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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Guy Clapperton

Economy holds fast

Businesses will be relieved to hear that some reports suggest the economy is looking solid in spite of the London bombs almost a fortnight ago; The Guardian reports it here, but the Telegraph notes that companies are spending less on advertising, which could be a sign of trouble to come, and that overseas trade figures are down.

Other news, and the Times has concerns for small firms over the costs of tracking every e-mail under the new terror law in a story here while the Telegraph is concerned about the cost of changes to company law. The Daily Mail notes that employees are less and less satisfied with their jobs (the link takes you to the main news page, you'll need to scroll to the bottom to find the news item in question).

Oh, and anyone who had hoped that the Debenham's case involving surcharges to card transactions was going to provide a precedent and shrink VAT bills is in for a disappointment - full story here.

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