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November
2014
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Kale or fracking? Farmers and corporations fight it out for waterIn California, fracking is taking the water that farmers need – and it’s no anomaly. There is a water conflict looming between industry and agriculture -
Intel: ‘Taping a cellphone to your wrist is not what I’d call a wearable’Mike Bell says his company is ‘making a very big bet on wearables’ but isn’t impressed by existing smartwatches -
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Taylor Swift responsible for 22% of albums sold in the USIn just seven days, this year’s first platinum artist shifted more copies of 1989 than the combined sales of albums at No 2 to No 107 in Billboard chart -
US ‘launches money-laundering investigation’ into member of Putin’s circleProsecutors reportedly examining whether billionaire Russian gas trader transferred allegedly corrupt funds through US -
Euro hits two year low as ECB tells staff to prepare more measures -- liveRolling coverage and reaction as the ECB holds its monthly press conference, after leaving interest rates unchanged again
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Pfizer unlikely to try AstraZeneca takeover again after tax clampdownUS drugmaker had wanted to use acquisition of AstraZeneca to shift tax base to Britain, a move known as tax inversion
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News Corp's Thomson talks of online progress at the Times and Sun
But where are the figures to back up his positive claims?
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News International hoped to avoid charges by ‘shopping staff’, court toldRupert Murdoch’s firm hoped to stave off corporate prosecution over allegations of phone hacking, defence counsel claims
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A user's guide to all the financial legislation Congress has failed to pass
US midterm elections A user's guide to all the financial legislation Congress has failed to pass
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Google has 'outgrown' its 14-year old mission statement, says Larry PageGoogle’s chief executive says that the company “probably does need” a new statement about its corporate ambitions, but is in uncharted territory and ‘trying to figure it out’. By Samuel Gibbs
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New TV and film to stream on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Blinkbox in NovemberNew Lilyhammer and the latest seasons of Downton Abbey and Boardwalk Empire, plus recent releases 22 Jump Street, Under the Skin and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
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Key challenges lie ahead for cloud TVCloud TV offers a glimpse into the future of entertainment, but the transition might not be straightforward
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Tim Cook: 'I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me'Apple CEO Tim Cook has written about his sexuality for the first time, in the hope that he can ‘help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she is’. By Alex Hern
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Top literary agent Andrew Wylie calls Amazon ‘Isis-like distribution channel’Wylie calls for fellow publishers to stand firm and ‘not to blink’ during negotiations over ebook royalties with digital retailer
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Rupert Murdoch urges media firms to unite to fight Amazon and Netflix21st Century Fox chairman says industry needs to come up with serious competitor to Amazon and Netflix
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US economy growth faster than expected in third quarterAnnual growth of 3.5% stronger than the 3% forecast, boosted by a rise in exports and government defence spending
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JP Morgan directors top income averages of investment banksSurvey reveals directors earn £416,000 per annum – 15% more than equivalent rivals – with Deutsche Bank in second place
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The Fed has quietly ended its stimulus. Now the hard work really beginsHeidi Moore: The Federal Reserve has spent six years and over $3tn buying up bonds to save the economy. Now it has to figure out how to sell it all back without creating a panic
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Stockton asks judge to approve bankruptcy plan as city looks to shed fiscal woesBankruptcy judge to rule on whether to grant Stockton $900m debt reorganisation over objections from investment firm owed $32.5m
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Republicans make a play for Silicon Valley, ‘the country’s largest ATM’Conservative politicians such as Rand Paul and Chris Christie are making inroads among the billionaires of ‘the country’s largest ATM’
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Markets mixed ahead of decision to end US stimulus - business liveInvestors await announcement from US central bank on stemming flow of credit to the economy.
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Michael Winterbottom and Russell Brand to make economics documentaryThe film-maker and the comedian have begun shooting Emperor’s New Clothes, which aims to explore how social inequalities contributed to the financial crisis
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When Intel or General Mills come knocking: lessons on when it's time to sell your startupWhen a big firm comes knocking, should entrepreneurs sell? A few life lessons in how to react when Intel, Coca-Cola or other giants take an interest
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Beyoncé teams up with Topshop for athletic streetwear labelSinger will produce clothing, footwear and accessories to be sold in fashion chain’s shops and websites around the world
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Big Macs go cold as young Americans drop McDonald’s for tastier rivalsThe burger chain is facing problems abroad, but nothing as serious as the year-long decline in its huge home market, writes Jennifer Rankin
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Apple iTunes music sales down, so what next for Beats Music?Report claims iTunes downloads have fallen by 13%-14% as Apple mulls its next move in streaming music. By Stuart Dredge
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Digital revolution presents banks with more change in 10 years than last 200Jill Treanor: banks preparing to reveal third-quarter results are struggling to deal with the internet age, with scrutiny and regulation growing tighter
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Elon Musk: artificial intelligence is our biggest existential threatThe AI investor says that humanity risks ‘summoning a demon’ and calls for more regulatory oversight. By Samuel Gibbs
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WHO: several hundred thousand Ebola vaccine doses expected by mid-2015World Health Organisation says trials could start in west Africa in December, but warns vaccines aren’t ‘magic bullet’
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Amazon sales forecast for holiday quarter misses estimatesOnline retailer posts larger loss and smaller revenue growth projections than anticipated
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Sears to close more than 100 stores and lay off nearly 5,500 employeesRetailer lost nearly $1bn during the first half of the fiscal year and has already closed 96 stores since February
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Total boss killed in plane crash: investigators blame drunk driverChristophe de Margerie, who was killed when a private jet collided with a snow plough, was one of the world’s most recognisable oil executives
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Tasmania’s grip on opium poppy industry weakens as plant moves northIsland state still grows almost 50% of the world’s pharmaceutical opium poppies, but major factory will move to Victoria to avoid ban on crop imports
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Right to be forgotten: who may exercise power, over which kind of information?Publishers should be the first to be consulted, not search engines, and their evaluation should matter. By Luciano Floridi
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Halfords to revive Cycle Republic chainRetailer set to relaunch specialist bicycle shops as company seeks to benefit from UK’s cycling boom
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Sports Direct builds up stake in Debenhams with new put optionMove seen as a way to apply pressure on department store as it considers closer ties with Mike Ashley’s sports chain
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Free banking in the firing line as competition inquiry launchesCompetition and Markets Authority to embark on most detailed analysis of sector for a decade, looking into how banks treat small business and personal customers
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Banking competition review - don’t bet on a major shake-upThe Competition and Markets Authority review is just the latest in a long line of investigations into high street banking | Nils Pratley
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FTSE 100 finishes higher after ECB hints, while Randgold Resources recovers but RSA fallsGold miner pleases market with latest update, as precious metal prices recover some ground
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Dairy Crest milk sale seen as good news for British farmersSale of milk business to Müller Wiseman could provide healthier competition in the UK dairy industry, analysts say
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Kipper Williams on M&SSales of Marks and Spencer’s clothing fallen again, for the 13th consecutive month. But profits are up
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Associated British Foods boss’s pay rises 23% thanks to bonusesRevelation of George Weston’s pay reaching £7.15m comes after company announced 30% surge in Primark profits
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Debenhams shopper dies after falling from escalatorMan pronounced dead at scene after falling three storeys at busy department store in Oxford Street, central London
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UK new car sales hit 2m markSharp jump in October sales extend longest-ever run of growth to 32 months, with biggest rise in alternatively fuelled vehicles
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Northern England to get new train links to combat economic declineLeeds-Manchester-Sheffield train link by 2025 will add £6.7bn to northern economy and create 30,000 jobs across the north
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UK manufacturing boosted by car factory outputManufacturing output increased by 0.4% over September, according to Office for National Statistics
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Prezzo agrees £304m private equity deal but a number of analysts say reject offerControlling Kaye family set to make £170m if deal to sell to US group TPG goes ahead
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France, Germany and Italy urged to follow Spain’s lead to revive eurozoneEurope’s core countries must unlock growth potential in their economies with rigorous programme of reform, says OECD
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Monty the penguin: John Lewis unveils its Christmas ad – video
John Lewis unveils its latest Chritsmas advert on Thursday centring on the friendship between a young boy and Monty, a CGI-animated penguin
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Cable & Wireless Communications drops 8% on news of $1.85bn Caribbean dealCompany to issue shares to help buy Columbus, giving billionaire John Malone 13%
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FTSE 100 slips ahead of ECB meeting with AstraZeneca down despite improving outlookPharmaceuticals group reports better results after delays to generic competition to Nexium
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Morrisons insists recovery plan is working as sales decline slowsBradford-based supermarket chain credits popularity of Match and More loyalty scheme for small improvement in fortunes
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Burberry and Mulberry face branding challenges in luxury marketAs the global luxury goods market experiences a slowdown, two iconic British fashion brands are coping with the pinch in different ways
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Spyware exports will need a licence under new EU rules‘Intrusion software’ joins nuclear reactors and rocket fuel on the EU’s list of technologies that may have military applications. By Alex Hern
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America just took a wrong turn. It's time to take a hard leftHowie Hawkins: Double down on oil and trouble? Not so fast: fracking bans in oil country and common sense on infrastructure might turn the US a deeper shade of green between now and 2016
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Flipboard revamp targets iPad and mobile usersApp wants to take advantage of the way commuters consume news and that 70% of users access it via mobile
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Inside Spotify's redesignDon’t forget: Data are people, too, says Spotify’s vice-president of design and user experience
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Apple Watch to miss Christmas and will launch in springA leaked internal video reveals the watch will not be available until spring, giving Google’s Android Wear smartwatches a nine-month head start. By Samuel Gibbs
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Scanner that analyses fluid could end 100ml liquid limits at airportsHeathrow and Gatwick test Cobalt laser technology that can obtain ‘fingerprint’ of materials including solids and powders
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Vince Cable plans to reduce white dominance of boardroomsBusiness secretary’s target of having one in every five directors from a non-white background gets support from Institute of Directors
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Banks don’t have to beat the market to make money. They just have to beat their customers.If traders swap privileged information, they are skewing the odds even more heavily in their favour
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Feral cats: environmental scourge or the way to end chemical pesticide use?Feral cats pose a significant threat to the environment. Could putting them to work save their image?
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China rising: Xiaomi becomes world's third biggest smartphone manufacturerSmartphone shipments in the third quarter place Chinese rising star Xiaomi ‘China’s Apple’ ahead of South Korea’s LG, but behind Samsung and Apple. By Samuel Gibbs
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Microsoft leaks its own new fitness band and health softwareMicrosoft Band has more health-tracking sensors than its rivals, and claims it will use Microsoft’s ‘big data’ resource to analyse fitness patterns. By Samuel Gibbs
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Quantitative easing: giving cash to the public would have been more effectiveThe impact of quantitative easing was blunted by unconventional monetary policies and conservative fiscal policies
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World Bank pledges $100m to send health workers to Ebola-hit countriesTreatment centres are being built in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea but still big need for doctors and nurses to staff them
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Sensory marketing: the brands appealing to all five sensesAnne Cassidy: From virtual holidays in Hawaii to plane food playlists, brands are using new technology to interact with consumers
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Should we be concerned about Placemeter – an app which monitors street views from apartment windows?
Should we be concerned about Placemeter – an app which monitors street views from apartment windows?
Placemeter pays New Yorkers to suction-cup an old smartphone to their window, then records and analyses what’s happening outside -
Five myths about career womenDaisy Buchanan: Perceptions are far from the truth. Women can have children and be good bosses
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America stems the flow of funds – just as China stalls and the eurozone risks going backwardsBusiness leader: Janet Yellen of the Fed is winding down its quantitative easing programme, but might she soon have to wind it up again?
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Lessons from Silicon Valley: What I and other female tech entrepreneurs can learn from the USTech firm leader Debbie Wosskow came back from the US more aware than ever that British self-deprecation hinders business development
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Retail sales see fastest growth for more than three yearsClothing stores and supermarkets perform well but hardware and DIY sector suffers, echoing signs of cooling housing market
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BHP Billiton boss rejects WA premier's claims of 'flawed' iron ore strategyAndrew Mackenzie says Colin Barnett is ‘completely wrong’ to suggest miner is trying to manage the commodity’s world price
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New Yorkers shrug off Ebola: 'You have a higher chance of marrying a Kardashian than you do of getting Ebola'
Craig Spencer was on Thursday confirmed to be the first Ebola patient in New York – but we discovered that most New Yorkers are taking it in their stride
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'Domestic violence is, in fact, a business issue': a former CEO speaks outFormer CEO of Liz Claiborne says violence issues brought to light by the NFL extend into offices and employers need to support staff with investment and outreach
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Struggling workers take wage protest to upscale doorstep of Walmart heiress Alice WaltonDemanding higher wages and better benefits, Walmart workers protest outside Alice Walton’s home resulting in 26 arrests
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What time do top CEOs wake up?
To find out how high achievers organise their lives we asked seven top business people to run us through their working day – including the bosses of AOL and Ericsson. Introducing the interviews, Tim Dowling discovers that a very early start is the key to success ...
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Dear Jeremy – your work issues solvedWork advice This week our agony uncle and readers advise someone starting out about flexible working and an older employee facing redundancy
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Advice for my younger self: learn how to failA terrible graduate job interview taught Rebecca Reid an important lesson in confidence and humility
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US consumer spending weakest in eight months despite growth predictionsSeptember fall in consumer spending suggests economy lost some momentum heading into the fourth quarter
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Diageo swaps Bushmills whiskey for Don Julio tequilaSwap deal with Casa Cuervo grabs drinks multinational a larger share of fast-growing tequila market
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HSBC sets aside $378m for potential forex-rigging finesBank also warns of ‘significant fines’ amid investigations into clients’ tax affairs in France
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Grand Theft Auto Online and Twitch windfall key to Take-Two financialsGames publisher made $22m from video firm’s sale to Amazon, while GTA continues to be a digital earner. By Stuart Dredge
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Retailers: it’s not the tech you use, it’s the way you use itFar from choking the high street, digital technology will bring new life to physical stores – but only if it’s right
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Trevor Timm: Hacking seems to have become a go-to FBI tactic without much public thought or debateThe FBI says to be wary of hackers ... and to let the FBI hack what it wants
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The stress isn’t over yet: talk of a return to normal banking is misplacedLarry Elliott: While the initial response to European Central Bank’s stress tests has been positive, there are good reasons to be wary
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Live Q&A: How to manage a flexible workforce effectivelyAre you looking for advice on how to manage remote workers effectively in your business? Join our live Q&A from 1-2.30pm on November 6 to talk to our expert panel
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Brent crude oil price drops below $86 in face of rising global supplyGoldman Sachs slashes forecast for 2015 amid growing worries over worldwide economic growth prospects
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Digital revolution presents banks with more change in 10 years than last 200Jill Treanor: banks preparing to reveal third-quarter results are struggling to deal with the internet age, with scrutiny and regulation growing tighter
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Don’t tell Vladimir the price of crude oil is fallingBusiness agenda: BP is issuing caveats about results as oil keeps getting cheaper. If it stays cheap, the consequences could be far-reaching
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WHO: several hundred thousand Ebola vaccine doses expected by mid-2015World Health Organisation says trials could start in west Africa in December, but warns vaccines aren’t ‘magic bullet’
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Katie Allen: Some claim that low wage growth in the UK will sort itself out once productivity is boosted. But there is another, fairer, wayHow giving the lowest-paid a big rise could just solve our productivity puzzle
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Barclays chairman questions impact of large bank fines on public confidenceSir David Walker said that ‘disproportionate’ fines were being levied for activities that were previously acceptable
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US labs asked for proposals to produce experimental Ebola drug ZMappWhile the medication has not undergone rigorous clinical trials, US health officials want to replenish supply to combat the ongoing Ebola crisis
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Federal judge voids contract between Atlantic City casino and union workersUnion loses guarantees on wages, healthcare and pension but owners are optimistic the Trump Taj Mahal can be saved
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Virgin Money stalls flotation plansBank’s IPO, which would have led to £50m being paid to taxpayers, shelved as global jitters continue to rock markets
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Rolls-Royce shares tumble after profit warningBritish engineering firm blames worsening economic conditions and tighter Russian trade sanctions
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How breast cancer research benefits from fracking and other abominationsBaker Hughes, a maker of fracking drill bits, has produced them in bright pink to support breast cancer research. Here’s how to tell if your company is a philanthropic hypocrite
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Federal Reserve chair expresses 'great concern' about wealth inequalityThe richest 5% of Americans now hold 63% of the country’s wealth, and Janet Yellen is worried
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From ancient castles to mega-yachts: what history teaches us about the super-richOur fascination and frustration with this era’s wealthy 1% is nothing new. They have always been with us. How do they think, operate and make their money? By John Kampfner
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Why is Preet Bharara, the 'scourge of Wall Street', taking a friendly tone towards mortgage bankers?
Analysis Why is Preet Bharara, the 'scourge of Wall Street', taking a friendly tone towards mortgage bankers?
Preet Bharara, the prosecutor with a legendary record of convicting insider trading cases, says people should lay off Wall Street for the crisis -
The new healthcare: spiritual counseling to keep hospital bills lowerAs a chaplain who provides care to patients, much of my work is not about religion so much as saving patients’ lives – and savings
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Take a hard look at the person who is managing your money. You may not like what you seeMutual-fund managers are supposed to protect your money. When they get carried away with their own egos, it’s time to shut them down and take your cash elsewhere, writes Suzanne McGee
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Eight things your bank will never ask you (but a fraudster might)The UK’s big banks have published a list of things they will never ask you to do – do you know what they are?
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Want to buy shares this week in the Alibaba IPO? Hand over your money and keep your mouth shutCompanies in media and Silicon Valley have favored a system that prevents shareholders from speaking up. To understand why that’s a bad idea, just look back to Enron
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Calm down, financial markets: the message on UK and US growth is goodTrevor Williams: The US has stopped printing money, and both countries seem likely soon to be back in step with modest, gradual interest rate rises
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The Fed has quietly ended its stimulus. Now the hard work really beginsHeidi Moore: The Federal Reserve has spent six years and over $3tn buying up bonds to save the economy. Now it has to figure out how to sell it all back without creating a panic
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Do Democrats want to fix inequality? Or just complain about it?Alexis Goldstein: If progressives think they’ve got any chance at midterm victory, it’s time to focus on dramatic solutions for young and minority voters – before it’s too late
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The biggest sales job in the US: Obama and Ben Bernanke try to convince America the economy is good
Analysis The biggest sales job in the US: Obama and Ben Bernanke try to convince America the economy is good
‘There is a lot of revisionism out there,’ the former Fed chair said Wednesday. But as he and others protect their legacy, are they trying to make the economy look better than it is? -
Gary Younge: One Federal Reserve employee’s refusal to play along with a rigged financial game has made her a true modern dissidentCarmen Segarra, the whistleblower of Wall Street
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Financial markets seem to be in a world of their ownMohamed El-Erian: Why are investors ignoring disappointing growth and global geopolitical tensions?
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Do fast-food strikes actually work?
Analysis Do fast-food strikes actually work?
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It's time to raise the minimum wage. If Congress would rather suck up to the Koch brothers, we'll raise it anywaySarah Jaffe: As long as politicians see billionaires as their base, they won’t vote for $10 an hour. So workers have taken matters into their own hands
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Russia and economic warfare: RIP the free market new world order
Larry Elliott: Russia faces damaging economic sanctions from the US and EU, but this also brings down the final curtain on capitalism's apparent victory in 1989
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US government helpless as tax-avoiding firms head for the exit
Business leader: The controversial 'inversion' deal Burger King is attempting even has the approval of Warren Buffett, America's best-loved investor
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Ana Marie Cox: But if the goal of his second term was broad, lasting policy changes, it’s disappointing to everyone except liberal fundraisersObama's plan to get out the vote by mocking the GOP totally works … on Republican voters, not Democrats
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Australia should not follow the American path to inequalityJoseph Stiglitz: Tony Abbott's reverence for the US economic reforms ignores the fact that they haven't worked for most Americans
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Does the creation of 288,000 new jobs in June and a jobless rate of 6.1% mean we can expect a change in the Fed's policy stance?
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Ana Marie Cox: She is truly well off, and she is a truly terrible class warrior. And in the 2016 election, that's a true flawHillary Clinton's income inequality problem starts with her own income
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Heidi Moore: A two-day diagnosis of the US economy forgot about the risk of skyrocketing inflation. Does this country's central bank really need to pretend everything is just fine?The Fed of magical thinking: why is Janet Yellen ignoring the rest of us?
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US economy still struggling to recover
For all the stimulus that the Federal Reserve has provided, there are still 50 million people, one in six, living below the breadline
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The coming 'tsunami of debt' and financial crisis in AmericaForces that caused the world economy to collapse, including income inequality and debt, are again in action, and could drag corporations down in their wake
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Federal workers get higher minimum wage – but won't catch up to CEOsLabor secretary heralds rise to $10.10 an hour following Obama executive order but study on bosses' pay makes daunting reading
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Central banks are not just there to clean up after financial crisesBarry Eichengreen: The role of those with monetary authority such as the Federal Reserve is to lean against excesses as they develop
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Inside the ruthless and camera-shy world of hedge fundsA former Wall Street trader shares his experience of what finance's secretive gurus are like and how money changes your ego
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How to build a business: 'Accept all the blame and defer all the praise'
In the debut of the Guardian's Small Business Conversations video series, Wayne Sosin, the owner of Worksman Cycles, compares experiences with Kent Kilroe, owner of bespoke menswear maker Freemans Sporting Club
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Tough luck for aspiring weed magnates as New York imposes strict marijuana-selling lawsFrom limited licenses to a $2m bond, New York’s medical marijuana law is riddled with barriers for small cannabis growers
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When Intel or General Mills come knocking: lessons on when it's time to sell your startupWhen a big firm comes knocking, should entrepreneurs sell? A few life lessons in how to react when Intel, Coca-Cola or other giants take an interest
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Beginner's guide to social media for businesses
The foolproof introduction to online marketing for social novices
• Date: Wednesday 14 January 2015
• Location: The Guardian, King's Cross, London
• Price: £249
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The top reasons why small businesses fail, and what you can do about itDavid Mellor: We’re often told how to achieve success in the business world, but defensive strategies are important too. David Mellor shares his golden rules for making sure your enterprise survives
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iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows: which is right for small business?
Guy Clapperton discusses the strengths and weaknesses of four different brands of smartphone
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How to find your perfect business idea
Many people dream of starting their own business, but how can you find an idea that will be successful?
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Craft whiskey distillers in Brooklyn? Yes, with a side of chocolateDaniel Preston and Vince Oleson have created a craft distillery in Brooklyn that also produces chocolate. Now they have to get everyone’s attention
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Small business by the numbers: from minimum wage to sacrificing your sex lifeAs Guardian US launches its small business coverage, we start with the basics: Small businesses are the engine of the US economy. Here are some surprising facts that illuminate how important they are
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Launching your home business with a bangIt’s important to attention grab from day one. Christopher Goodfellow looks at how small businesses can sell themselves online
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Employee benefits – do you have any right to keep them?In many cases, employers can withdraw ‘non-contractual’ benefits, but there are limited options available to you
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For foreign tech entrepreneurs, getting a visa to work in the US is a struggleSpanish-born Iñaki Berenguer, working on his second startup, warns: ‘In five, 10 years, the US will not be the leader any more’
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Want a loan for your business? The loan officer is checking your Facebook and Twitter commentsAs small businesses continue to have trouble attracting attention from big banks, many have turned to online alternative lenders who charge higher fees – and subject companies to a social-media smell test
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I want to reapply for a job – but there’s bad blood with the companyWork advice: I was previously offered a job but mishandled the negotiations and the offer was withdrawn. Is it worth applying again?
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The $8000 course on "how to commit" and other expenses of online datingThe $2bn online dating industry has given rise to a spectrum of secondary businesses: Lisa Hoehn helps you find love one profile at a time
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'I'm not on the menu': restaurant workers speak out against harassmentAdvocates say by abolishing tipped minimum wage, US could help reduce sexual harassment in the food industry
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The Finnish 'rye-volution' begins in New York, without wheat or yeast
Simo Kuusisto is winning over health-conscious Americans with Nordic bread, while learning they can be more 'vocal with demand than their wallets'
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A Moroccan entrepreneur brings argan oil to America by way of women's co-opsKhadija Fajry, an immigrant to both France and the US, likens nascent cosmetic industry to a goldrush in which she offers 'the real thing'
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Fonio: the grain that would defeat quinoa as king among foodiesA Senegalese restaurateur and former Iron Chef contestant wants to bring the West African grain to American consumers
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Blood-suckers in Brooklyn: how the old world medicine of leeches survivesA community long on tradition and sceptical of hospitals’ high cost keeps leech therapy alive, despite health controversy
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Blue Apron: teaching career workers how to cook dinnerMatt Salzberg, co-founder of Blue Apron, talks about the joys of cooking even when no one seems to have the time any more
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Made in America: why American Giant didn't want to build factories in ChinaThree years into its existence, American Giant is sticking to US production and predicting that its retail-store rivals are under “dire, dire threat”
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Can the stock market save millennials?‘Depression babies’ must not run away from investing in stocks because it is their safest long-term bet, says Patrick O’Shaughnessy, the author of Millennial Money
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How to invest in an exuberant stock market without being taken for a foolThe stock market keeps hitting record highs. But be cautious: things are probably going to change
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Why you should care about bonds even if everyone is talking about stocksThe US stock market gets all the attention and all the talking heads. But the bond market is where the real fortunes are made and where the action is
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The moral person's guide to investing in Ebola stocksEbola is a growing crisis, and companies are profiting by producing safety gear and pharmaceuticals. But if you buy their stocks, are you a good person or a bad one, asks Olga Oksman
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Beaten, abused and afraid: the plight of Hong Kong’s sex workersThe murders of two sex workers have shocked the former colony – but exploitation is rife
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Free banking in the firing line as competition inquiry launchesCompetition and Markets Authority to embark on most detailed analysis of sector for a decade, looking into how banks treat small business and personal customers
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Dalai Lama enlightens and enraptures contemplative scientists in BostonJames Kingsland: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was given a rapturous reception by mindfulness researchers, but tactfully avoided the controversial question of applications in the military
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Developing nations lose $100bn in tax revenue each year - will G20 reforms help?Global tax reform is on the agenda at the G20 in Brisbane to prevent aggressive tax avoidance, but developing countries are being excluded from decision-making
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Paying the price of war: Britain makes good on historic debtsDebts from bonds issued in 1927 by Winston Churchill going back to the South Sea Bubble, Napoleonic and Crimean wars
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Bank of Japan to inject 80 trillion yen into its economyJapanese policymakers announce plan to increase stimulus through expansion of its quantitative easing programme
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US lags Canada and UK in pay and wages for fast-food workersBurger King’s plans to merge with Tim Hortons show how the stark differences of how workers are treated in the US, UK and Canada
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Halfords to revive Cycle Republic chainRetailer set to relaunch specialist bicycle shops as company seeks to benefit from UK’s cycling boom
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Sports Direct builds up stake in Debenhams with new put optionMove seen as a way to apply pressure on department store as it considers closer ties with Mike Ashley’s sports chain
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Banking competition review - don’t bet on a major shake-upThe Competition and Markets Authority review is just the latest in a long line of investigations into high street banking | Nils Pratley
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FTSE 100 finishes higher after ECB hints, while Randgold Resources recovers but RSA fallsGold miner pleases market with latest update, as precious metal prices recover some ground
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Dairy Crest milk sale seen as good news for British farmersSale of milk business to Müller Wiseman could provide healthier competition in the UK dairy industry, analysts say
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Kipper Williams on M&SSales of Marks and Spencer’s clothing fallen again, for the 13th consecutive month. But profits are up
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Associated British Foods boss’s pay rises 23% thanks to bonusesRevelation of George Weston’s pay reaching £7.15m comes after company announced 30% surge in Primark profits
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Debenhams shopper dies after falling from escalatorMan pronounced dead at scene after falling three storeys at busy department store in Oxford Street, central London
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UK new car sales hit 2m markSharp jump in October sales extend longest-ever run of growth to 32 months, with biggest rise in alternatively fuelled vehicles
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Pfizer unlikely to try AstraZeneca takeover again after tax clampdownUS drugmaker had wanted to use acquisition of AstraZeneca to shift tax base to Britain, a move known as tax inversion
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Northern England to get new train links to combat economic declineLeeds-Manchester-Sheffield train link by 2025 will add £6.7bn to northern economy and create 30,000 jobs across the north
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UK manufacturing boosted by car factory outputManufacturing output increased by 0.4% over September, according to Office for National Statistics
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Prezzo agrees £304m private equity deal but a number of analysts say reject offerControlling Kaye family set to make £170m if deal to sell to US group TPG goes ahead
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France, Germany and Italy urged to follow Spain’s lead to revive eurozoneEurope’s core countries must unlock growth potential in their economies with rigorous programme of reform, says OECD
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Monty the penguin: John Lewis unveils its Christmas ad – video
John Lewis unveils its latest Chritsmas advert on Thursday centring on the friendship between a young boy and Monty, a CGI-animated penguin
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Cable & Wireless Communications drops 8% on news of $1.85bn Caribbean dealCompany to issue shares to help buy Columbus, giving billionaire John Malone 13%
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FTSE 100 slips ahead of ECB meeting with AstraZeneca down despite improving outlookPharmaceuticals group reports better results after delays to generic competition to Nexium
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Morrisons insists recovery plan is working as sales decline slowsBradford-based supermarket chain credits popularity of Match and More loyalty scheme for small improvement in fortunes
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Six simple steps for businesses to manage water risks and opportunitiesBusinesses should not be complacent about water risks; mapping risks and identifying priority areas for action are key to effective water management
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Launching a roadmap to guide the base of the pyramid domainA new ‘action agenda’ for base of the pyramid businesses presents four key initiatives to guide and enhance development of the domain over the next decade
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New pension rules give businesses £480bn to invest sustainablyAutomatic enrolment could create pension pots of around £480bn; for businesses it’s a huge chance to ‘green’ global capital
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The liberating power of insuranceA basic financial tool is changing millions of lives and businesses in the world’s fastest growing markets
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Nissan called on to withdraw dangerous car model from Indian marketCar assessment body NCAP calls on Nissan to withdraw the Datsun Go after it was awarded zero stars for tests of its most basic safety features
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Are seaweed snacks the future as the tide turns on meat consumption?From seaweed burgers to craft beer, a number of start-ups recognise protein potential of seaweed as growing demand for meat puts increasing pressure on resources
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Why metals should be recycled, not minedExtractive companies need to recast themselves as resource stewards and embrace the circular economy by investing in recycling, not mining
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How to scale up circular economy thinking in the business world - live chatJoin the experts for an online discussion on Friday 7 November exploring how to move companies towards circular economy thinking
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Small and medium-sized businesses can lead the agenda on sustainable growthSMEs are already the bedrock of most domestic economies. With the right tools and support, they could well become the foundation of sustainable economic growth too
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GMO labeling is put to a close vote in another series of statesCompanies are pumping money into trying to defeat ballot measures on GMO labeling on Tuesday. Much hangs on the outcome
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Ebola's catastrophic consequences on Sierra Leone’s small-scale mining sectorThe impacts of Ebola have already contributed to the collapse of London mining, but the disease is also having a devastating impact on Sierra Leone’s informal mining sector
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Mars tries to share benefits of business without parting with profitsThe food and drinks giant is working with Oxford University to share benefits with cocoa farmers in Africa. But without directly sharing ownership, is it just a cynical move?
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Tapping into the potential of 3D printing to reduce plastic wasteBetter Future Factory’s Perpetual Plastic Project connects consumers with the value of their plastic waste, and aims to make recycled material the norm for desktop 3D printers
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Collaborating for sustainability: what business partnerships work best? - live chatCollaboration is a buzz word in sustainability but what are the successes and challenges of buddying up? Join our panel of experts on the topic, Thursday 6 November, 2 - 3.30pm (GMT)
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Tête-à-tête with Rafael “Rapa” Lopa of Philippine Business for Social ProgressLopa checks in with Business Call to Action about his role as executive director of the Philippines’ largest corporate-led social development foundation
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8 ways to rethink resources: nappies to benches and food waste to biogasBusinesses are using circular economy thinking to find radical new ways to repurpose waste and save scarce resources
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How business and academia could turn the tide on water scarcityPartnerships between water utilities and academia in Australia and the UK are developing innovative solutions to water scarcity problems
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From emerging to multinational: leaders shaping new models to meet the BoPLeaders from BASF, Panasonic, DataWind Ltd. and NOTS Impact Enterprises share how they’re developing initiatives that will meet the needs of the those at the base of the pyramid
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Brighter business futures for disabled people in ZimbabweTiziana Oliva, international director of Leonard Cheshire Disability, writes about how the charity is changing the lives of disabled people in Zimbabwe
GM salmon company Aquabounty fined by Panama