death Of Union Leader

Tributes Pour In For 'Tireless' Bob Crow Updated: 3:05pm UK, Tuesday 11 March 2014 Union leaders and politicians have praised the tough-talking "giant of the labour movement" Bob Crow after learning of his death. Labour leader Ed Miliband: "I didn't...

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G4S And Ministers Close To £100m Tagging Deal

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The security contractor G4S is in advanced talks about a deal that will involve it coughing up tens of millions of pounds for overcharging related to the electronic tagging of offenders. Sky News has learnt that G4S...

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Manchester United Stake Netted By Baron

A quarter of all available shares in Manchester United on the New York Stock Exchange have been bought by a US investment firm, it has emerged. The club's investor relations website confirmed that Baron Capital now owns 24% of the stock, representing...

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Co-Op Crisis: Boss Euan Sutherland Quits

The chief executive of the Co-operative Group has quit amid continuing turmoil at the mutual. The Group confirmed a Sky News report this morning that Euan Sutherland had left his job, despite efforts by the board to change his mind. Mr Sutherland resigned...

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French Firm Homair Eyes Raid On UK's Eurocamp

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor A leading French provider of mobile holiday homes is preparing a bid to take over Eurocamp, one of the stalwarts of Britain's camping sector. Sky News understands that Homair Vacances is in detailed talks about acquiring...

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