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Why parking lots are wrong

Math solves the puzzle of the perfect parking lot

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Zero rate ‘euphoria’ has triggered a bond shock indicator

Stellar inflows into fixed income this week has caused one investment bank to warn of a “bond shock” in the coming months.

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Three men charged with horsemeat sales fraud

Three men have been charged with fraud for allegedly conspiring to sell horsemeat as beef.

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This is what Yellen could say that would change everything

The risk to markets is that Fed Chair Janet Yellen simply sounds more ready than markets expect to raise rates.

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Tesco sells Euphorium bakery business

Tesco is selling its Euphorium bakery business as chief executive Dave Lewis seeks to turn around the supermarkets fortunes.

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Frankie & Benny’s owner Restaurant Group to close 33 sites

The Restaurant Group, the owner of Frankie & Benny’s, Chiquito and Garfunkel’s, says it will sell or close 33 underperforming sites.

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This could put a cap on the rebound in oil prices

This month’s moderate rebound in the oil price is likely to cool next year, according to analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

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Isa savings at new record high, says HMRC

Savers put an average of £6,338 into Individual Savings Accounts (Isas) in the last financial year, a rise of 5% on the previous year.

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World’s biggest pension fund blames $52 billion quarterly loss on Brexit

GPIF’s loss in April-June quarter almost matches shortfall for the whole of last year, the FT reports.

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UK economic growth driven by shoppers in second quarter

Strong growth in spending by consumers helped to drive the UK economy ahead of the Brexit vote, official figures show.