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Newsagent WH Smith has released a trading update for FY2021 following improving sales
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Strong sales for Pernod Ricard for full-year 2021 are set to result in a dividend pay out
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Computacenter has published an unscheduled trading update ahead of the group’s interim results
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Bitcoin recovers from three-month slump to hit a share price of more than $50,300
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Cryptocurrencies reach a three-month high, as the market responds bullishly to US Senate tax ruling
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The Paraguayan parliament is to vote on whether to allow bitcoin to be legal tender
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Meatpacker JBS has revealed it paid cybercriminals $11m in ransom to end hack problems in May
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Pharmaceutical firm Vectura Group has been bought out by The Carlyle Group for £958m
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Specialist lender Cambridge & Counties hits 9% rise in loans and advances to reach £917m
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Musk sends Bitcoin share price down after banning Tesla sales using the cryptocurrency.
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Could the state-backed Britcoin really muscle in on the digital currency marketplace?