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US economy adds more jobs than expected in July

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Samsung heirs to pay record inheritance tax

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Facebook agrees to pay France €106m in back taxes

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Coronavirus: Jaguar Land Rover in talks over government loan

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UPDATE 3-Britain heading for sub-zero rates club, money markets bet

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Money markets raise bets that British interest rates will drop below zero

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UK leaves coronavirus lifeline for workers in place for four more months

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Can robotaxis ease public transport fears in China?

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Coronavirus: US weekly jobless claims hit 6.6 million

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European stock index futures slide as coronavirus damage grows

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China stocks end lower amid coronavirus fears, policy hopes limit losses

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UPDATE 5-BOJ joins peers to fight coronavirus fallout, ramps up risky asset buying

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Hong Kong stocks close higher as Beijing signals more support for economy

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UPDATE 1-Indian shares slide as federal budget fails to inspire

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Majority of CEOs expect global economy to cool in PwC survey

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German economy sees weakest growth since 2013

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UK economic growth slowest since early 2009

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UPDATE 4-General Electric fortifies defense against charges of bogus accounting

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UK jobs data shows strong economic fundamentals - Javid

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UK economy shrinks for the first time since 2012

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Sampo Q2 pre-tax profit drops 29%, beats forecasts

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COLUMN-Hedge funds sell crude as economy fears trump OPEC cuts: Kemp

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US labour market booms in June

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UK consumers raise borrowing at weakest pace in five years, adding to slowdown signs

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A group of US billionaires is calling for a wealth tax

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UPDATE 1-U.S. charges ex-CEO of cryptocurrency company Longfin with $66 million fraud

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ECB to give euro zone economy a small shot in the arm

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More than one BoE rate rise likely over next three years - Carney

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WRAPUP 3-Chill in global economy prompts G20 call for trade truce

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Britons turn more cautious about big spending as Brexit nears - IHS Markit

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UK house prices rise at slowest pace in over five years - Nationwide

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Lending to UK consumers cools as economic confidence ebbs

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Australia shares rebound as banks rally; NZ climbs

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Year-end wave of Treasury debt issuance may tighten monetary conditions

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Britain to crack down on militant, criminal financing

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Why the falling oil price isn’t hurting markets

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Barclays and four former executives are charged with fraud

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The Federal Reserve risks truncating a recovery with room to run

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The Treasury publishes proposals to cut red tape

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UK retail sales fall sharply as consumers feel the hit of Brexit vote inflation

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UPDATE 1-World Bank approves $500 mln grant package for Afghanistan projects

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UK consumers downbeat on finances as inflation bites

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Noble Group, a big Asian commodities trader, is teetering

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Donald Trump’s budget ignores what is ailing American workers

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Greece adopts more austerity measures in bailout bid

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Labour manifesto: Extra £48.6bn in tax revenue to fund pledges

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India needs to curb a borrowing spree by its state governments

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America’s Treasury ponders issuing 40-, 50- or 100-year bonds

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The IMF nudges up its forecast for global growth

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