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Activist investor ousts chairman at fund manager F&C
Shareholders back Sherborne's Edward Bramson to replace Nick MacAndrew, who was criticised over comapny's recent performance -
Fears of interest rate rise after UK services industry rebounds
Recovery in service sector fuels new City speculation that Bank of England will be forced to increase rates in spring- Services PMI: what the economists say
- Manufacturing surges to record high
- UK construction industry bounces back
- Bank may hike rates, deputy governor warns
- Heather Stewart: Recovery may be sickly at best
- IFS: Budget giveaway not an option
- Larry Elliott: Economy's tricky rebalancing act
- Thinktank urges delaying spending cuts
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Unilever warns of rising prices as food costs soar
UN food price index up 3.4% from December, the highest level since the organisation started measuring food prices in 1990
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Shell's search for profits widens even as the oil price climbs
Shell now claims to be 'world's largest trader' as well as an oil major as it plans to explore in Arctic, Iraq, Russia and deep sea -
Tui Travel in 11th-hour deal to quell investor rebellion over auditors
Tui Travel has struck a backroom deal with institutional shareholders -
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