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Rethink ‘terrifying’ warnings over buying shares, says Lord Mayor
Alastair King says UK should learn from Sweden, which has encouraged widespread retail ownership of equities
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Barclays profits fall as bank sets aside further £235mn for car finance payouts
London-listed bank announces £500mn share buyback and slightly increases 2025 guidance
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Eurostar places €2bn order for double-decker trains
New fleet from Alstom will allow group to extend routes to Geneva and Frankfurt
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UK inflation unexpectedly holds steady at 3.8% in September
Figure comes as Bank of England weighs when next to cut interest rates
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Treasury expected to close tax loophole for online giants
Overseas retailers can send small packages worth less than £135 to the UK without incurring import duties
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HS2 link to West Coast Main Line delayed for four years
Britain’s most troubled rail project forced to postpone work connecting new line with the north
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Why the ‘thrifty gene’ hypothesis is back
An unexpected finding shows that obesity and heart disease do not always go hand-in-hand
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Bubble-talk is breaking out everywhere
But more optimistic investors continue to bank on the cavalry arriving if things get really dicey
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