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• Is Global Stimulus Combo Punch Finally Coming?

  04-08-2016 21:47
  
  Today, in response to the Brexit uncertainty ahead, the Bank of England cut rates and rolled out plans of a fresh round of government bond buying (and this time some corporate bonds as well).So now we have QE at work in three of the top four central banks in the world.  In initial response to the global financial
  
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• Bank Of England Trims Rate, Markets Jump

  04-08-2016 19:01
  
  Market futures jumped up this morning on news by the Bank of England (BOE) to cut interest rates 25 basis points for the first time since March 2009. BOE Governor Mark Carney also announced raising the central bank's quantitative
  
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• ZTE wants the public's ideas for its next smartphone

  04-08-2016 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Electronics giant ZTE wants the public to help design one of its next mobile phones.
  
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• Interest rates and you

  04-08-2016 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How does the Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates to 0.25% affect savers, borrowers and pensioners?
  
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• Crash priorities

  04-08-2016 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What makes people in aircraft crashes try to retrieve their personal effects?
  
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• Quantitative easing

  04-08-2016 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Central banks around the world have been using what's known as quantitative easing, or QE, as a way of stimulating the economy. What is it?
  
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• Why The Bear Market Could Be Over In A Flash

  04-08-2016 14:10
  
  Oil entered bear market territory this week as WTI and Brent fell more than 20 percent from their June peaks. WTI even dropped below $40 per barrel for the first time in three months and oil traders have become incredibly pessimistic about the trajectory of oil prices, settling in for another summer swoon. But
  
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• Indian parliament backs key tax bill

  04-08-2016 05:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India's parliament passes the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill, the country's biggest tax reform since independence.
  
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• Nike to stop selling golf equipment

  04-08-2016 03:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nike will stop selling golf clubs, balls and bags after years of falling sales at its golf division.
  
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• Trump Taj Mahal casino to shut down after years of losses

  04-08-2016 02:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trump Taj Mahal, the Atlantic City casino, founded by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump but no longer under his ownership, will shut down after years of losses.
  
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• Promises kept and broken

  04-08-2016 01:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rio has invested heavily in transport, tourism and sports venues ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games, but many problems were not addressed, says the BBC's South America Business correspondent Daniel Gallas.
  
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• Net overload 'sparks digital detox for millions of Britons'

  04-08-2016 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than half of people in the UK feel hooked by digital devices, leading many to take days, weeks or even months away from their screens, says a study.
  
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• Township entrepreneurs

  04-08-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look at the young entrepreneurs trying to boost the economy and employment in South Africa's townships.
  
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• Interest rates: What life was like when they were last cut

  04-08-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News looks back at what was happening in the UK when interest rates were last cut - seven years ago - on 5 March 2009.
  
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• First UK interest rate cut in seven years expected

  04-08-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bank of England may cut UK interest rates for the first time in more than seven years on Thursday.
  
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• Call for supermarket price offers on healthy food

  04-08-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Supermarkets should concentrate their price promotions on healthy food to assist in the battle against obesity, according to consumer group Which?
  
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• Are we hooked on being connected online?

  04-08-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We may like our holidays and weekends away from the daily grind - but do we actually like to switch off our smartphones and tablets as well?
  
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