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		<title>Lloyd&#8217;s &#8216;ready for euro collapse&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 17:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The boss of insurance market Lloyd's of London is prepared for a collapse of the euro, it has been reported, and has reduced its exposure to the troubled single-currency region.]]></description>
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		<title>Spain&#8217;s Bankia treats $29B state a</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The president of troubled Spanish lender Bankia says the 23.5 billion euro (£18.7 billion) in state aid it will receive in the country's biggest-ever bank bailout will be treated as an investment to make profit for the Spanish government and not as a loan.]]></description>
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		<title>Games boosting interest from abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Olympic and Paralympic Games are providing a significant boost to interest in the country from Asia, a survey has revealed.]]></description>
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		<title>B&amp;Q planning £69m product revamps</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 10:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK's largest home improvement retailer says it is investing £69 million in a series of product revamps across its stores over the next few months.]]></description>
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		<title>BSkyB &#8216;considering mobiles move&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 10:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Satellite broadcaster BSkyB is understood to be considering a move on Britain's mobile phone market.]]></description>
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		<title>Browett &#8216;to get £36m golden hello&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 10:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former boss of PC World and Currys will reportedly receive a 56 million US dollar (£36 million) golden hello from Apple for taking charge of its retail arm.]]></description>
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		<title>Severn Trent reveals drought impact</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 23:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Water giant Severn Trent will provide further insight into the impact of the recent drought when it presents annual results on Wednesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Halfords aims to reassure investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 23:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The impact of the poor spring weather on Halfords and B&amp;Q owner Kingfisher will be revealed next week when the pair publish updates.]]></description>
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		<title>Spanish bank crisis hits US markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 21:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another flare-up in Europe's debt crisis, this time involving a Spanish bank, has pegged back US markets.]]></description>
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		<title>Star supports and celebrates all Shropshire businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 15:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[British business is at a tipping point. Nobody knows quite how we will fare over the coming months, with so much uncertainty surrounding the crisis in the Eurozone and the struggle to come back out of recession.]]></description>
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		<title>Tory group sets out euro &#8216;Plan E&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/money/uk-money/2012/05/25/tory-group-sets-out-euro-plan-e/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/money/uk-money/2012/05/25/tory-group-sets-out-euro-plan-e/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 15:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Britain risks ending up like Greece if the Government abandons its cuts programme in response to the collapse of the euro, a report by Conservative backbenchers has warned.]]></description>
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		<title>10% vote against HSBC pay report</title>
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		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/business/city-news/2012/05/25/10-vote-against-hsbc-pay-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 10% of shareholder votes have gone against HSBC's pay report at its annual meeting after the banking giant's boss took home £7.5 million in pay and bonuses last year.]]></description>
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		<title>Woman accused of £2.5m Lloyds scam</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former security chief at Lloyds Banking Group is to be prosecuted over an alleged £2.5 million fraud.]]></description>
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		<title>Get your message across in adverts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The commercial importance of local newspapers should not be underestimated, according to  Shropshire businessman Paul Graham.]]></description>
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		<title>Dixons secures boost from lenders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PC World and Currys owner Dixons Retail Group has received the backing of its banks with a new £300 million lending facility.]]></description>
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		<title>Bank president moves to calm fears</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 08:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The president of troubled Bankia has tried to calm fears about the future of the bank, saying Spain's second largest mortgage lender will emerge as a solid financial entity after it receives 19 billion euro (£15.2bn) in state aid in the country's biggest ever bank bailout.]]></description>
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		<title>FTSE flat after Bankia funds move</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 08:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[London's leading index was broadly flat on Friday as fears over Europe's banks were offset by a strong consumer confidence survey on the other side of the Atlantic.]]></description>
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		<title>John Lewis maintains sales trend</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 07:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Department store John Lewis highlighted the pressure on fashion retailers despite reporting another double-digit rise in sales.]]></description>
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		<title>Bank refund for Facebook investors</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/business/city-news/2012/05/25/bank-refund-for-facebook-investors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 01:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, will compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought stock in the social network site's flotation, a person familiar with the matter said.]]></description>
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		<title>Moss Bros refit plan gathers pace</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 13:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Menswear retailer Moss Bros has hailed its new-look stores as it unveiled plans to revamp a further 10 sites in the wake of another surge in sales.]]></description>
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