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MORE than half of small businesses are worried that the current economic uncertainty will make it difficult for them to secure investment next year, according to payments giant WorldPay Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

FRAUDSTERS con people out of more than £250million a year with bad investments and that maybe the “tip of the iceberg”, according to the Financial Conduct Authority. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

AS Chancellor Philip Hammond prepares to deliver his Budget later this month, the clamour is growing for him to scrap one of the UK’s most hated taxes: stamp duty on property purchases. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

PICCOLO, the organic baby food firm backed by Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith, has raised fresh finance to fund its expansion outside of Britain and Europe. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

INVESTMENT guru Warren Buffet once remarked “only when the tide goes out do you find out who’s been swimming naked”, which is a colourful way to say that downturns expose people that take on too much risk when times were good. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BRITAIN’S growth prospects brightened as the powerhouse services sector smashed expectations with its fastest expansion for six months in October. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

LEAVERS who have predicted impending doom for the UK economy had egg on their faces once again as the FTSE 100 hit an all-time high yesterday, helped by rapidly expanding service sector. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE pound nosedived against the US dollar yesterday as investors reacted to the Bank of England’s latest rate decision. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

AFTER plummeting by around two cents against the euro on Thursday following the Bank of England’s latest rate decision, the pound is beginning to claw its way back up this morning on the back of some upbeat economic data. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BITCOIN should not be defined as a currency but as a commodity, a top advisor of a leading financial firm has claimed. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed