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Germany records first monthly trade deficit since 1991 as import costs soar
Germany reported its first monthly trade deficit in goods for more thanthree decades as a result of higher costs for…
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Geely: premium smartphones could offer answer to falling profits
Just as Apple wants to build its own car, Chinese automaker Geely now wants to make smartphones. A subsidiary of…
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Global ‘carbon club’ that dare not talk of tariffs
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Chinese Tesla lithium supplier probed for insider trading
Ganfeng Lithium, one of China’s biggest lithium producers and an important Tesla supplier, is being investigated by Beijing’s top securities…
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AustralianSuper adopts ‘defensive’ strategy after first loss since 2009
AustralianSuper, Australia’s biggest pension fund, said it would cut its exposure to stocks and warned of a prolonged economic downturn…
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Poor census turnout in Scotland harms those in deepest need of public services
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British Rail: A New History — a timely reminder of how to run a railway
There was little mourning after the UK’s nationalised train operator, British Rail, ran its last service in 1997. Over its…
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Crackdown on UK company directors who abused Covid support schemes
More than one in three UK company directors struck off in the past two months were found to have abused…
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Istanbul mayor urges Turkish business community to show ‘courage’ towards Erdoğan
Turkey’s business community is “culpable” for the worsening economic crisis because of its failure to speak out against president Recep…
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Beijing announces interest rate swaps with Hong Kong after Xi Jinping visit
Mainland China and Hong Kong financial regulators said on Monday that they will launch a programme allowing mutual access to…
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