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• Ethiopia-Djibouti electric railway line opens

  05-10-2016 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Chinese-built electric train service from Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port in Djibouti opens with a test run for passengers.
  
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• Private Job Data Lower-Than-Expected

  05-10-2016 18:47
  
  The forward indicator for monthly U S employment is this morning s private sector payroll report from Automatic Data Processing 160 ADP a major payroll services firm In the month of September ADP reports a gain of 154K in U S jobs This is lower than both expectations of 173K and
  
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• FTSE 100 slides and pound remains under pressure

  05-10-2016 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pound continues to come under pressure and hits a five-year low against the euro, while the FTSE 100's recent rally runs out of steam.
  
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• Blackberry not giving up on smartphones

  05-10-2016 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackberry says it will continue to be a smartphone brand, after announcing it will end in-house development of devices.
  
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• EU considers rail travel lotto for 18-year-olds

  05-10-2016 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The European Parliament says it's considering giving out free interrail passes to 18-year-olds.
  
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• Foreign workers

  05-10-2016 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Small business owners react to government proposals that could require companies to disclose what percentage of their workforce is non-British.
  
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• Businesses react to Tory foreigner plan

  05-10-2016 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Small business owners react to government proposals that could require companies to disclose what percentage of their workforce is non-British.
  
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• Hard Brexit 'could cost financial sector £38bn'

  05-10-2016 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The financial industry could lose up to £38bn and up to 75,000 jobs if the UK quits the single market, a report says.
  
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• TalkTalk fined £400,000 for theft of customer details

  05-10-2016 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK telecoms firm TalkTalk is given a record £400,000 fine for security failings which let customer data be stolen "with ease".
  
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• Tesco shares jump as sales continue to recover

  05-10-2016 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tesco shares close 10% higher after it reports another rise in sales and says it is on track to make full-year operating profits of £1.2bn.
  
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• IMF warns of financial stability risks

  05-10-2016 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The International Monetary Fund warns that risks to financial stability are growing, particularly in Europe, Japan and China.
  
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• Euro Remains Firm Despite Dubious Tapering Story

  05-10-2016 12:53
  
  The euro is consolidating yesterday's recovery.   It is trading in about a quarter cent range above $1.12.  The focus is not on today's service and composite PMI, which in aggregate was in line with the flash readings.  The service PMI ticked up to 52.2 from 52.1 in the flash, but the composite reading was steady at
  
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• USD/JPY Plows Through 103.00; A Start of A Trend?

  05-10-2016 12:48
  
  Market Drivers October 5, 2016USDJPY takes out 103.00 UK PMI Services beats Nikkei 0.50% Dax -0.73% Oil $49/bbl Gold $1274/oz. Europe and Asia : AUD Retail Sales 0.4% vs. 0.2% EUR EU Composite PMI 52.6 vs. 52.6 GBP UK Services PMI 52.6 vs. 52.0 North America:USD ADP 08:15 USD ISM Non Manufacturing 10:00
  
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• Facebook apologises for baby hedgehog Marketplace ads

  05-10-2016 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Baby hedgehogs, illegal drugs and guns were listed for sale on the new Marketplace section of Facebook's app.
  
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• UK services 'continue to recover' from Brexit vote

  05-10-2016 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK services industry continued to recover in September, after a sharp drop following the UK's vote to leave the EU, according to a closely watched survey.
  
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• Tesco steadies after 'crisis', says boss

  05-10-2016 10:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis says the supermarket is winning shoppers back and the company has steadied since its "crisis" two years ago.
  
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• Great car, but where do you put your drink?

  05-10-2016 09:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  When it comes to using a car, there are more important issues than the size of the engine and the colour of the paint - as Theo Leggett has been finding out.
  
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• Crossrail's tunnels have tracks

  05-10-2016 06:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rails are laid where we flew a drone through Europe's biggest engineering project.
  
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• Is China tougher on foreign firms?

  05-10-2016 03:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China is notoriously tough for foreign firms to crack, but is it making it deliberately difficult?
  
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• Waiting to learn

  05-10-2016 01:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions more teachers will need to be recruited around the world by 2030 if international pledges on education are to be kept, says Unesco.
  
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• Globalisation: Where on the elephant are you?

  05-10-2016 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As global income distribution has shifted in the two decades up to 2008, the BBC's Andrew Walker looks at one economist's graph that sets out to explain it all - and explains why it's called the "elephant graph".
  
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• Brexit bienvenue

  05-10-2016 01:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three months after the Brexit vote, France's financial regulator is receiving a steady stream of enquiries from London-based companies about the possibilities of relocation.
  
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• Low paid 'miss out on flexible working'

  05-10-2016 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The less you earn, the less likely you are to work flexibly, research suggests.
  
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