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• Amazon and Starbucks pay less tax than sausage stall, says Austria

  02-09-2016 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  International firms like Amazon and Starbucks pay less tax in Austria than a local sausage stall, the country's Chancellor Christian Kern tells a newspaper.
  
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• Kenya caps the cost of bank loans

  02-09-2016 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In Kenya the cost of borrowing has come down because the government has passed a law limiting how much banks can charge customers for loans.
  
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• New students face tricky choice of bank

  02-09-2016 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New students risk being blinded by deals - such as discounts on fashion brands - when choosing a bank account rather than guarding against debt.
  
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• Yum to sell a stake in its Chinese holdings

  02-09-2016 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yum Brands is selling a stake in its Chinese division to Primavera Capital and Ant Financial as the company prepares to separate the Chinese unit from the main business.
  
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• Auction halves number of Greek private TV stations

  02-09-2016 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of privately owned TV networks in Greece has been halved to four after a government auction of new licences.
  
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• All Eye On Jobs Data

  02-09-2016 18:18
  
  Stock futures inched forward today as all eyes will be on this morning s unemployment rate and nonfarm payrolls data 160 The unemployment rate is expected to drop to 4 8 from 4 9 and is seen as the last major hurdle for the Feds before they decide to raise rates or not during
  
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• Apple tax: Irish cabinet to appeal against EU ruling

  02-09-2016 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers agree to appeal against European Commission ruling that Ireland granted €13bn of undue tax benefits to Apple.
  
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• The Dirty Harry Jobs Report

  02-09-2016 17:31
  
  For avid film critics, comparing one big screen hero of the action variety to another is serious arm chair sport. Recent favorites in the critic’s corner: James Bond’s suave but strong Daniel Craig vs. the no nonsense badass of the Bourne series’ Matt Damon. The contrasting characters uncannily align with what was on
  
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• Rough diamonds

  02-09-2016 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five Botswanans tell the BBC's Lerato Mbele about their working lives in Gaborone.
  
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• Brexit so far

  02-09-2016 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC looks at what has actually happened in the UK since the country voted in June to leave the European Union.
  
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• US employment rises again in August

  02-09-2016 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The expanding US economy added another 151,000 jobs in August, according to the US Labor Department.
  
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• Aslef says Southern owners should 'prop up' loss making parts

  02-09-2016 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Train drivers union, Aslef, says the Go-Ahead rail group should cross-subsidise to "prop up" the loss making parts of the business.
  
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• Will the Federal Reserve raise US interest rates?

  02-09-2016 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Could the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, raise interest rates this month? It may well depend on the August jobs figures.
  
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• Italy's PM criticises government led fertility campaign

  02-09-2016 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Italy's prime minister criticises a controversial campaign promoted by his health minister which encourages couples to have more children.
  
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• Fewer homes for rent, as landlords move flats onto Airbnb

  02-09-2016 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Landlords are taking their flats off the open market, and advertising them instead on the holiday let website Airbnb, says an industry report.
  
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• Uber wins right to challenge driver English tests

  02-09-2016 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Uber wins the right to take Transport for London (TfL) to court over new rules which would require drivers to pass English tests.
  
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• Andrew Tyrie: Government should set out Brexit aims

  02-09-2016 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A senior Tory MP says the government must set out what it hopes to achieve from Brexit - as Boris Johnson arrives for talks with European foreign ministers in Slovakia.
  
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• Are The USA Government and Business, Not The Consumer, The Real Drivers Of the Economy?

  02-09-2016 13:14
  
  According toWikipedia :A consumer economy describes an economy driven by consumer spending as a percent of its gross domestic product, as opposed to the other major components of GDP (gross private domestic investment, government spending, and imports netted against exports).Using Gross Domestic Product,
  
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• FTSE 100 powered higher by miners

  02-09-2016 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London's FTSE 100 index rises after mining shares are boosted by the weaker dollar.
  
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• US Jobs Data: Higher Anxiety. Thank You, Mr. Fischer

  02-09-2016 12:56
  
  The US dollar is little changed ahead of the job report.   Our near-term bias is for a lower dollar.   Sterling is flat and is holding on to about a 1% gain this week.  The Japanese yen is about a 0.3% lower and is off 1.7% this week.  The euro was coming into today for the week.   The South Korean won is the
  
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• Samsung recalls Note 7 flagship over explosive batteries

  02-09-2016 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung Electronics recalls its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone and says that battery problems were behind phones catching fire.
  
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• Construction industry shows signs of recovery, PMI survey says

  02-09-2016 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK construction industry shows signs of recovery in August, contracting less than in July, a survey has suggested.
  
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• Southern rail co-owner Go-Ahead reports £100m profits

  02-09-2016 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southern rail co-owner Go-Ahead reports profit of nearly £100m and apologises for major disruptions to its railway services.
  
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• Lindsay Lohan's case against Rockstar Games over GTA picture dismissed

  02-09-2016 10:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A judge dimisses Lindsay Lohan's case suing Rockstar Games over an animated picture that she says looks like her.
  
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• 'New era'

  02-09-2016 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mood among Brazilian businesses has changed since the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff but little else has improved for the economy, writes Daniel Gallas.
  
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• Smart home tech on show in Berlin

  02-09-2016 10:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech industry's biggest names reveal their latest smart home gadgets at this year's IFA consumer tech show in Berlin.
  
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• Social credit

  02-09-2016 03:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The majority of people in Africa don't have a bank account or access to formal financial services, but mobile and web tech is stepping in to fill the gap.
  
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• Front line football

  02-09-2016 03:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new Premier League season has kicked off in England, but in other leagues life and limb, rather than mere money and glory, are at stake.
  
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• Jobs market shrinks for new graduates, survey suggests

  02-09-2016 02:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of jobs for new graduates has shrunk by 8% in a year, suggests a survey of more than 200 top employers.
  
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