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Coca-Cola to buy Costa chain for £3.9bn
The UK's biggest coffee chain is being sold by owner Whitbread, which also owns Premier Inns.
- 31 August 2018
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Homebase future in doubt as creditors meet
If landlords do not approve a rescue deal for the DIY chain, it is likely to go into administration.
- 31 August 2018
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Live Business Live: Whitbread shares soar
Investors have welcomed Whitbread's plan to sell Costa Coffee to Coca Cola.
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Trump threatens to pull US out of WTO
- 31 August 2018
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Work when you want, firm tells new staff
- 30 August 2018
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Ad giant WPP 'to name Mark Read as CEO'
- 30 August 2018
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Argentina raises rates as peso plummets
- 30 August 2018
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Wonga collapses into administration
- 30 August 2018
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Trump calls for CNN boss to be fired
- 30 August 2018
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Panasonic to move Europe HQ out of UK
- 30 August 2018
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Gay dating app Grindr to sell shares
- 30 August 2018
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Plastic bag fee could double to 10p
- 30 August 2018
- From the section UK
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The power of 'pink money' in India
- 31 August 2018
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Coffee war brews in the land of tea
- 30 August 2018
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Inside the most dangerous parts of Sellafield
- 27 August 2018
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Is this your new High Street?
- 27 August 2018
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Why trade row could hit cost of drinks in China
- 24 August 2018
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'I was forced to sleep in my car'
- 22 August 2018
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No-deal Brexit: A costly prospect for many consumers and firms
The government’s Brexit papers on “no deal” reveal the economic difficulties of leaving the EU without agreement.
23 August 2018
Why Wonga has run into trouble
The expense of compensation claims has wounded the payday lender.
30 August 2018
No deal Brexit won't be our fault says Liam Fox
Liam Fox tells the BBC hitches in the Brexit negotiations will say more about Europe than the UK.
28 August 2018
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The power of 'pink money' in India
- 31 August 2018
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Coffee war brews in the land of tea
- 30 August 2018
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Inside the most dangerous parts of Sellafield
- 27 August 2018
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Is this your new High Street?
- 27 August 2018
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Why trade row could hit cost of drinks in China
- 24 August 2018
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'I was forced to sleep in my car'
- 22 August 2018
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