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Bank puts discount on fines at risk by refusing early settlement as six rivals are ordered to pay £2.6bn for currency rigging
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A visit to Beijing by Kerry and a missive from Obama were key moments in a nine-month negotiation between the world’s biggest polluters
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Senate and House of Representatives schedule votes to support controversial pipeline, hours after president announced historic emissions deal with China
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President says ‘open internet is essential to way of life’ and comes out against so-called ‘fast lanes’ for higher-paying web users
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Union stages walkout during contract talks, citing insufficient safety measures, but hospitals’ operator says it is well prepared
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Falling commodity prices and weak wage growth triggers drastic change of view at Bank of England
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Six years ago, the president and the Department of Veterans Affairs promised to end veteran homelessness by 2015. Even as the VA battles scandal, homeless vets like Bobby find themselves locked out of aid and getting by with the help of nonprofit organisations
Military veterans struggle to speak the same language as job recruiters
Job-hunting tips for military veterans back in the workforceHelping veterans succeed at workHolly Petraeus: Some people don’t balk at taking advantage of veterans through scams -
Despite Obama’s pledge to cut carbon emissions, production at North Antelope Rochelle mine in Wyoming is booming - and climate change is off the agenda. Suzanne Goldenberg gets a rare look inside the biggest coalmine in the world
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US, UK, Australia giving tax breaks to explore new reserves despite climate advice that fossil fuels should be left in the ground
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Search firm signs 60-year, $1.16bn lease to renovate three large hangars at a Nasa airfield outside of San Francisco including historic Hangar One. By Samuel Gibbs
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US casualties and 80 families of dead soldiers sue five banks alleging money secretly sent to Iran was used to fund terror groups
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Shares to go on sale in next couple of weeks but Nicholas Woodman says ‘No one should misunderstand my commitment to the company’
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Glu Mobile has reported a record third quarter thanks to Kim Kardashian’s licenced game, which brought in $43m. By Alex Hern
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Rolling business and financial news, as Dr John Sentamu says that income inequality is a stain on our consciences and must be tackled
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Labor Department figures show employers added 214,000 jobs in October but 2.9 million Americans have been without jobs for six months or more
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A story in charts The legalisation of marijuana isn't just about liberal values - it's about tax revenues for states
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Home improvement retailer says hackers gained access to emails in addition to payment card data during five-month breach earlier this year
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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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Peter Sands insists there were no questions about the make-up of the board or his role at this year’s meeting in Hong Kong
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Entrepreneur is selling 15% of his stake in the bank, whose stock market listing was delayed from October
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The first of seven new 200mph state-of-the-art trains is unveiled in London on Thursday by Eurostar
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Members at the car company’s five plants voted by 96% against a three-year pay deal
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Other lives: Pie maker who ensured the continuation of a three-generation family tradition
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Rolling business and financial news, as Brent crude hits $79.36 per barrel and a group of top academics and economists lower their euro GDP and inflation forecasts
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Chief executive Andy Clarke attributed Asda’s relatively strong performance to offering its customers consistently low prices
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Procter & Gamble sells off famous battery brand to Berkshire Hathaway group as part of plan to slim down consumer portfolio
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Oil prices have fallen 30% since June, due to slow growth in emerging nations and concerns over Japan and eurozone
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Cross-channel train firm celebrates 20-year anniversary with vehicle that has 20% more room and can do up to 320kmh
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Latest cuts part are the first tranche of a planned 9,000 job losses and will hit staff selling critical illness and income protection products
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Not since the Great Depression has wealth inequality in the US been so acute, new in-depth study finds
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US and UK financial regulators have meted out fines totalling £2.6bn to six banks for rigging foreign exchange markets
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Prices have surged 31.9% since 2011, but the boom this time hasn’t flowed on to household spending
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Australia’s national carrier to increase meal size by 50% and offer boxset TV specials as part of move to secure profits
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Security firm’s deal comes as charity Reprieve complains to UK that G4S staff may have aided human rights violations at US jail
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From Libor rigging and sanction busting to forex manipulation, a look back at the global banking industry’s offences and penalties
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George Osborne says proceeds from regulator’s crackdown on currency market rigging will be ‘used for the wider public good’
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News of preliminary discussions which could result in a bid for the firm caused its shares to jump by almost 11%
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Tom Bollich founded Zynga in 2007 and left before it went public. Now he’s reinventing himself as a marijuana entrepreneur, devising sustainable agriculture for the pot industry
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Despite criticism of the coffee giant over tax and fairtrade coffee, Schultz has used his platform to call for social and political change in the US including working to honour veterans
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Uber, Lyft and Airbnb are trying to combat discrimination within their communities. Are they doing enough?
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Highlights include hot-right-now condiment Sriracha and the Skinny Slice line as the industry’s established chains continue to lose market share
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Natalie Nougayrède: Anti-western rhetoric may be loud in Beijing but the Sino-US relationship remains the one to watch
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Electronic payment evangelists say largely cash-free economy has cut costs and reduced crime rate
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13 former and current female employees sign letter to Interior Department alleging discrimination, retaliation and sexually hostile work environment
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Employees’ personal information may have been compromised as well as data about customer care callers between January and August
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James Harding says BBC is a ‘lightning rod’ for social issues and that wider problems are perceived based on individual cases
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Analysis The return of the US dollar
Mohamed El-Erian: The resurgence of the US currency could be the first promising step in steering the world economy away from crisis -
In retail, there will always be a need for human workers, as a succession of major companies have found out
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Restructuring effort, which comes after lengthy negotiations with creditors, will allow city to shed $7bn in debts
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Justices say they will decide whether law allows key subsidies provision of the president’s signature healthcare law
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The Cupertino firm says it has blocked the malware, the first to infect iPhones and iPads that have not been jailbroken. By Alex Hern
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U2 frontman: ‘The real fight is between opacity and transparency. The music business has historically involved itself in quite considerable deceit’. By Stuart Dredge
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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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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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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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Not since the Great Depression has wealth inequality in the US been so acute, new in-depth study finds
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Google’s latest smartphone has hit the US and the review are pouring out with both praise and misgivings – but is a 6in screen just too big? By Samuel Gibbs
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Australia’s national carrier to increase meal size by 50% and offer boxset TV specials as part of move to secure profits
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Governments from G20 countries are spending $88bn to find new oil, gas and coal reserves – we have mapped where 10 of them are directing their funds
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Analysis The return of the US dollar
Mohamed El-Erian: The resurgence of the US currency could be the first promising step in steering the world economy away from crisis -
‘Darkhotel’ hackers targeted senior executives travelling across Japan, China and Russia, using a keylogger to steal logins for Google, Facebook and Yahoo services. By Tom Fox-Brewster
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While most states saw a drop in voter turnout this midterm elections, three states with minimum wage increases on the ballot saw a spike in voters. The implications for the growing national minimum-wage movement are intriguing
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Governor Mark Carney says central banks could have to step in after business lending shifts away from traditional banks
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Strong US jobs data suggest the first rate hike is ‘coming soon’
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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?
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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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Editorial: Three countries have caught five institutions with their hands in the till. Banking is rotten to the core, but flattering pre-crisis ideas about its role have proved remarkably hard to shift
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Farai Chideya: The midterms have only confirmed what many believe: in this system, not voting is almost akin to conscientious objection
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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?
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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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Navid Khonsari is going back to his Iranian roots to produce a new video game, 1979 Revolution
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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
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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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Money brings out the insecurity in everyone. But here’s the good news: you can defeat it
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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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Conservatives received £6.8m in donations between July and September, Labour £3.2m, Lib Dems £2.7m and Ukip £98,000
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Rolling business and financial news, as Dr John Sentamu says that income inequality is a stain on our consciences and must be tackled
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Madrid and Repsol have pushed through deepwater drilling and fracking licences to recover a hoped-for 2.2bn barrels of oil despite massive local opposition
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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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Despite clean bill of health, Lloyds Banking Group will face scrutiny when it outlines plans to cut up to 9,000 jobs
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Discovery of an estimated 20m barrels of oil raises prospects for a home counties version of Southfork Ranch
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Andy Haldane deploys batting statistics to explain why he favours a delay in raising interest rates in the near future
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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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Peter Sands insists there were no questions about the make-up of the board or his role at this year’s meeting in Hong Kong
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Entrepreneur is selling 15% of his stake in the bank, whose stock market listing was delayed from October
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The first of seven new 200mph state-of-the-art trains is unveiled in London on Thursday by Eurostar
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Members at the car company’s five plants voted by 96% against a three-year pay deal
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Other lives: Pie maker who ensured the continuation of a three-generation family tradition
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Rolling business and financial news, as Brent crude hits $79.36 per barrel and a group of top academics and economists lower their euro GDP and inflation forecasts
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Chief executive Andy Clarke attributed Asda’s relatively strong performance to offering its customers consistently low prices
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Procter & Gamble sells off famous battery brand to Berkshire Hathaway group as part of plan to slim down consumer portfolio
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Oil prices have fallen 30% since June, due to slow growth in emerging nations and concerns over Japan and eurozone
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Cross-channel train firm celebrates 20-year anniversary with vehicle that has 20% more room and can do up to 320kmh
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Latest cuts part are the first tranche of a planned 9,000 job losses and will hit staff selling critical illness and income protection products
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US and UK financial regulators have meted out fines totalling £2.6bn to six banks for rigging foreign exchange markets
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Security firm’s deal comes as charity Reprieve complains to UK that G4S staff may have aided human rights violations at US jail
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From Libor rigging and sanction busting to forex manipulation, a look back at the global banking industry’s offences and penalties
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George Osborne says proceeds from regulator’s crackdown on currency market rigging will be ‘used for the wider public good’
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News of preliminary discussions which could result in a bid for the firm caused its shares to jump by almost 11%
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‘Well-supplied market in the short term should not disguise the challenges that lie ahead’, says international energy agency
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HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS, JP Morgan and Citigroup have all been penalised for their role in rigging the global foreign exchange market
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Investors pause for breath but Asia-focused bank edged higher after ruling out fundraising
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Few dispute the need to make building stock more energy efficient. But is a lack of coherent central government thinking and bold grassroots leadership stalling progress?
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Severe droughts in São Paulo and California shatter the misguided belief in a limitless supply of water, and business is starting to feel the effects
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Chances are your workplace will have to deal with cancer sooner or later. Is your HR department ready?
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Karolinska University Hospital’s 14-year innovation partnership with Philips will comprise access to high-tech medical equipment and joint research projects
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From Christmas to the Hajj pilgrimage, religious festivals can involve some of the most unsustainable activities but steps are being taken to reduce their impacts
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The latest data from a new report from BBA outlines the extent of integration of digital banking services in our lives, and how managing money will become ever quicker and more efficient
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With the help of BT, the accessibility guide is giving people with disabilities the confidence to move beyond their comfort zone and visit new places
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Business has long been seen as a barrier to the sustainable use of natural resources but the example of Virunga National Park proves otherwise
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As we launch a new leadership hub, we’ve put together a list of some of the most compelling Twitter users
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A federal office meant to advocate for small firms has been hijacked by big business, says a government watchdog
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Hooked on Halloween, Pumpkin Rescue tried to engage the public in sustainable food behaviour, but with the festivities over, can it deliver long-term change?
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Join the experts for a live chat on Friday 14 November 1-2pm GMT to discuss how to place sustainability front and centre of design innovation
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Chinese giant Trina Solar tops Silicon Valley Toxics Collation’s solar scorecard. But do the rankings unfairly penalize small companies?
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A pioneering British farmer has sold his quinoa crop to Pret a Manger and is part of a network of European ‘Facebook farmers’ committed to growing the South American superfood locally
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Join an expert panel on Monday 17 November between 12pm and 1:30pm GMT to discuss how to make sure that corporate-NGO partnerships can create lasting change
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Lower fossil fuel prices have historically thrashed solar, wind and biomass markets. So why are clean energy companies unconcerned about the current trend?
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‘Our brain is essentially a get-out-of-the-way machine,’ says Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert
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You wash with it, you brush with it, you toast it, it’s in 50% of what you buy – but what’s the real story of palm oil? Use the interactive below to trace the journey of palm oil from the rainforest through to your kitchen cupboard
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Implicated in deforestation, the destruction of natural habitats and climate change, the ubiquitous oil is in 50% of what many buy - from shampoo and lipstick to bread and margarine - but do consumers care?
How to be as successful as Obama and Zuckerberg: wear the same clothes every day