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UK economy picks up before expected growth slowdown 23 Nov 2017 - 01:00 pm
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond (C) with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (R) and Britain's Transport Secretary Chris Grayling (L)
Angry Birds maker posts loss despite jump in sales 23 Nov 2017 - 12:47 pm
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China's trade with North Korea sinks in Oct after UN sanctions 23 Nov 2017 - 11:30 am
A file photo of the trucks returning over the Friendship Bridge from the North Korean town of Sinuiju to the Chinese border city of Dandong in Liaoning province. AFP.
Britain urged to name and shame firms that exploit workers 21 Nov 2017 - 10:19 pm
Workers plant salad crops in a field in Wrotham, south east England on March 13, 2017 (AFP / Ben Stansall)
Nevsun loses bid to stop Canadian lawsuit over forced labor claims in Africa mine 21 Nov 2017 - 08:25 pm
Nevsun can appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada over the latest ruling. (Photo courtesy: nevsun.com)
Ethiopia bets on clothes to fashion industrial future 21 Nov 2017 - 06:33 pm
Workers arrange pieces of fabric inside the Indochine Apparel PLC textile factory in Hawassa Industrial Park in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples region, Ethiopia November 17, 2017.  Reuters/Tiksa Negeri
China suspends approval of new internet micro loan firms 21 Nov 2017 - 05:50 pm
A man sits under lanterns and decorations on a street ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Chinatown, Yangon, January 23, 2017. (Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun)
Prescient messages about Indian companies circulate in WhatsApp groups 21 Nov 2017 - 08:46 am
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US sanctions 'network' accused of forging money for Iran 21 Nov 2017 - 12:04 am
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EU leaders to push for fair jobs, education and growth at summit 20 Nov 2017 - 07:04 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron and Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven speak to employees during a visit to the Volvo Campus Lundby of the Swedish carmaker on the sidelines of the European Social Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden, on November 17, 2017. A
US stocks rise as market eyes key shopping season 20 Nov 2017 - 05:54 pm
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Volvo Cars to supply Uber with up to 24,000 self-driving cars 20 Nov 2017 - 05:01 pm
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Apple Pay in first deal with major French bank 20 Nov 2017 - 03:09 pm
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Alibaba takes $2.9 billion stake in food retailer 20 Nov 2017 - 09:10 am
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Euro a haven and much more as Draghi says wage growth is coming 17 Nov 2017 - 10:46 pm
Deutsche Bank's CEO, John Cryan (L) poses next to Mario Draghi (R), President of the European Central Bank (ECB) and BNP Paribas' Chairman Jean Lemierre (C) during the ECB Congress on November 17, 2017 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.  AFP / Daniel Roland
Spain court orders ex-IMF head Rodrigo Rato to be tried for fraud 17 Nov 2017 - 07:22 pm
Former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato (C) walks between police officers as he leaves his office in Madrid April 17, 2015. REUTERS/Andrea Comas
Twice burned: How Mt. Gox’s bitcoin customers could lose again 16 Nov 2017 - 07:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: Mark Karpeles (R), chief executive of defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, attends a news conference after a trial on charges of embezzlement in Tokyo, Japan July 11, 2017.  REUTERS/Toru Hanai
Manchester United first-quarter revenue up by 17% 16 Nov 2017 - 03:47 pm
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