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• Pawn addiction

  26-08-2016 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As designer handbags receive record prices at auction, women are increasingly taking them to pawn shops to borrow money against them.
  
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• Building a community restaurant in Botswana

  26-08-2016 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Despite the often frustrating employment situation for young Botswanans, one young entrepreneur is ploughing ahead while remaining thoroughly rooted in his community.
  
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• US to invest $2.5bn in high-speed rail expansion

  26-08-2016 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US vice president Joe Biden announces plans to lend railway operator Amtrak $2.45bn (£1.86bn) to expand services and make upgrades.
  
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• Ben & Jerry's recalls Cookie Dough ice cream batches

  26-08-2016 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's recalls tubs of one of its best-selling products over concern they may contain small pieces of metal.
  
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• Fed's Janet Yellen says case for rate rise has strengthened

  26-08-2016 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The case for raising US interest rates has "strengthened", the head of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen says.
  
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• Volkswagen to pay US dealers hit by emissions scandal

  26-08-2016 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Germany's Volkswagen tells a US court that it plans to compensate car dealers in America hit by the diesel emissions scandal.
  
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• Second Read For Q2 GDP Disappointing

  26-08-2016 18:31
  
  The second read for Q2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was released before the bell today, further illustrating the paltry growth we've seen in the first half of 2016. 1.1% growth in the quarter is down a tenth
  
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• Lower Oil Prices Imminent Based on Fundamental and Technical Analysis

  26-08-2016 17:41
  
  It is generally accepted that there are two distinct ways to analyze markets: technical and fundamental.Technical analysis involves looking at past price action and predicting future moves based on that.Fundamental analysis, on the other hand, involves looking at conditions specific to what is being studied, such
  
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• Prada seeks younger customers in bid for growth

  26-08-2016 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Italian luxury fashion group Prada predicts a return to growth as it seeks to connect with younger customers through online sales and flexible pricing.
  
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• Sir Richard Branson 'thought he would die' in bike crash

  26-08-2016 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson says he thought he was "going to die" after crashing his bike on the Caribbean island of Virgin Gorda.
  
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• WhatsApp and Facebook data sharing plan being investigated

  26-08-2016 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's Information Commissioner (ICO) is looking into WhatsApp's decision to share more data with parent company Facebook.
  
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• Three men charged with horsemeat sales fraud

  26-08-2016 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three men have been charged with fraud for allegedly conspiring to sell horsemeat as beef.
  
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• Tesco sells Euphorium bakery business

  26-08-2016 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tesco is selling its Euphorium bakery business as chief executive Dave Lewis seeks to turn around the supermarkets fortunes.
  
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• And now for Yellen...

  26-08-2016 14:16
  
  Yellen's presentation at Jackson Hole today is the highlight of the week.   It also marks the end of the summer for many North American and European investors.  It may be a bit of a rolling start for US participants, until after Labor Day. However, with US employment data next Friday, many will return in spirit if
  
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• Frankie & Benny's owner Restaurant Group to close 33 sites

  26-08-2016 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Restaurant Group, the owner of Frankie & Benny's, Chiquito and Garfunkel's, says it will sell or close 33 underperforming sites.
  
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• The Economy Is Entering A New Growth Cycle

  26-08-2016 14:01
  
  Some economists believethere are positive signscoming from the new home construction sector. Residential construction is still decelerating but this week a significant jump in new home sales occurred. Was this jump in sales a one-off occurrence caused by price cutting to unload inventory? Pundits claim it was
  
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• Isa savings at new record high, says HMRC

  26-08-2016 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Savers put an average of £6,338 into Individual Savings Accounts (Isas) in the last financial year, a rise of 5% on the previous year.
  
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• UK economic growth driven by shoppers in second quarter

  26-08-2016 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Strong growth in spending by consumers helped to drive the UK economy ahead of the Brexit vote, official figures show.
  
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• Should Botswana break its reliance on diamonds?

  26-08-2016 11:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Diamonds have helped Botswana's economy over the past 50 years. But now some people are saying that the stones don't hold the same promise for the future.
  
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• What happens when you let a dog in the studio...

  26-08-2016 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Davidson, co-founder of pet food company Tails.com, talks to Business Live - but his dog Monty steals the show.
  
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• Hinkley Point C nuclear plant not essential - think tank

  26-08-2016 09:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant is "not essential" for the UK to meet its energy and climate change targets, says a think tank.
  
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• Can foreign car makers succeed in India?

  26-08-2016 04:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a slow few years for India's car market, sales are powering ahead. But how about foreign car companies there?
  
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• Money problems

  26-08-2016 03:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twenty years ago, the US overhauled its cash welfare system - the portion of US assistance that is offered to poor families as a direct payment. But how does this system compare to other high-income countries?
  
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• Love to chat

  26-08-2016 01:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As chat apps achieve colossal valuations and more keep coming onto the market, are we reaching chat saturation point?
  
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• Pushed out

  26-08-2016 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the number of people living in cities rise, lower income residents are being pushed farther out to areas with fewer resources.
  
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• Life after BHS

  26-08-2016 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the last BHS stores close this weekend, bringing to an end nearly 90 years of retail history, Emma Simpson looks at what the closures will mean for our High Streets.
  
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• BHS: Inside a 'ghost store' in Edinburgh

  26-08-2016 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News takes a look around a former BHS flagship store on Edinburgh's Princes Street, empty now that the chain has ceased trading.
  
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• Low wages and bills 'thwart 18-35s' savings ambitions'

  26-08-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The under-35s are not a spendthrift generation, but are struggling to save owing to daily financial pressures and low wages, a trade body says.
  
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