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Evening Standard - Business

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WH Smith delays results again after accounting errors

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Profit warning at Card Factory amid weak consumer confidence

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Irish economy at risk from 'global shocks', ESRI report warns

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Nationwide boss Dame Debbie Crosbie to become next women in finance champion

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Islington council gives green light to massive Barnsbury redevelopment

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FirstGroup snaps up sightseeing bus operator for £17 million

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PZ Cussons scraps plans to sell African arm

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Targeted support could see 18 million savers offered help in next decade

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Post Office releases final dates for sending Christmas cards and gifts

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