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US August retail sales increase 0.6%

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Lower gasoline prices and a firmer labor market helped push up US August retail sales to $444.4 billion, 0.6% higher than in July, and...
virgin money

Virgin Money appoints Glen Moreno as new chairman

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Virgin Money, which is partly-owned by billionaire investor Richard Branson and is planning an initial public offering (IPO) for next year in the London...
President of Argentina

Argentina defies US court ruling and passes bill

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Argentina defies a US court ruling by passing a bill that will allow the country to make payments locally or in regions outside the...

Russia faces new economic sanctions

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Russia faces new economic sanctions from the European Union (EU) today. The EU has added twenty-four more Russian officials and separatist leaders to its...
EPI

Wage theft in America is a ‘nationwide epidemic’

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Wage theft in America is costing workers as much as $50 billion annually, according to a new Economy Policy Institute (EPI) Report. The authors...
US Labor Department

Jobless claims rise in the United States

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Jobless claims in the United States, i.e. the number of people filing for unemployment benefits, hit a two-month high on the week ending September...
Independent Scotland

British banks threaten Scottish exodus

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More British banks threaten a Scottish exodus if the “Yes” vote for independence wins in the September 18th referendum. The Royal Bank of Scotland...
Canadian Payroll Association

Canadians saving less, more overwhelmed by debt

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Why are Canadians saving less today? Fifty-one percent of Canadian workers now say they are living from paycheck-to-paycheck, and would be in serious trouble...
Morrisons

Morrisons profits fell as did sales

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Morrisons profits fell by 51%, according to its half-year results to August 3, to £181 million from £371 million during the same period last...
UK House Sales

UK house price rises slowed in August

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UK house price rises slowed in August to their lowest rate in a year, according to the RICS UK Residential Market Survey published by...