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HSBC currency rigging

HSBC set aside £236m for FX settlement

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London-based multinational HSBC Bank plc said on Monday it had set aside £236 million ($377 million) in preparation for fines over alleged manipulation of...
Amazon Twitch

Amazon bought Twitch for $970 million

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In a move that beat off Google’s YouTube and Yahoo, Amazon bought Twitch, the video-gaming streaming company, for $970 million in cash. YouTube was...
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Sustainable plastics that are biodegradable and recycle into organic waste created

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Researchers describe a process to make norbornene sustainable plastics – bioplastic polymers that don’t need fresh water or land. Fresh water and land are...
Gig economy

Taylor Review highlights importance of flexbility in the workplace, says all work should be...

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A government review on modern working practices has been released, providing recommendations on how to go about handling Britain’s changing labour conditions amid a...
Bank of Japan goes into negative territory

Bank of Japan goes negative stocks jump and yen slides

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The Bank of Japan surprised analysts by adopting negative interest rates, while stocks rose as investors hoped the US Federal Reserve would take its...
UK wages and CPI

UK pay growth beats inflation for first time in five years

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UK average pay growth (excl. bonuses) at 1.3% in September beat inflation at 1.2%, according to data published on Wednesday by the Office for...
Electric

VW and BMW partnering up to build electric vehicle charging stations

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Volkswagen and BMW announced that they are partnering up to develop 100 electric vehicle charging stations along busy roads on the West and East...
sme house builders barriers

SME house builders struggle to get land for new homes

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Getting land to develop is a big problem for SME house builders in the United Kingdom. New research shows two-thirds of them cite it as a...
debt

42.9 million American consumers have unpaid medical debts

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A government report revealed that almost 20 percent of American consumers (42.9 million people) have unpaid medical debts. The report was released by the Consumer...
Asteroid will fly incredibly close to Earth

Asteroid will fly super close to Earth on 5th March says NASA

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A small asteroid will fly super close to Earth on 5th March, so near says NASA as to be considered an ultra-close near miss...