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    <description>IT was a somewhat louche lunch that showed signs of deteriorating. In between being mocked for my bonusless life and various other things that are wrong with me, I asked the two City traders this: Do you understand what the guy sitting next to you does all day?</description>
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    <description>&lt;b&gt;Football:&lt;/b&gt; Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is facing a massive loss after putting the club up for sale for £100million</description>
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    <description>&lt;b&gt;Football:&lt;/b&gt; Talks over Alan Shearer's future continued today amid renewed speculation that owner Mike Ashley could sell the club</description>
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    <description>The High Street leisure sector was poised for a massive shake-up as Blacks Leisure, which also trades as Millets, said a potential £16 million takeover bid had gone away</description>
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    <description>&lt;strong&gt;Retail:&lt;/strong&gt; Mike Ashley's Sports Direct is to bow to City pressure and start giving investors better key financial information such as up to date, like-for-like sales - but not yet</description>
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    <description>&lt;strong&gt;Retail:&lt;/strong&gt; Controverisal rag trader Mike Ashley will have to rub along on dividend payments of less than £15 million this year after shareholder payouts were cut from from his Sports Direct group</description>
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    <description>&lt;strong&gt;Retail:&lt;/strong&gt; JD Sports said it had snapped up a 10% stake in arch-rival JJB Sports for £8 million</description>
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    <description>&lt;b&gt;Leisure: &lt;/b&gt;Mike Ashley was preparing for a quick exit from Newcastle United by selling the football club for £300 million</description>
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    <description>&lt;b&gt;Football:&lt;/b&gt; Freddy Shepherd has told Mike Ashley to "stop being a cry baby" and reinstate Kevin Keegan as Newcastle manager before selling the club</description>
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    <description>Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, fresh from his bruising battle with Kevin Keegan, has said his Sports Direct business was suffering the toughest trading conditions in its history</description>
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    <description>Pugilistic leisurewear retailer Mike Ashley came out fighting pledging to turn the business around after a terrible year</description>
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