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Philip Green's Arcadia empire buys back 25% stake in Topshop chain
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Philip Green's Arcadia empire buys back 25% stake in Topshop chain

Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia empire has bought back a 25% stake in its Topshopchain from a US private...

Saudi Aramco's bond sale sets record as orders top $100bn
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Saudi Aramco's bond sale sets record as orders top $100bn

Investors set aside concerns over Jamal Khashoggi murder to take up oil firm’s $10bn issueKalyeena M...

Debenhams is taken over by lenders; Mike Ashley loses stake
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Debenhams is taken over by lenders; Mike Ashley loses stake

Debenhams has been taken over by its lenders, wiping out shareholders including Mike Ashley’s Sports...

Business confidence in UK hits lowest ebb since financial crisis
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Business confidence in UK hits lowest ebb since financial crisis

Normally robust services sector leads the rout, according to BDO optimism indexPatrick CollinsonMon...

Mike Ashley: make me Debenhams CEO and I'll back £150m rescue
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Mike Ashley: make me Debenhams CEO and I'll back £150m rescue

Sports Direct boss seeks to prevent lender takeover that would wipe out his stakeSarah Butler @whatb...

London prepares for launch of ultra-low emissions zone
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London prepares for launch of ultra-low emissions zone

Almost 1,000 people a year in London are hospitalised with asthma caused by pollutionGwyn Topham Tra...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk in 'clear violation' of SEC restraint, court hears
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk in 'clear violation' of SEC restraint, court hears

Musk and SEC given two weeks to work out an agreement about the billionaire’s social media posts as...

Tesla: production slows amid rocky start to the new year
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Tesla: production slows amid rocky start to the new year

Disappointing production figures come amid more uncertainty for a company that seems to be caught in...

Saudi oil company named world's most profitable business
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Saudi oil company named world's most profitable business

State-owned Saudi Aramco makes profits of £84.7bn last year, beating Apple and ExxonRichard Partingt...

Was the US stock market boom predictable? Robert Shiller
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Was the US stock market boom predictable? Robert Shiller

Major shifts in the economy should be foreseeable, but no one forecast such massive risesMon 1 Apr 2...

Swindon Honda workers march against factory closure
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Swindon Honda workers march against factory closure

Carmaker urged to reverse decision that will cost thousands of jobsSimon MurphySat 30 Mar 2019 17.08...

Bookmakers prepare for store closures as FOBT stake is cut
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Bookmakers prepare for store closures as FOBT stake is cut

Bookmakers are preparing to shut shops and push customers towards online gambling, as they brace for...

Boeing faces US lawsuit over Ethiopian Airlines crash
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Boeing faces US lawsuit over Ethiopian Airlines crash

The family of Jackson Musoni have filed a suit saying the 737 MAX has a defectively designed control...

Deutsche Bahn to sell UK rail and bus operator Arriva
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Deutsche Bahn to sell UK rail and bus operator Arriva

The transport group Arriva, which runs UK rail franchises including Northern and the London Overgrou...

UK economy defies Brexit gloom even as crisis deepens
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UK economy defies Brexit gloom even as crisis deepens

     Construction cranes sprout in Manchester as UK employment reached the highest levels on record....

IMF chief joins calls for big tech firms to pay more tax
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IMF chief joins calls for big tech firms to pay more tax

Christine Lagarde says governments must address corporation taxation concernsPhillip Inman @phillipi...

Geoffrey Cox accused of 'sitting on' Airbus subsidiary corruption case
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Geoffrey Cox accused of 'sitting on' Airbus subsidiary corruption case

Attorney general’s office has taken a year to decide whether to prosecute over Saudi dealRob Evans a...

Italy and China in plan for new Silk Road-style trade network
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Italy and China in plan for new Silk Road-style trade network

Xi Jinping visits Rome as Italy becomes first G7 country to back Belt and Road initiativeAngela Giuf...

Markets drop sharply as fears of global slowdown intensify
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Markets drop sharply as fears of global slowdown intensify

Dow Jones and FTSE 100 slump as eurozone output falls at fastest rate in almost six yearsRichard Par...

ExxonMobil faces EU parliament ban after no show at climate hearing
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ExxonMobil faces EU parliament ban after no show at climate hearing

ExxonMobil faces losing its lobby privileges at the European parliament after the company failed to...