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• Wall Street is buying itself

  29-06-2016 23:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With the Federal Reserve's big test out of the way Wall Street is going on a huge buying binge.
  That is, it is buying itself.
  The Dodd-Frank stress tests, which measure whether financial institutions with more than $50 billion in US-based assets could survive a severe recession without infecting the rest of the economy, mandate that if a bank fails the firm is not allowed to return cash to shareholders in the form of dividend and buybacks.
  Now that the tests are over, the banks that pa
  
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• The Fed just handed an embarrassing smackdown to 2 European banks

  29-06-2016 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Federal Reserve has failed Deutsche Bank Trust Corp. and Santander Holdings under the mandated Dodd-Frank stress tests.
  Morgan Stanley received a conditional non-objection and must resubmit its plan. The bank has until December 29 to do so.
  The test measures the ability to respond to an event similar to the financial crisis, and examines 33 financial institutions with more than $50 billion in assets in the US.
  Both European-based banks passed the quantitative section
  
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• 58% of student-loan borrowers would talk to Comcast customer service every day for 5 years to cancel their debts: Survey

  29-06-2016 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  People would do some crazy things to get out of debt.
  According to a survey from Student Loan Report, 26.8% of student-loan borrowers would willingly contract the Zika virus in order to get out of debt. Fifty percent of borrowers said that they would jump into a gorilla cage to shed the debt, and 58.4% said that they would wear Crocs every day for the next 10 years.
  While the report surveyed only 500 borrowers, the wild claims got us thinking whether or not some of these crazy trade-offs were wo
  
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• Following these 5 business practices helped Honeywell's stock explode by 250%

  29-06-2016 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Everyone wants a simple set of rules that, if followed, generate untold riches.
  It seems like Honeywell might have found those rules.
  The maker of living-room fans and airplane parts has increased its share price by 250% over the last 14 years, when current CEO David Cotes took over the company.
  It's been an incredible run for the company. The S&P 500 increased only 91% over the same amount of time. Honeywell had a loss of $0.27 per share when Cotes took over and some investors think th
  
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• STOCKS SOAR: Here's what you need to know (SPY, SPX, DJI, IXIC, TWLO)

  29-06-2016 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Stocks rallied for a second straight day as the calm that returned to markets following the post-Brexit chaos persisted.
  The S&P 500 returned to positive territory for the year, and the UK's FTSE 100 erased its post-Brexit losses, as did crude oil.
  First, the scoreboard:
  Dow: 17,694.68, +284.96, (1.64%)
  S&P 500: 2,070.77, +34.68, (1.70%)
  Nasdaq: 4,779.25, +87.38, (1.86%)
  10-year yield: 1.488 (+0.027)
  WTI crude oil: $49.88, +$2.03, (4.24%)
  Puerto Rico will default on F
  
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• Markets are lifting off (SPY, SPX, DJI, IXIC, NKE, TLT, TLO, USD, DXY)

  29-06-2016 21:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Stocks are rallying for a second straight day since the sell-off after the UK referendum last week. The pound is also higher. 
  Near 3:24 a.m. ET, the Dow is up 282 points, the S&P 500 is up 35 points, and the Nasdaq is up 89 points. The Dow rose by as many as 300 points during the session.
  The S&P 500 erased its losses for the year, and the UK's FTSE 100 climbed back to the level it was at before the referendum. 
  The Dow closed up 269 points, or 1.57%, on Tu
  
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• Our parents are missing the one trait that makes America truly great

  29-06-2016 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In Wednesday's Washington Post, there was a note from a baby boomer who will possibly hold his nose and vote for Donald Trump for president of the United States.
  Here's a taste of it:
  "We are under no illusions about Trump. We know that this Man Who Would Be King is a classic bully and a world-class demagogue in his personal, professional and political lives. He will continue to demonize his perceived enemies and take the low road at every opportunity.
  "And we know that if Trump makes it al
  
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• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Brexit: We need a 'connected world' (MSFT)

  29-06-2016 21:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says that the shockwaves of the Brexit vote aren't going to change how the company invests in Europe or the UK, but that he's still looking to "make a better case for why a connected world."
  Nadella's comments came during a brief segment on CNBC's "Squawk Alley," where he appeared ahead of an on-stage presentation at this week's Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado. 
  Basically, Nadella says that Microsoft is a global company with a 30-year presenc
  
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• These 11 metro areas have the highest percentage of millennials living on their own

  29-06-2016 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Living in your mom's basement is more than a stereotype now.
  Recently, there have been a number of stories about millennials moving back in with their parents. Around 35% of millennial men live with a parent, as opposed to 28% who live with a significant other, according to data from Zillow.
  "With home prices and rents rising as fast as they are, it's a common assumption that young adults in many cases cannot afford to live alone," Svenja Gudell, chief economist at Zillow, said in a news release
  
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• These maps show how dangerous illegal drugs flow around the globe

  29-06-2016 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The UN Office on Drugs and Crime released its annual World Drug Report this month, detailing the prevailing trends in global drug cultivation, trafficking, and use.
  Relying on surveys and other data, the UN estimated that 1 in 20 adults — a quarter-billion people between the ages of 15 and 64 around the world — used at least one drug in 2014.
  That number, the UN notes, doesn't appear to have grown relative to the global population over the last four years, but more than 29 million o
  
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• $11.7 trillion worth of bonds are doing something bizarre

  29-06-2016 19:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The ocean of negative-yielding bonds is growing ever bigger.
  According to an analysis by credit rating agency Fitch Ratings, there is now $11.7 trillion worth of negative-yielding bonds in the market following the UK's vote to leave the European Union. That's $1.3 trillion higher than May.
  When a bond is negative yielding, it means you'll get less back when the debt is due than you pay for it today. Investors are buying these because despite the prospect of losing money, they're still considered
  
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• ROSENBERG: One of Canada's biggest housing markets is in an 'outright bubble'

  29-06-2016 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Vancouver's housing market is in an "outright bubble," according to Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg.
  In a Bloomberg TV interview on Wednesday, Rosenberg said that although the overall housing market is not frothy, Toronto and Vancouver are definitely in overheated territory.
  "At some point, there will be some mean reversion," he said, describing a return to more normal prices.
  "I'm not saying it's around the corner, but the markets are extremely expensive."
  Both markets are two of Canada's tight
  
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• UBS just launched a huge shake-up

  29-06-2016 19:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  UBS just announced a big shake-up in its investment bank.
  A trio of senior staff are leaving, according to a memo sent to employees by Andrea Orcel, president of the investment bank.
  Here are the headlines:
  Chris Murphy, who had been cohead of FX, rates and currencies, or FRC, is leaving. He will stay on at the firm until September.
  George Athanasopoulos will become sole head of FRC.
  Roger Naylor, cohead of equities, is leaving.
  Robert Karofsky will become sole head.
  Matt Hanning, who had been h
  
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• These 7 miners should surge if gold keeps going up

  29-06-2016 19:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After the UK voted to leave the European Union last week, gold started soaring as investors looked for a safe place to park their cash. And because political and economic uncertainty is likely to persist, the price of gold might be high for quite a while. 
  In light of this, HSBC has compiled a list of US mining stocks whose returns are most strongly correlated with changes in the price of gold. In other words, these are the stocks that are most sensitive to fluctuations
  
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• The billionaire Koch brothers are jumping into an area abandoned by Wall Street

  29-06-2016 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The billionaires behind Koch Industries are filling a role traditionally belonging to Wall Street banks.
  Charles and David Koch want to help finance private equity deals through Koch Equity, or KED, the investing arm of Koch Industries, according to a story by Bloomberg's Devin Banerjee and Sridhar Natarajan.
  The brothers' investing unit has also partnered with other investors in recent years to buy companies' shares outright.
  The Koch brothers, who run the second-largest private company in Amer
  
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• Ladies, it’s time to start negotiating (even if you are a ‘very nice person’)

  29-06-2016 18:35
  A recent study found that a group of just-graduated male MBAs had starting salaries that were 7.6% higher than their female counterparts. However, it emerged that this was because only 7% of the women had negotiated on the starting salary compared to 57% of men, who had asked for and received more. />
  Explaining the overall pay gap of 20 per cent between men's and women's annual salaries, Cherie Blair said: “Part of the reason why men are still paid a higher salary is because girls are
  
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• The hottest tech IPO is rocketing up another 18% (TWLO)

  29-06-2016 18:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Twilio, the tech company that had a blockbuster initial public offering last week, is on fire yet again.
  Shares of the company, which makes cloud communications tools for software developers, were up as high as 18% in midday trading, at over $35 — a new record. It seems like Twilio can't stop exploding, enjoying steady and significant gains this week.
  It's the stock's second consecutive day of double-digit gains; on Tuesday, Twilio shares were up as much as 23% at one point, and finished t
  
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• Puerto Rico will default on $1 billion of debt on Friday

  29-06-2016 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Puerto Rico is going to default, again.
  The governor of the commonwealth, Alejandro García-Padilla, wrote in an article for CNBC on Wednesday that Puerto Rico would not make some $1 billion in bond payments on Friday as it struggles with the long-term implications of its massive deficits.
  "On July 1, 2016, Puerto Rico will default on more than $1 billion in general obligation bonds, the island's senior credits protected by a constitutional lien on revenues," he said in the article.
  Garc&i
  
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• Why The O2 arena is letting Unilever clean its roof

  29-06-2016 17:55
  
  AEG, which works on The O2 arena’s sponsorship deals, saw an opportunity to work with the cleaning brand after realising the venue’s roof hadn’t been cleaned since 2007.
  CIF has sent seven professionals to completely clean the roof over a 12-week period, of which it is currently just over half-way through, with signage in The O2 arena promoting the campaign with the slogan: “While you raise the roof, we are cleaning it”.
  The campaign, which has been regularly update
  
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• Americans' 'fear' of immigration is at its 2nd-highest level ever

  29-06-2016 17:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In the past few years, concern over immigration has skyrocketed in the US.
  Amid numerous terrorist attacks, the rise of political campaigns with immigration as a central focus, and slow economic growth, worry over immigration is nearing levels not seen since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
  As pointed out by Deutsche Bank's Torsten Sløk, the Migration Fear Index as measured by Economic Policy Uncertainty has spiked over the past year.
  The index is constructed by taking terms rel
  
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• Brand Recruitment: Marketing Executive (Maternity cover)

  29-06-2016 17:18
  
  £35000 per annum:Brand Recruitment:
  Marketing Executive (Maternity cover), Cambridge -A market leading developer of medical equipment is looking for a Marketing Executive to join their team to cover maternity leave.
  Cambridge
  
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• Brand Recruitment: Public Affairs Manager

  29-06-2016 16:49
  
  £45000 per annum + bonus and benefits:Brand Recruitment:
  Public Affairs Manager, Middlesex -An exciting opportunity has become arisen for an instantly recognisable name within the consumer sector
  Middlesex
  
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• EMR | Specialist Marketing Recruitment: Senior Investor Relations/Corporate Access (12 mth FTC)

  29-06-2016 15:49
  
  £65000 - £90000 per annum:EMR | Specialist Marketing Recruitment:
  A leading financial services firm is looking for a Head of Investor Relations/Corporate Access to join its London based team.
  London
  
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• Why brands are honing the art of frugal innovation

  29-06-2016 15:15
  
  Entry level vehicles such as the Dacia Duster account for 40% of Renault’s revenueIt used to be only companies in developing countries that had to find new ways to create high-quality products with limited resources. Today, businesses in both established and emerging markets are honing strategies based on the concept of ‘frugal innovation’, which involves stripping away complexity to enable more value with less investment. And often it is marketers who are best placed
  
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• How footwear brand Toms engaged 3.5 million people in one day using tribe power

  29-06-2016 15:14
  
  Rather than splashing out millions on celebrity endorsements or lavish campaigns, footwear label Toms has developed a successful formula, harnessing the power of socially-savvy brand advocates – affectionately called the Toms tribe – who are inspired by a shared sense of social purpose.
  Founded by California-based Blake Mycoskie in 2006, the Toms brand is built on its ‘One for One’ mission – to donate one pair of shoes for every pair purchased. The mission was inspi
  
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• Digital Gurus: Mid Fullstack Developer

  29-06-2016 14:53
  
  £30000 - £40000 Per Annum Benefits:Digital Gurus:
  My client is a digital start-up in the App industry, providing Workflow Automation Software to some of the big mobile names.Central London
  
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• Brand Recruitment: Marketing Manager - Brand/Creative

  29-06-2016 13:44
  
  £30000 - £40000 per annum + benefits:Brand Recruitment:
  Marketing Manager - Brand/Creative, Saffron Walden -An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced marketer to join
  Saffron Walden
  
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• AB InBev’s US marketing boss on how the SAB Miller takeover will influence its advertising

  29-06-2016 13:20
  To many consumers, AB InBev might not mean much. However, it owns some of the world’s biggest brands, including Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck’s. Last year, it announced it would be acquiring rival SAB Miller in a $100 billion-plus takeover to strengthen its position within the market and become “the world’s biggest brewer”.
  The beer market has faced difficult challenges in the last decade. However, figures from Euromonitor show that overall beer market sales in
  
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• Guru Careers: Junior Digital Project Manager - Digital Agency

  29-06-2016 12:05
  
  £25000 - £30000 Per Annum DOE:Guru Careers:
  Junior Digital Project Manager / Project Co-Ordinator needed to join a digital agency that creates amazing digital solutions based in Bracknell.
  Bracknell
  
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• Guru Careers: Market News Analyst - Financial Market

  29-06-2016 11:57
  
  £Highly Competitive DOE + Benefits:Guru Careers:
  A Market News Analyst / Market Insights Manager is needed to join a leader in real-time financial market news for institutional investors, in London.Central London
  
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• Vertical Advantage: Consumer Insight Manager

  29-06-2016 11:33
  
  £45000 - £55000 per annum + pro rata:Vertical Advantage:
  One of the best known research and insight businesses is looking for a Consumer Insight Manager to help cover maternity leave for 6 months.
  London
  
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• Financial strain rises for the UK’s poorest consumers

  29-06-2016 11:22
  
  Eight years on from the global financial crash, most consumers remain in a ‘recession mindset’ and feel squeezed in their personal finances, new research conducted ahead of the EU Referendum suggests.
  The study by communications agency BJL, seen exclusively by Marketing Week, finds that deal-seeking behaviour is entrenched as consumers look to brands for transparent, value-driven propositions, and following the Brexit vote this mindset is only set to continue.
  The
  
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• Guru Careers: Sales Insight Manager- Professional Body

  29-06-2016 11:05
  
  £35000 - £40000 Per Annum DOE + Benefits:Guru Careers:
  A Sales Insight Manager / Sales Strategist is needed to join a leading professional body of management accountants in central London (EC2).
  Central London
  
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• Michael Page Digital: Design Director (FMCG Packaging)

  29-06-2016 09:19
  
  £30000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits:Michael Page Digital:
  We're looking for a talented Design Director/Senior Designer with plenty of FMCG/Packaging experience and a strong track-record within the industry.
  Cheshire
  
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• fishtank: Graduate Account Executive

  29-06-2016 02:01
  
  £20000 per month:fishtank:
  An award winning Hampshire based marketing agency are looking for an ambitious graduate to join their growing team! Budding and experienced marketers apply now to...
  Hampshire
  
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• The Creative Recruiter: Junior - midweight Copywriter - Integrated Agency - £25-35K plus bens

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  £25-35K plus bens:The Creative Recruiter:
  A brilliant integrated agency, based in Central London is looking for a talented junior to midweight copywriter to join them. 
  London (Central), London (Greater)
  
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• Stonor: Senior Account Manager/AD - B2B PR - Berkshire

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  £34000 - £42000 per annum:Stonor:
  Senior Account Manager/JAD - B2B Tech - BerksThis is a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Account Manager or Junior AD to join a creative marketing and PR agency based in attractive Berkshire offices. The business is well established and lauded b
  Berkshire
  
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• Stonor: Account Executive - Advertising Agency

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  £20000 - £25000 per annum + Pension, bonus, healthcare:Stonor:
  Account Executive - Integrated Marketing - HertsThis is a brilliant opportunity for an account executive with perhaps an internship or a years experience looking to join a highly successful integrated advertising agency based on the Bucks/Herts border.The
  Hertfordshire / Buckinghamshire / Berkshire
  
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• Stonor: Account Director -Automotive

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  £45000.00 - £55000.00 per annum + Car or Car allowance and benefits:Stonor:
  Account Director - Automotive - Buckinghamshire Looking for work outside of London?We're looking for an experienced Account Director or Senior Account Director to join an award winning and highly successful marketing communications agency in leafy Bucking
  Buckinghamshire / Berkshire
  
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• ROCKINROLES: Account Manager / Senior Account Manager - BTL - FMCG/Drinks/Entertainment

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  £27k - £42k:ROCKINROLES:
  Rockin awards a plenty this TOP agency based in Central London has its doors open to welcome fresh new talent into their fold. This agency which bo...
  London (Greater)
  
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• HOWOCO: Senior Project Manager

  29-06-2016 02:00
  Competitive Salary:HOWOCO:
  Howoco are seeking a Senior Project Manager
  London
  
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• Ferrari Healy: International Digital Strategy Associate Director - Media Agency

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  Competitive salary & benefits:Ferrari Healy:
  A great opportunity to take a lead digital strategic role on a leading global entertainment client.
  Central, London (Greater)
  
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• ADLIB: Senior Communications Planner - Integrated Marketing Agency

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  £45k - £55k:ADLIB:
  This large leading integrated marketing agency in Bristol is looking to further strengthen their Planning function and would love to find a Senior Communications Planner...
  Bristol
  
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• ADLIB: PR Account Director - Leading Marketing Agency

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  Please Enquire :ADLIB:
  This is a brilliant opportunity for talented PR Account Director to join a fast growing agency based in Cardiff where you’ll enjoy autonomy and the...
  Cardiff
  
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• Why all should welcome ad blocking

  29-06-2016 01:23
  
  LONDON: Rather than fighting it, advertisers and publishers ought to welcome ad blocking as a wake-up call that makes them think seriously about the effectiveness of the current online communications model, a leading industry figure has said. ...
  
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• UK advertisers react to Brexit

  29-06-2016 01:23
  
  LONDON: As businesses around the world consider the implications of the decision by the majority of British voters to leave the European Union, leading agency executives have responded with a relatively upbeat message.Several
  
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• Retailers can win with personalisation

  29-06-2016 01:23
  
  CHICAGO: As the American holiday shopping season approaches, a new survey has found that Amazon is not unbeatable and there are three key strategies that retailers can adopt to attract the gift-buying customer.Cross-marketing platform Signal
  
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• Half of Indians trade privacy for apps

  29-06-2016 01:23
  
  NEW DELHI: Nearly one in two Indian smartphone and tablet users have allowed access to their contacts and mobile data in exchange for free apps, according to a new survey.Symantec-Norton, the global cyber security firm, polled more than 1,000...
  
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• Facebook adds the human touch

  29-06-2016 01:23
  
  SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has launched a new public events tool that aims to improve the information available to users because it includes recommendations from the social network's own staff rather than solely via an algorithm.Called "Featured...
  
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• Chinese pay for quality clothing

  29-06-2016 01:23
  
  SHANGHAI: Status no longer drives Chinese consumers to buy international clothing brands, but they are still willing to pay a premium of more than 20%, a new survey has found.Almost half of Chinese consumers say they prefer global apparel brands...
  
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