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Overseas companies should pay windfall tax when buying UK firms
Overseas companies should have to pay a windfall tax when they snap up British firms, to help stop assets being lost to overseas control, according to a new report. The suggestion came in a report from Civitas. It studied takeovers in the
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Penguin and Random House in talks over merger
Thriller writer John Grisham and Fifty Shades Of Grey author EL James could climb into bed with some of the world's most famous classical writers after two of the world's biggest publishers confirmed they were in talks over a potential
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Takeover talk lifts shares in run-up to Jubilee
PA Never mind the eurozone crisis. The City is awash with takeover talk again. One of the most prominent targets, the hedge fund Man Group, has been buoyed by takeover rumours for weeks. Which other companies are benefiting from bid
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'No gimmicks' savings accounts from Virgin
Virgin Money, the new owner of Northern Rock, has launched an instant access savings account and an Isa paying a bonus-free rate of 2.85%. Both accounts are available from today in Northern Rock branches, online, by post and by telephone and offer
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Jobs warning over BMI sell-off
The owner of British Airways has said it had reached a binding agreement to buy troubled airline BMI for £172.5 million in a move that will boost its stranglehold at Heathrow airport. International Airlines Group (IAG), which also owns Spanish
