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• Why mix earthworms and cocoa shells?

  24-03-2017 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Ivorian farmers benefiting from a unique, but labour intensive, blend of compost.
  
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• US Fiscal Policy, UK Brexit Pose Big Risks For FX

  24-03-2017 22:23
  
  It was a tough week for the U.S. dollar. A number of Federal Reserve officials were scheduled to speak but none of then said anything to help the greenback, which had been falling since the central bank raised interest rates last week. The calendar was light leaving the U.S. healthcare vote as the main focus. 
  
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• Assumptions not to make after the March Fed hike

  24-03-2017 22:00
  
  The Federal Reserve Fed raised interest rates last week as we had long expected lifting rates by a quarter point This was only the third time the central bank has hiked rates since before the 2008 financial crisis A series of Fed speakers began to telegraph this move in recent weeks but
  
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• Pensions mistakes of the past must be avoided, says John Cridland

  24-03-2017 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The author of a major pensions review tells the BBC that the government must avoid past pension mistakes.
  
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• New £1 coin: Tesco to leave trolleys unlocked

  24-03-2017 20:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's biggest supermarket will keep trolleys unlocked while it converts them to the new £1 coin.
  
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• Healthcare Reform In Focus

  24-03-2017 18:00
  
  So the House failed to put up its new AHA healthcare bill to a vote yesterday when they d earlier announced they would prompting President Trump to tell the legislative body to either pass the new healthcare measure or have the American public continue to live with Obamacare I m sure them
  
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• Robotic barman pours Rory a pint

  24-03-2017 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC’s technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones gets a beer poured for him by a robotic barman - but how long does it take?
  
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• Pearson boss sees pay boost despite firm's struggles

  24-03-2017 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The publisher's boss sees his pay package rise 20% in 2016 despite a difficult year for the firm.
  
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• Petrol and diesel prices cut amid pressure on retailers

  24-03-2017 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Supermarkets will cut 2p off the price of a litre of petrol and diesel this weekend.
  
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• Hermes parcels sorted in makeshift Northampton car park depot

  24-03-2017 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pallets included packages from major brands including Next, H&M, Panasonic and Groupon.
  
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• Cycle courier wins holiday pay battle

  24-03-2017 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An employment tribunal rules that a self-employed cycle courier for Excel was actually "a worker".
  
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• Zimbabwe's cash-strapped tobacco farms

  24-03-2017 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Small-scale tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe have little to invest due to poor profit margins and a weak economy.
  
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• Muni Bond ETFs Can Find Support From Foreign Demand

  24-03-2017 13:08
  
  By Tom LydonEven if interest rates rise and pressure the fixed-income markets, municipal debt and related exchange traded funds may still find support from foreign buyers seeking higher relative yields in the U.S. "Higher yields, very low historical default rates, and the asset class's diversification benefits
  
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• Slow Economic Growth Will Be Around For A Long Time

  24-03-2017 12:57
  
  TheWhite House websitereads:To get the economy back on track, President Trump has outlined a bold plan to create 25 million new American jobs in the next decade and return to 4 percent annual economic growthElected officials have a very shallow and misguided views of economic gearing. I have no problem
  
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• Dollar Trying To Stabilize Ahead Of The Weekend

  24-03-2017 12:12
  
  The US dollar has been stabilizing over the past couple of sessions.  This broad stability of the dollar is impressive because of the questions of the prospects of US President Trump's economic agenda.  Expectations for tax reform and infrastructure spending have bolstered investor confidence and helped boost
  
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• Ofcom plans instant payback for broadband woes

  24-03-2017 09:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Landline and broadband customers who suffer poor service could get automatic refunds under Ofcom plans.
  
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• Robots to affect up to 30% of UK jobs, says PwC

  24-03-2017 09:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manufacturing and retail jobs are most at risk from automation by the 2030s, a report says.
  
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• Samsung Electronics chief says sorry for scandal

  24-03-2017 09:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm apologises to shareholders its role in a corruption case and for the Galaxy Note 7 recall.
  
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• Why Apple's red iPhones are not 'Red' in China

  24-03-2017 07:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple's Red iPhone is going on sale, but in China it is doing things a bit differently. Why?
  
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• Call for 'decently paid' maternity leave

  24-03-2017 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The TUC says UK mothers may get a reasonable amount of maternity leave but get a poorer deal on pay.
  
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• Ads in your eye

  24-03-2017 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How new technologies are transforming outdoor advertising.
  
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• Ads in the sky

  24-03-2017 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How new technologies are transforming outdoor advertising.
  
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• New broom

  24-03-2017 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theo Leggett examines what changes new owners Liberty Media might bring in to re-energise Formula 1.
  
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• 'We're looking for business deals outside Europe'

  24-03-2017 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The director of a safety footwear company says the firm is focusing on new deals outside Europe.
  
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• Kids and meditation - it's a business, of course

  24-03-2017 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We find out why some parents in Asia are paying for meditation classes in the hope their kids will cope better at school and in life.
  
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