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We owe our landlord £1m in rent – but they’ve left us with substandard homes’

6 Hits - Feb 7, 2023, 2:51 PM - SGWrite

Homeless charity’s fight over rent arrears adds to property funds’ woes, including rising interest rates and sceptical investors

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Australian startup Recharge wins bid for collapsed UK battery company Britishvolt

17 Hits - Feb 6, 2023, 12:12 PM - SGWrite

Recharge, which is also planning a factory in Victoria, revives goal to build £3.8bn ‘gigafactory’ in north England

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World’s biggest investment fund warns directors to tackle climate crisis or face sack

30 Hits - Feb 3, 2023, 4:17 PM - SGWrite

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund threatens to vote against boards on firms it holds investments with over lax climate and social...

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Bank of England raises UK interest rates to 4%,

27 Hits - Feb 2, 2023, 3:05 PM - SGWrite

ike of 0.5 percentage points lifts rates to 14-year high but BoE says shorter and shallower recession now more likely

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Amid debt ceiling standoff, why Joe Biden is refusing to negotiate with Republicans

23 Hits - Jan 31, 2023, 4:25 PM - SGWrite

As President Joe Biden welcomes Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for a highly anticipated one-on-one meeting Wednesday, the White House...

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GDP report: Economy grew solidly in 4th quarter but recession fears remain. Here's what to know.

40 Hits - Jan 27, 2023, 1:50 PM - SGWrite

After limping out of the starting gate in 2022, the economy closed out the year with a flourish.

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Liquid gold’: Spain’s olives at the heart of Mediterranean gastronomic culture

57 Hits - Jan 19, 2023, 3:08 PM - SGWrite

Spain's southern region of Andalusia is the land of olive groves and gastronomic jewels such as table olives and Extra...

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What small business owners need to know about Medicare now

69 Hits - Jan 18, 2023, 2:26 PM - SGWrite

Baby Boomers own a lot of small businesses.

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Cut in energy support to firms ‘threatens UK decarbonisation’

86 Hits - Jan 10, 2023, 2:13 PM - SGWrite

The reduction in government support for companies’ energy bills could threaten their efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions, a leading...

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EU regulator determines Meta’s ad practices are illegal, Meta fined $414 million

131 Hits - Jan 5, 2023, 2:40 PM - SGWrite

An EU regulatory body determined Meta’s ad strategy to be illegal and imposed a hefty $414 million fine on the...