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• US retail sales rise as stores struggle

  12-05-2017 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US online sales jump nearly 12% in April, as department store sales decline by 3.7% year-on-year.
  
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• Retail Sales In Focus

  12-05-2017 18:24
  
  When the first take on Q1 GDP came out a couple weeks back it sent some tremors of worry through the market hadn t we passed through a threshold of new robust growth Had the forward indicating stock market read the tea leaves wrong Well this morning we see some new data that may
  
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• FTSE 100 boosted by AstraZeneca rise

  12-05-2017 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in the pharmaceutical giant are boosted by promising results from a drug trial.
  
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• Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis sees pay fall 10%

  12-05-2017 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Supermarket chief executive Dave Lewis sees his pay fall 10% to £4.15m
  
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• This Week's Data Support The Bull Case For Stocks

  12-05-2017 16:13
  
  This week has been an interesting one from the perspective of economic data. Over the last eight years or so, as the recovery has ground along, we have become accustomed to paying attention to two data points: the monthly jobs report and GDP data. Growth in the economy was the big concern. More accurately, it was the
  
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• Fiat Chrysler in huge vehicle recall

  12-05-2017 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fiat Chrysler says it is recalling more than 1.25m pickup trucks worldwide over the problem.
  
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• US and China sign trade agreement

  12-05-2017 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The deal means China will lift its ban on US beef imports while Chinese banks can enter the US market.
  
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• Could this general election be the UK's most expensive?

  12-05-2017 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 8 June general election is expected to cost the taxpayer more than £143m, the BBC understands.
  
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• As sure as eggs is eggs? It's not that simple any more

  12-05-2017 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new brand of eggs comes from "heritage breeds" of hens that live on "handpicked British farms".
  
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• Are Millennials Disadvantaged?

  12-05-2017 14:01
  
  I worry about the Millennials - their employment, their student debt, their lack of skills training. Society's future rests with the incoming generation, and recently so much has been published (including opinion polls) indicating Millennials will be worse off than their parents.But first some housekeeping. Last
  
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• Fast-charging smartphones set for launch

  12-05-2017 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Israeli start-up claims its fast-charging smartphone batteries could appear in products next year.
  
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• Ofcom opens investigation into the cost of 118 calls

  12-05-2017 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The regulator launches a probe following concerns that some providers are charging up to £10.50 a call.
  
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• Car finance deals soar to new record

  12-05-2017 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than a million new cars were bought on finance deals in the past year, figures show.
  
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• Improbable boss: Future of games 'very exciting'

  12-05-2017 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Computer games are more important than people think, says the co-founder of Improbable.
  
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• Firms 'hobbled' by poor mobile coverage

  12-05-2017 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About 70% of firms face patchy mobile internet coverage in their local area, new research says.
  
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• Sunburnt apples vex South African farmers

  12-05-2017 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How climate change is affecting South Africa's apple exports.
  
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• Togo's student-run chocolate co-operative

  12-05-2017 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Choco Togo - run by a group of young entrepreneurs - produces organic, locally made chocolate for the Togolese market.
  
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• Chapter closed?

  12-05-2017 09:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Temer has set out on ambitious reform agenda but his success could be his own undoing.
  
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• German economic growth speeds up

  12-05-2017 08:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  First-quarter GDP growth was 0.6%, driven by investment and consumption.
  
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• Whistleblower sparks Hyundai and Kia recall of 240,000 cars

  12-05-2017 07:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is the first time South Korea's government has ordered a compulsory recall, which affects 12 car models.
  
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• Kushner family business cancels China business pitch

  12-05-2017 06:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kushner Companies will not attend a China investors' meeting, after allegations of name-dropping.
  
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• What is China's One Belt, One Road?

  12-05-2017 01:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China has a big idea that it hopes will secure its future prosperity. Robin Brant explains from Shanghai.
  
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• My walk, my signature

  12-05-2017 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The way we interact with our devices is helping cyber-security firms authenticate our identity.
  
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• Sliding sales stoke fears for US department stores

  12-05-2017 00:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Retailers including Macy's, Nordstrom and Kohl's report worse-than-expected sales for the first quarter.
  
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• Can US retailers keep their doors open?

  12-05-2017 00:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From the boutiques of Manhattan to the local mall, shops both large and small are in dire straits.
  
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