Business
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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Pregnant pause for economic growth
In the UK, fewer babies coupled with increased longevity means a shrinking working age population and an ugly fiscal picture.
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Retailers cut prices, present value deals amid stubborn inflation
Some of the biggest retailers and fast food chains in the United States have cut prices to get customers back into their stores. NBC’s Christine...
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Netanyahu aide says Israel agreed to Biden's cease-fire plan for Gaza
An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had agreed to the framework for President Joe Biden’s plan to bring an end to the...
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Who invented butter chicken? A court in India will decide
Who invented butter chicken? Two restaurants in India are embroiled in a lawsuit over who can rightfully claim to have originated the globally...
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What does a city that has spurned cars look like? Olympics visitors to Paris will get a look
Changes designed to encourage people in Paris to take other forms of transportation have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution, according...
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London-listed firms dish out £12bn in dividends in three months boosting savers and pensioners nest eggs
This was a rise of seven per cent on the first quarter of 2023 and was the highest amount since 2021.
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UK businesses urge Labour to scrap the 'tourist tax' to turbo-charge the economy
Leading businesses are calling on Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves to axe the hated 'tourist tax' if Labour wins the election.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter Shiloh files to drops 'Pitt' from last name
Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, the 18-year-old daughter of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, wants to change her name.
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Spare us politicians' quick fixes, says HAMISH MCRAE
Politics makes the headlines, but it is interest rates that shift the economics. That's the conclusion to be drawn from the past few days.
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Rate cuts could crash copper prices, analysts warn
The price of the metal has surged to record highs this year and has reached more than $10,000 a tonne.
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Local councils urged to save Woodsmith workers at Anglo American
The Mail revealed earlier this month that more than 1,000 roles could be cut at Woodsmith, which is a mammoth fertiliser mine being built under the...
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Glencore eyes bid for Anglo American coking coal assets
Anglo's chief executive Duncan Wanblad last week put the division up for sale after fending off three takeover attempts from its bigger rival BHP.