business
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Investment banks earn record $104bn advising on takeoversSoaring fees last year came from work on $3.5tn of takeover deals worldwide
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Top bosses earn workers’ annual salary by lunchtimeIndependent study of pay gap finds FTSE 100 bosses earning more in three days than typical worker will receive in entire year -
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Company to close 160-year-old Colman's Mustard factory in NorwichProduction of iconic brand to be relocated to a new site in the area to retain historical links as Anglo-Dutch company announces shutdown in 2019
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spotlight
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Why do Easter eggs in January annoy us so much?Shoppers are reportedly ‘incensed’ that the chocolate eggs appeared in stores straight after Boxing Day – but some supermarkets are determined to stock up early
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Miniature houses for sale – in picturesThey may be small in scale, but these tiny properties are packed with features – though sadly the prices aren’t also squeezed
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Rail passengers must come before profitsLetters: Readers respond to the sharp rise in UK train fares announced at the start of the year
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Stock markets Dow and FTSE hit record highs as world markets rally
Nils Pratley 'Melt-up' coinage could signal last hurrah for US stock market