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• What's gone wrong in the UK car market?

  27-10-2017 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Until recently, new car sales in Britain were booming. Now, things look very different.
  
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• Crowded island

  27-10-2017 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  An explosion in tourism has saved Iceland's economy. But in a country of just 300,000 people, how much tourism is too much?
  
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• JC Penney shares slump after outlook cut

  27-10-2017 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The US store chain's shares close 14.7% down after it says 2017 sales will now be no higher than last year's.
  
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• Wall Street: Tech firm surge pushes US markets higher

  27-10-2017 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Amazon is one of the biggest risers, after quarterly earnings beat expectations.
  
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• FTSE 100 up despite IAG shares sliding 7%

  27-10-2017 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Gains for RBS help the FTSE 100 to close higher, despite shares in British Airways owner IAG falling 7%.
  
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• Data and Earnings Deluge

  27-10-2017 19:10
  Before we attempt to get our arms around another deluge of earnings reports ahead of the final opening bell of this trading week we get a first look at Q3 GDP 3 0 up from the consensus estimate of 2 7 and a second consecutive 3 handle following Q2 s final read of 3 1 This marks the
  
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• US economy grows faster than expected in third quarter

  27-10-2017 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The annual pace of 3% in the third quarter comes despite the impact of back-to-back hurricanes.
  
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• PFI: five firms avoid tax despite £2bn profits, BBC learns

  27-10-2017 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC investigation learns that five offshore PFI firms paid little or no corporation tax despite huge profits.
  
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• Hotel booking sites probed by consumer watchdog

  27-10-2017 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The Competition and Markets Authority fears consumers could be being misled over the best deals.
  
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• The Zimbabwe seed firm taking on the multinationals

  27-10-2017 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Mukushi Seeds is pioneering hybrid maize seeds that it hopes will improve farmer yields in Zimbabwe.
  
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• Job losses

  27-10-2017 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Online shoppers want cheap, fast deliveries so distribution warehouses are automating but at a cost in jobs.
  
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• Jigsaw fashion chain seeks buyer

  27-10-2017 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The up-market fashion store is looking for a new owner against a background of falling retail sales.
  
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• Artificial intelligence smart enough to fool Captcha security check

  27-10-2017 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers developed an algorithm that imitates how the human brain responds to these visual clues.
  
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• Danish companies queue to grow cannabis

  27-10-2017 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Businesses are already applying to grow the plant when medicinal cannabis becomes legal next year.
  
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• Brexit: EU bank may not fully repay UK until 2054

  27-10-2017 10:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The European Investment Bank may not repay the UK in full for its investment until 2054.
  
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• Volkswagen diesel scandal still hitting profits

  27-10-2017 10:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Provisions for the cost of settling the scandal put a big dent in the carmaker's earnings.
  
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• RBS 'on track' with third-quarter profit

  27-10-2017 09:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The bank says it is making progress, but still faces the cost of settling a dispute with US authorities.
  
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• NHS 'could have prevented' WannaCry ransomware attack

  27-10-2017 08:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Recommendations which could have stopped the WannaCry ransomware attack were ignored, a report says.
  
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• End of an era for Hong Kong trading floor

  27-10-2017 08:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The country's stock exchange was home to more than a thousand floor traders in its heyday.
  
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• Hong Kong Exchange trading floor closes for good

  27-10-2017 05:55 via bbc.co.uk
  After 31 years, the lights will go out as the Hong Kong Exchange shifts to electronic trading only.
  
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• Amazon and Alphabet report sales surge

  27-10-2017 01:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Tech giants Amazon, Google-owner Alphabet, and Microsoft see shares jump as quarterly sales climb.
  
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• How the T-shirt became a million dollar idea

  27-10-2017 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the T-shirt became a million dollar idea.
  
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• Investment gains

  27-10-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Solid corporate profits and attractive valuations are luring investors to Asian stocks.
  
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