Billy Bambrough
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23 May
British people are becoming German due to Brexit
With just ten months to go before the UK formally leaves the European Union, it’s been revealed that the number of Britons becoming naturalised German citizens rose 162% in 2017 from the year before.
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23 May
UK high street stalwart Marks & Spencer admits its website is “too slow” as charges wipe out profits
Marks & Spencer — a British high street fixture for more than 100 years and FTSE 100 constituent since its founding in 1984 — has admitted it must evolve or die.
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22 May
The EU appears to be resigned to a US steel tariff reality
The US will decide at the end of May whether Europe’s current exclusion from steel tariffs will be extended — and it doesn’t look likely.
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22 May
Trump prepares to roll back ban on US sales to China’s ZTE
US President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be ready to lift a ban on American companies selling hardware and software to Chinese telecoms company ZTE.
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21 May
Who is Giuseppe Conte, Italy’s likely new Prime Minister?
Little-known university professor Giuseppe Conte is widely expected to be named Italy’s new Prime Minister, breaking the political deadlock that has brought the country’s government to a standstill over the last few weeks.
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21 May
The UK’s FTSE 100 has hit a fresh record high — This is what’s pushing it up
As Sterling drops below $1.34 this morning ahead of the next round of Brexit talks with Brussels tomorrow, the FTSE 100 blue-chip index has hit a fresh record high, touching 7,843 points.
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21 May
Venezuela election: Maduro declares victory in controversial vote
Nicolas Maduro has declared victory in a controversial Venezuela election last night, winning another six years in office.
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18 May
PayPal takes another step towards becoming a bank with iZettle acquisition
PayPal has bought mobile payment company iZettle for a whopping $2.2 billion — taking the company a step closer to becoming a fully fledged bank.
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17 May
GDPR will mean people in the UK send fewer letters, according to Royal Mail
Royal Mail has warned European Union data protection regulation General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into affect later this month, will mean people in the UK send fewer letters.
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17 May
Tencent share price climbs on record quarterly profit
The Tencent share price has risen sharply this morning in Hong Kong after the Chinese technology giant revealed record first quarter net profit of 23.29 billion yuan ($3.7 billion), up 61% year-on-year.
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16 May
Carillion collapse: Lawmakers suggest the UK’s big four accountancy firms be broken up
A report by British lawmakers into the construction and outsourcing giant Carillion collapse has suggested the big four accountancy firms — KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and EY — should be broken up.
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15 May
EU tries to keep Iran nuclear deal alive / China’s vice-premier visits US / Ramadan begins
Good morning, here’s your Tuesday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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15 May
Europe’s plastic water bottle producers are joining the war on waste
Europe’s plastic water bottle producers have today announced they intend to raise collection rates of plastic bottles to 90% by 2025 — from 60% currently — as they join the global war on plastic waste.
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14 May
Future of EU security under scrutiny / US opens Israeli embassy in Jerusalem / Turkey’s Erdogan outlines foreign policy priorities
Good morning, here’s your Monday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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14 May
The UK is putting £2.5 billion into its nuclear submarine programme
The UK is expected to announce fresh funding for its nuclear submarine programme today, with a combined £2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) spent over across two projects.
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14 May
UK shareholders are pushing back against inequality and high pay
Shareholders in some of the UK’s biggest companies will signal their displeasure over poor performance, gender imbalance, and ballooning boardroom pay at some 18 annual general meetings (AGMs) taking place this week alone across the FTSE 350.
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11 May
Hamas prepares for a climactic confrontation / Iraq’s election / Erdogan comes to the UK
Good morning, here’s your Friday morning briefing to set you up for the day and weekend ahead.
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11 May
UK election watchdog slaps fine on Brexit campaign group Leave.EU
The unofficial Brexit campaign group Leave.EU has been fined £70,000 ($95,000) for exceeding a limit on expenditure, the British elections watchdog the Electoral Commission has said.
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11 May
Snap share price falls after hours after it unveils a redesign of its redesign
The Snap share price has dropped after hours in New York after the Snapchat parent company announced its latest redesign of its disappearing messaging app.
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10 May
Italy could get a government / BoE makes an interest rate decision / Argentina asks the IMF for a loan
Good morning, here’s your Thursday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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10 May
RBS hopes to draw line under 2008 financial crisis with $5 billion US settlement
The RBS share price has climbed at the London market open after news broke last night the bank — still majority owned by the British taxpayer — will pay $4.9 billion to the US Department of Justice (DoJ) to resolve a long-running probe.
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9 May
May convenes her Brexit cabinet committee / Malaysia takes to the polls / Mugabe makes a public appearance
Good morning, here’s your Wednesday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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9 May
Japan’s SoftBank posts record annual profit on global tech investments
Japanese technology investor SoftBank has posted a record annual profit as its bets on emerging tech firms around the world begin to pay off.
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9 May
Vodafone swoops for Liberty Global’s European cable networks
Telecoms giant Vodafone has this morning announced a $19 billion deal for much of rival Liberty Global’s European assets, in what is the company’s largest acquisition since it bought Mannesmann in 2000.
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4 May
Lebanon goes to the polls / Warren Buffett’s Woodstock of capitalism / US celebrates Cinco de Mayo
Good morning, here’s your Friday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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4 May
The HSBC share price has skidded on a surprise pre-tax profit fall
The HSBC share price has dipped after the London-based global banking giant posted a surprise fall in pre-tax profits for the first three months of the year, which the bank’s blamed on higher costs.
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4 May
Swiss referendum on sovereign money plan set for failure, poll shows
A radical plan to overhaul Switzerland’s financial sector looks set for failure, the first opinion poll on June’s Swiss referendum has shown.
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3 May
Spotify is the latest global tech darling to struggle as a public company
The Spotify share price has fallen sharply at the US market open in New York after the company posted underwhelming first quarter results last night — Spotify’s first earnings release since its market debut in April.
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3 May
Washington talks trade in Beijing / Italy tries to form a government / UK has some local elections
Good morning, here’s your Thursday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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3 May
China’s Xiaomi begins run up for a $10 billion Hong Kong listing
Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi — one of the world’s largest smartphone companies — has started preparations for a $10 billion listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.