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Libya’s Sharara oil field gradually shutting down
2 years ago
219Libya's Sharara oilfield, which has been producing 270,000 barrels a d
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Belgium says it knew about contaminated eggs in June
2 years ago
211Belgium has admitted it knew in June that eggs from Dutch farms might be contaminated wit
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US economy creates 209,000 jobs in July
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384The US economy saw strong jobs growth in July, helped by a wave of hiring in the hospitality indu
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Eurozone economic growth gathering pace
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225The eurozone notched up growth of 0.6% in the second quarter of the year, official Eurostat figur
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British Gas to raise electricity prices
2 years ago
249British Gas will increase electricity prices by 12.5% from 15 September, its owner Centri
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Eurozone unemployment rate falls to 9.1%
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201The unemployment rate in the eurozone has fallen to its lowest since February 2009, according to
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China factory growth eases in July as export demand slips
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237Chinese factory activity eased in July as export demand weakened while momentum in service indust
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Air France-KLM is buying 31% of Virgin Atlantic
2 years ago
193Air France-KLM is taking a 31% stake, worth £220m, in Virgin Atlantic as part of a four-way
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Airbus cuts superjumbo A380 production again
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195Deliveries of the double-decker will now fall from 15 this year to 12 in 2018 and eight in 2019,
Read MoreJeff Bezos: Amazon founder is world's new richest man
2 years ago
336A 2.5% rise in Amazon shares on Thursday means Mr Bezos's wealth has now eclipsed the Microso
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Facebook flush with advertising money
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205Facebook revenues and profits soared in the most recent quarter, as advertising dollars poured in
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US Navy vessel opens fire on Iranian ship in Persian Gulf as war tensions mount
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397A US Navy patrol boat has fired shots near an Iranian ship during a tense encounter in the Persia
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Brexit: IMF downgrades UK's economic growth forecast following weaker-than-expected performance
2 years ago
312The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its growth forecast
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