Consultation on Avon Pension Fund investing in arms to start in September The £6bn fund manages the local government pension scheme for the former county of Avon and has 140,000 members
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Watches of Switzerland warns of price hike for luxury timepieces after US tariff The luxury timepiece retailer said that a number of products had already seen a price increase, with the mid-single digits so far. It comes after Donald Trump imposed a 10 per cent levy on non-US goods
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North East business life: community, charity and award events of the week Companies and organisations featuring this week include Hay & Kilner, Vertu, Northern Counties Builders Federation and Newcastle City Council
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Currys shares rocket as retailer posts growth across divisions Currys' like-for-like sales growth hit two per cent, mainly driven by the UK and Ireland which grew four per cent. The business cited a "resilient" consumer environment with "softening cost inflation and interest rates starting to fall" in the UK.
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Bensons for Beds perseveres despite challenging retail environment The Lancashire-headquartered business paid tribute to its more than 1,800 members of staff for what it called a "strong set of results"
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