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In California, fracking is taking the water that farmers need – and it’s no anomaly. There is a water conflict looming between industry and agriculture
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Mike Bell says his company is ‘making a very big bet on wearables’ but isn’t impressed by existing smartwatches
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In 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
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Prosecutors reportedly examining whether billionaire Russian gas trader transferred allegedly corrupt funds through US
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Rolling coverage and reaction as the ECB holds its monthly press conference, after leaving interest rates unchanged again
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US drugmaker had wanted to use acquisition of AstraZeneca to shift tax base to Britain, a move known as tax inversion
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But where are the figures to back up his positive claims?
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Rupert Murdoch’s firm hoped to stave off corporate prosecution over allegations of phone hacking, defence counsel claims
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US midterm elections A user's guide to all the financial legislation Congress has failed to pass
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Google’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 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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Cloud TV offers a glimpse into the future of entertainment, but the transition might not be straightforward
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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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Wylie calls for fellow publishers to stand firm and ‘not to blink’ during negotiations over ebook royalties with digital retailer
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21st Century Fox chairman says industry needs to come up with serious competitor to Amazon and Netflix
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Annual growth of 3.5% stronger than the 3% forecast, boosted by a rise in exports and government defence spending
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Survey reveals directors earn £416,000 per annum – 15% more than equivalent rivals – with Deutsche Bank in second place
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Heidi 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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Bankruptcy judge to rule on whether to grant Stockton $900m debt reorganisation over objections from investment firm owed $32.5m
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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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Investors await announcement from US central bank on stemming flow of credit to the economy.
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The 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 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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Singer will produce clothing, footwear and accessories to be sold in fashion chain’s shops and websites around the world
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The 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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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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Jill 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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The AI investor says that humanity risks ‘summoning a demon’ and calls for more regulatory oversight. By Samuel Gibbs
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World Health Organisation says trials could start in west Africa in December, but warns vaccines aren’t ‘magic bullet’
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Online retailer posts larger loss and smaller revenue growth projections than anticipated
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Retailer lost nearly $1bn during the first half of the fiscal year and has already closed 96 stores since February
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Christophe 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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Island 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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Publishers should be the first to be consulted, not search engines, and their evaluation should matter. By Luciano Floridi
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Retailer set to relaunch specialist bicycle shops as company seeks to benefit from UK’s cycling boom
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Move 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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Competition 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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The 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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Gold miner pleases market with latest update, as precious metal prices recover some ground
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Sale of milk business to Müller Wiseman could provide healthier competition in the UK dairy industry, analysts say
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Sales of Marks and Spencer’s clothing fallen again, for the 13th consecutive month. But profits are up
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Revelation of George Weston’s pay reaching £7.15m comes after company announced 30% surge in Primark profits
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Man pronounced dead at scene after falling three storeys at busy department store in Oxford Street, central London
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Sharp jump in October sales extend longest-ever run of growth to 32 months, with biggest rise in alternatively fuelled vehicles
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Leeds-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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Manufacturing output increased by 0.4% over September, according to Office for National Statistics
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Controlling Kaye family set to make £170m if deal to sell to US group TPG goes ahead
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Europe’s core countries must unlock growth potential in their economies with rigorous programme of reform, says OECD
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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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Company to issue shares to help buy Columbus, giving billionaire John Malone 13%
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Pharmaceuticals group reports better results after delays to generic competition to Nexium
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Bradford-based supermarket chain credits popularity of Match and More loyalty scheme for small improvement in fortunes
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As 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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‘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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Howie 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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App wants to take advantage of the way commuters consume news and that 70% of users access it via mobile
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Don’t forget: Data are people, too, says Spotify’s vice-president of design and user experience
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A 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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Heathrow and Gatwick test Cobalt laser technology that can obtain ‘fingerprint’ of materials including solids and powders
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Business 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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If traders swap privileged information, they are skewing the odds even more heavily in their favour
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Feral cats pose a significant threat to the environment. Could putting them to work save their image?
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Smartphone 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 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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The impact of quantitative easing was blunted by unconventional monetary policies and conservative fiscal policies
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Treatment 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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Anne 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?
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Daisy Buchanan: Perceptions are far from the truth. Women can have children and be good bosses
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Business 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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Tech firm leader Debbie Wosskow came back from the US more aware than ever that British self-deprecation hinders business development
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Clothing stores and supermarkets perform well but hardware and DIY sector suffers, echoing signs of cooling housing market
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Andrew Mackenzie says Colin Barnett is ‘completely wrong’ to suggest miner is trying to manage the commodity’s world price
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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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Former 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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Demanding higher wages and better benefits, Walmart workers protest outside Alice Walton’s home resulting in 26 arrests
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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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Work 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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A terrible graduate job interview taught Rebecca Reid an important lesson in confidence and humility
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September fall in consumer spending suggests economy lost some momentum heading into the fourth quarter
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Swap deal with Casa Cuervo grabs drinks multinational a larger share of fast-growing tequila market
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Bank also warns of ‘significant fines’ amid investigations into clients’ tax affairs in France
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Games 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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Far 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 debate
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Larry 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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Are 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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Goldman Sachs slashes forecast for 2015 amid growing worries over worldwide economic growth prospects
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Jill 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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Business 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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World 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, way
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Sir David Walker said that ‘disproportionate’ fines were being levied for activities that were previously acceptable
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While 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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Union loses guarantees on wages, healthcare and pension but owners are optimistic the Trump Taj Mahal can be saved
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Bank’s IPO, which would have led to £50m being paid to taxpayers, shelved as global jitters continue to rock markets
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British engineering firm blames worsening economic conditions and tighter Russian trade sanctions
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Baker 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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The richest 5% of Americans now hold 63% of the country’s wealth, and Janet Yellen is worried
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Our 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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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 -
As 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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Mutual-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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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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Companies 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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Trevor 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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Heidi 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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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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Analysis The biggest sales job in the US: Obama and Ben Bernanke try to convince America the economy is good
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Gary Younge: One Federal Reserve employee’s refusal to play along with a rigged financial game has made her a true modern dissident
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Mohamed El-Erian: Why are investors ignoring disappointing growth and global geopolitical tensions?
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Analysis Do fast-food strikes actually work?
Evidence shows that the fast-food strikes are working not just to increase wages, but to reinvent unions and bolster long-dwindling membership -
Sarah 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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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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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 fundraisers
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Joseph 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 flaw
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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?
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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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Forces 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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Labor secretary heralds rise to $10.10 an hour following Obama executive order but study on bosses' pay makes daunting reading
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Barry 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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A 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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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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From 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 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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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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David 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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Guy Clapperton discusses the strengths and weaknesses of four different brands of smartphone
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Many people dream of starting their own business, but how can you find an idea that will be successful?
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Daniel 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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As 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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It’s important to attention grab from day one. Christopher Goodfellow looks at how small businesses can sell themselves online
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In many cases, employers can withdraw ‘non-contractual’ benefits, but there are limited options available to you
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Spanish-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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As 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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Work 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 $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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Advocates say by abolishing tipped minimum wage, US could help reduce sexual harassment in the food industry
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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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Khadija 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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A Senegalese restaurateur and former Iron Chef contestant wants to bring the West African grain to American consumers
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A community long on tradition and sceptical of hospitals’ high cost keeps leech therapy alive, despite health controversy
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Matt 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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Three 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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‘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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The stock market keeps hitting record highs. But be cautious: things are probably going to change
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The 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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Ebola 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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The murders of two sex workers have shocked the former colony – but exploitation is rife
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Competition 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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James 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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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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Debts from bonds issued in 1927 by Winston Churchill going back to the South Sea Bubble, Napoleonic and Crimean wars
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Japanese policymakers announce plan to increase stimulus through expansion of its quantitative easing programme
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Burger 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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Retailer set to relaunch specialist bicycle shops as company seeks to benefit from UK’s cycling boom
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Move 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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The 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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Gold miner pleases market with latest update, as precious metal prices recover some ground
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Sale of milk business to Müller Wiseman could provide healthier competition in the UK dairy industry, analysts say
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Sales of Marks and Spencer’s clothing fallen again, for the 13th consecutive month. But profits are up
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Revelation of George Weston’s pay reaching £7.15m comes after company announced 30% surge in Primark profits
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Man pronounced dead at scene after falling three storeys at busy department store in Oxford Street, central London
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Sharp jump in October sales extend longest-ever run of growth to 32 months, with biggest rise in alternatively fuelled vehicles
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US drugmaker had wanted to use acquisition of AstraZeneca to shift tax base to Britain, a move known as tax inversion
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Leeds-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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Manufacturing output increased by 0.4% over September, according to Office for National Statistics
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Controlling Kaye family set to make £170m if deal to sell to US group TPG goes ahead
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Europe’s core countries must unlock growth potential in their economies with rigorous programme of reform, says OECD
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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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Company to issue shares to help buy Columbus, giving billionaire John Malone 13%
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Pharmaceuticals group reports better results after delays to generic competition to Nexium
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Bradford-based supermarket chain credits popularity of Match and More loyalty scheme for small improvement in fortunes
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Businesses 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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A 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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Automatic enrolment could create pension pots of around £480bn; for businesses it’s a huge chance to ‘green’ global capital
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A basic financial tool is changing millions of lives and businesses in the world’s fastest growing markets
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Car 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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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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Extractive companies need to recast themselves as resource stewards and embrace the circular economy by investing in recycling, not mining
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Join the experts for an online discussion on Friday 7 November exploring how to move companies towards circular economy thinking
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SMEs 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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Companies are pumping money into trying to defeat ballot measures on GMO labeling on Tuesday. Much hangs on the outcome
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The 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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The 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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Better 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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Collaboration 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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Lopa 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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Businesses are using circular economy thinking to find radical new ways to repurpose waste and save scarce resources
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Partnerships between water utilities and academia in Australia and the UK are developing innovative solutions to water scarcity problems
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Leaders 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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Tiziana 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