Banking
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Martin Weale says economy appears to have worsened since Brexit vote, as telecoms regulator orders BT to split off its Openreach division
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Bank shifts focus from high-street branches to digital-only strategy on expectation of interest rate cut
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Friends of the Earth warns investors they could be unknowingly contributing to deforestation and land grabs, and calls on them to show leadership
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Economics blog Forget Brexit, Quitaly is Europe's next worry
Larry Elliott Economics editorSluggish growth and high levels of unemployment are reflected in the high level of non-performing loans that are now hobbling Italian banks -
Collapse of BPV has left citizens with nothing and the ramifications could damage the whole of Italy and the eurozone
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Lloyds among high street operators facing pressures sparked by Brexit vote, which could lead to further job cuts and closures
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Observer business agenda Parliamentary BHS report will complete Wright’s ‘worst of Britain’ series
Simon GoodleyFindings on retailer expected to make difficult reading for former owners Sir Philip Green and Dominic Chappell -
Though the Leave vote hit share values hard, many have recovered. But other sectors of the economy will be counting the cost for years
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High street bank branches see 32% decline in visits since 2011 as consumers turn to online methods – with digital-only banks adding to the competition
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Jamie Dimon announced a gradual pay increase for some of his 18,000 employees. But some argue bank tellers deserve much more
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Mark Johnson and a colleague allegedly defrauded clients and ‘manipulated the foreign exchange market to benefit themselves and their bank’
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On Tuesday the bank reported a healthy increase in second-quarter profits, as trading recovered from a dismal first quarter that had forced layoffs and cuts
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UK banks responsible for £66.5bn of total fines, customer compensation and legal bills, up from £54.6bn in previous period
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City highlights its low rents, good transport links and international population for firms considering a move from London
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After all this time it turns out Fred and Wilma are in need of extra cash
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EU rules forbid troubled Tuscan bank Monte dei Paschi from receiving state aid, but its collapse would cause a political crisis for prime minister Matteo Renzi
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Larry Fink says he expects Britain’s GDP would fall to as low as minus-1% amid economic uncertainty that in part caused his own firm’s revenues to drop 3%
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Newsagent-style shops sold to convenience store group for £117m as Co-op seeks larger premises for new outlets
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Goldman Sachs has hired José Manuel Barroso as adviser and non-exec chairman of its international business
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CEO Jamie Dimon says ‘a pay increase is the right thing to do’ after bank sets baseline pay in line with ‘Fight for $15’ movement
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