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Unemployment rate stays at 5.9% and 9 million still out of work as Thanksgiving storms appear not to have hampered figures
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Russia’s rouble is struggling, the euro is flirting with another recession, but the US dollar is having a great year. But can it last?
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Opec, the oil cartel, believed it could help production. Instead, it ended up hurting itself as well as the Russian rouble, energy stocks, infrastructure development and more
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In less than six months, crude oil has dropped to $72 per barrel, affecting US energy stocks, the Russian rouble, junk-bond prices – and portfolios
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Heaviest spending day in history as eager US shoppers flock to shop following a ‘Black November’ that stretched out holiday bargain-hunting season
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Statements by the late Steve Jobs central to trial, which sees Apple accused of unfair tactics for digital music dominance
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As Americans struggle with day-to-day expenses, holiday shopping takes a hit
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It’s not just Olive Garden. Many restaurants save costs with a little sleight of hand
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With a growing consumer interest in plant-based healthy eating, vegetarian and vegan options present a chance new business and competitive advantage
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All the breaking business news, as sliding oil price sends Russian currency reeling. But has the Central Bank intervened?
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America’s job growth is a polite fiction. The fastest-growing jobs are part-time, low-paid, forcing workers to rely on food banks. We talked to some of the faces behind Black Friday
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In a world swamped with cheap, unsold crude oil, the powerful petroleum cartel needs Vladimir Putin to join it as it considers trimming production
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The US isn’t moving to the gold standard any time soon – but in Switzerland, where it reigned as recently as 1996, an immiment vote is raising the future of the shiny metal all over again
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Move suggests authorities are closer to filing criminal charges in long-running investigation into whether banks have been colluding to move currency rates
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The chair of the federal communications commission, Tom Wheeler, is preparing for a battle over net neutrality
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International businessman brought case against global arm of internet search firm over spread of malicious stories online
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Move is latest in bitter feud between Uber and traditional cabs and comes after reports tech firm has been abusing access to passenger data
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Pointed questions and plenty of ire were put to William Dudley regarding alleged coziness between his investigators and the banks they supervise
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Consultants shrug at lack of ‘smoking gun’
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In a rare phenomenon, the prices of completely unrelated commodities are falling. Is another global recession coming? Not quite
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A new study shows that Amazon keeps cutting prices to take on rivals like Walmart. Is this a good strategy, or mutually assured destruction of profits?
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This most recent gap between executive pay and taxes is part of an alarming trend reflecting a generous corporate tax code
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The 28-29 October meeting of the Federal Reserve board of governors gave the economy a clean bill of healthy, but noted market concern about Ebola
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Public Eye, a counter-event to the World Economic Forum, nominated the brand for a lifetime award as workers around the world protest Walmart’s wages and treatment of workers
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Texas court rules that Apple must pay out for infringing six, decades-old patents held by pager and telco firm, MTel. By Alex Hern
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Bill to approve controversial oil pipeline from Canada to Texan Gulf fails to win the 60 votes needed to pass
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China takes a historic step in its embrace of western-style capitalism – just as its economy is slowing. ‘If even John Paulson can get hosed in China, what hope does the individual investor have?’ ask experts. Caveat emptor
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Bill to restrict NSA surveillance must clear 60-vote threshold to proceed. Follow the latest in our live blog
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Energy East strategy drawn up by public relations firm Edelman calls for thousands of activists, major online campaign and digging into background of opposition groups as methods TransCanada Corporation should use to ‘play offence’ against those standing in its way
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Emil Michael says his comments that a journalist should have her private life exposed after criticising the site ‘did not reflect his actual views’. By Alex Hern
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A coalition of the biggest names in consumer technology have backed a US bill that would limit surveillance and prevent bulk email collection. By Samuel Gibbs
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Merger expected to raise antitrust concerns as Halliburton says it was prepared to divest businesses to meet regulators’ demands
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Deal could allow company to see off a hostile takeover from Canada’s Valeant Pharmaceuticals
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Bank of England governor’s proposals to curb excessive risk-taking include putting non-bonuses or fixed pay on the line
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Former fund manager Bill Gross ‘received $290m in 2013’ but Pimco says figures in Bloomberg report ‘are not correct’
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Disclosure by the 80% taxpayer-owned bank shows the 10 received £1.9m of these allowances for the last four months of 2014
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Analysts await next move to turn around ailing supermarket chain and expect gloomy trading update in January
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More than 100 customers say they’ve been contacted by callers quoting their personal details
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All the latest business and economic news, as the US Non-Farm Payroll shows the biggest monthly increase in almost three years
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Discount clothing store’s overall sales remain higher than a year ago because of the rapid expansion of the chain
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Trio will likely stand trial alongside two other former brokers who pleaded not guilty to similar charges last year
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Toymaker has won the international licence to sell Corgi and Scalextric-branded James Bond products ahead of the release of Spectre next year
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The entrepreneur and immigrant is a woman in her 40s in a business that favors young men, but she shrugs it off: ‘Anything with power, guys are there first’
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Carolyn McCall’s £665,000 salary, £1.15m annual bonus and £5.9m share award reflects performance and profits, says firm
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Women’s clothing chain ‘moved quickly to block attack’ in which cardholder names, account numbers and verification codes may have been exposed
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Songbird investors have two months to consider £2.6bn cash bid from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Brookfield
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Suppliers say Ambrosia custard maker requested hefty payments in order to continue doing business with them
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International Labour Organisation finds in three years to 2013 UK wages fared worse than most of the eurozone’s crisis hit economies
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Construction company says public-private partnership business worth far more than offer from John Laing Infrastructure Fund
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Iron ore producer hit by falling global price and a sea wall collapse, forcing it to cut production targets and flag writedowns
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Building industry activity slowed in November, new survey shows, as Westpac changes tack and forecasts cheaper borrowing
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Nils Pratley: Behind the verbal gymnastics, the eurozone economy sinks to its knees.
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Financial support for seismic surveys welcomed by oil industry but criticised by environmental campaigners
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A week after riots and unrest in Ferguson, small business owners with destroyed property find themselves at the center of the city’s attempts to move on
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The recession is history if you’re a senior executive. The money is great, the perks are numerous and jobs are plenty in the C-suite universe
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The entrepreneur and immigrant is a woman in her 40s in a business that favors young men, but she shrugs it off: ‘Anything with power, guys are there first’
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Chocolate maker looking at replacing the high-fructose corn syrup in some of its products with sugar, joining Gatorade and Yoplait
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Paper wants to slash 100 editorial jobs in total and will make layoffs if sufficient buyouts aren’t taken up by staff
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Pepper the android is set to rival George Clooney as the face of coffee in 1,000 Japanese stores, thanks to SoftBank
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Suzanne McGee: The multimillionaire self-help guru gives investing advice in his new book, but anyone who listened to him in 2010 would be hurting financially now
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The multi-millionaire internet entrepreneur’s outlandish experiment in urban revival is fast becoming an object of ridicule. So what’s really going on in downtown Vegas? Colin Marshall investigates
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This most recent gap between executive pay and taxes is part of an alarming trend reflecting a generous corporate tax code
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A new study finds that programs and monetary rewards designed to encourage whisteblowers can be a windfall for the government
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Co-founder Travis Kalanick may have apologised for the ‘terrible’ comments from a top Uber executive , but anger swirls at tech firm over allegations of sexism and misogyny
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A ring of scam artists from Georgia face criminal charges for alleged harassment of 6,000 Americans into making payments on debt that sometimes did not exist
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Cleveland could use a boost. But don’t look to the LeBronomy, which would require every man, woman and child in the city to spend $240 on gear every year
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Is financial expertise overrated? A new study from the ‘Yelp of investing’ shows that finance professionals make less money in the stock markets than people in other industries – perhaps because banking experts know it pays to be wary
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As students round the country prepare for a national anti-austerity protest, we look at the way government cost-cutting is targeting the young
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Five countries including India, China and Russia account for 61% of all slavery, says Australia-based Walk Free Foundation
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German chancellor tells Sydney audience climate change knows no borders and will not stop before the Pacific islands
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Young entrepreneurs aren’t all making clever apps for iPhones. Jon Card talks to three who have scored a success with more traditional business ventures
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Officials say 23 men and women were arrested after they blocked traffic at an intersection in Pico Rivera in California
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Publishing giant to pay more than 7,000 interns between $700 and $1,900 after lawsuit said some had been paid less than a dollar an hour
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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
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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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As Americans struggle with day-to-day expenses, holiday shopping takes a hit
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Social media firm’s chief executives dump millions of shares with CEO Dick Costolo shedding almost 50% of his holdings
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Advertising will become more tailored to the individual and less in your face as electronics find a home in our clothing
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Spain has offered citizenship to Sephardic Jews, who were expelled from the country in 1492. But is this about welcoming diversity again, or Spain’s attempt to draw new investment into a struggling economy?
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Company to team up with Telstra to fly 20 balloons over western Queensland in project designed to help connect remote regions of the world
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William Gibson is the sage of the information age; a science fiction writer of such eerie perspicacity that he is revered the world over. Lifelong devotee Ned Beauman meets him in Vancouver to talk about his new book and to hear what’s in store for us
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Malaysian snail among hundreds of species to become extinct as a result of fishing, logging, mining, agriculture and other activities to satisfy our growing appetite for resources
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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
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‘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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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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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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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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Business leader: the PM has taken an us-and-them approach to problems in the world economy. But the UK is a key participant in the system
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Consultants shrug at lack of ‘smoking gun’
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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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A week after riots and unrest in Ferguson, small business owners with destroyed property find themselves at the center of the city’s attempts to move on
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From the turkeys on our tables to the parades on our TVs, here are the people who work behind the scenes to bring us Thanksgiving
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Over 1,000 new online recruiting sites have popped up in recent years. No wonder some business owners like to go low-tech
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Like Mark Zuckerberg, these new CEOs tend to be socially aware and willing to write big checks for welfare programs. But don’t look to them to end elitism
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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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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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Don’t forget: Data are people, too, says Spotify’s vice-president of design and user experience
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Robin Chase, a founder of Zipcar, talks about the 'sharing economy' and why men struggle to bond with women at work
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Binge-watching is 'a natural way to consume the story' says Neil Hunt, who outlines how Netflix develops personalised shows and the company's stance on net neutrality
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Jim Koch, one of America's best known brewers, on everything from micro-brewing to micro-lending to being a bridesmaid
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The chef behind New York’s most craved pastry talks about growing up poor, staying creative and running a business
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We need to end the trends of fast fashion and throwing away products, says Patagonia's new CEO
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Maha Ibrahim talks about what VCs look for when investing, the mistake of being stealthy, and connecting entrepreneurs
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Michelle Peluso talks about the noon shopping frenzy and treating relationships as goals, rather than means
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LearnVest founder and CEO Alexa von Tobel talks about her new book Financially Fearless and reasons why not having a financial plan is a plan, just a really bad one
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Andy Katz-Mayfield and Jeff Raider talk about launching a startup, glasses, razors and the importance of a social mission
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Jay Bregman's mission is to make hailing a cab as easy as sending a text. He wants 'people who can't even see the box'
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Veeral Rathod talks about startup culture, business school, and why entrepreneurs should be organised, not structured
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The man charged with reinventing Kate Spade talks about networking, the future of branding, and advice from Jack Welch
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In a rare phenomenon, the prices of completely unrelated commodities are falling. Is another global recession coming? Not quite
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China takes a historic step in its embrace of western-style capitalism – just as its economy is slowing. ‘If even John Paulson can get hosed in China, what hope does the individual investor have?’ ask experts. Caveat emptor
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The 28-29 October meeting of the Federal Reserve board of governors gave the economy a clean bill of healthy, but noted market concern about Ebola
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Suzanne McGee: The multimillionaire self-help guru gives investing advice in his new book, but anyone who listened to him in 2010 would be hurting financially now
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Consultants shrug at lack of ‘smoking gun’
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Is financial expertise overrated? A new study from the ‘Yelp of investing’ shows that finance professionals make less money in the stock markets than people in other industries – perhaps because banking experts know it pays to be wary
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Former fund manager Bill Gross ‘received $290m in 2013’ but Pimco says figures in Bloomberg report ‘are not correct’
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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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The inventor of the world wide web calls for more politicians who understand how computers work
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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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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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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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Disclosure by the 80% taxpayer-owned bank shows the 10 received £1.9m of these allowances for the last four months of 2014
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Analysts await next move to turn around ailing supermarket chain and expect gloomy trading update in January
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More than 100 customers say they’ve been contacted by callers quoting their personal details
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Discount clothing store’s overall sales remain higher than a year ago because of the rapid expansion of the chain
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Trio will likely stand trial alongside two other former brokers who pleaded not guilty to similar charges last year
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Toymaker has won the international licence to sell Corgi and Scalextric-branded James Bond products ahead of the release of Spectre next year
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Carolyn McCall’s £665,000 salary, £1.15m annual bonus and £5.9m share award reflects performance and profits, says firm
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Songbird investors have two months to consider £2.6bn cash bid from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Brookfield
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Suppliers say Ambrosia custard maker requested hefty payments in order to continue doing business with them
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International Labour Organisation finds in three years to 2013 UK wages fared worse than most of the eurozone’s crisis hit economies
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Construction company says public-private partnership business worth far more than offer from John Laing Infrastructure Fund
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Nils Pratley: Behind the verbal gymnastics, the eurozone economy sinks to its knees.
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Financial support for seismic surveys welcomed by oil industry but criticised by environmental campaigners
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Clive Adamson is preparing to quit days before regulator publishes report on events which led to £6bn being wiped off insurance companies
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2014 forecast cut to 0.8% from the 0.9% predicted three months ago as bank says it will reassess policy measures next year
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Nordman fir trees from Scotland at discount supermarket are cheapest available to festive shoppers
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Evidence that shoppers engaged via social media spend more is forcing retailers to radically change the way they communicate
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European Central Bank will reassess stimulus measures in early 2015, and cuts growth and inflation forecasts again
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London council proposes action after revealing 30% of homes built in last six years have nobody on the electoral register
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Bank looking for alternative ways to hand bonuses to Niall Booker and other executives after vote on long-term incentive plan shelved
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Here are the highlights of a recent debate about harnessing the power of technology to keep city transport clean, sustainable and efficient, writes Sarah LaBrecque
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A water pricing company, Ecolab, has created an algorithm to help companies efficiently use water
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Eriko Ishikawa shares her top five lessons learned from her work at the International Finance Corporation
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How the garment industry and consumers can bring about a change in the sweatshop conditions endured by workers in developing countries
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It is time for all of us to wear the ‘sandals of humility’ if we are to end division and inequality in society
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Enhanced private sector approaches are improving health services to low-income Kenyans
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Metalsa decided to help prepare the next generation of industry workers
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When it comes to rivers, complexity – mystery, even – is the norm. Here’s what to keep in mind
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As clean energy cases hit the courts, investigations are underway – and not just from the usual suspects
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Sustainable innovations often arise from combining and understanding existing technologies
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Movement is happening for children’s rights and UNICEF is at the forefront
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Talkpoint: GSB readers identified the circular economy as a key trend in 2015. What areas and topics would you like to see us explore, and who are the people you want to hear from?
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Use our interactive for an introduction to the circular economy, explore case studies of circular economy business models and see how it’s shaping the future
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Islamic finance is widely misunderstood but its core principles could provide a blueprint for a sustainable global economy
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In the hands of corporations aiming to profitably serve the poorest consumers impact assessments can impede progress
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Companies turn to a growing crop of green remediation software to weigh the environmental and social impacts of cleanups, landfills and more
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Businesses are being asked to take more and more responsibility for protecting human rights. Does this let governments off the hook?
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A new study of ASX 50 companies finds only a handful are dealing with sustainability issues strategically
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Companies will be judged on what they do, not what they say about going green
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A new study shows that while higher prices have forced change, stronger policy action has prompted British retailers to move faster than their US counterparts to reduce greenhouse emissions
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David Cameron: Red lights are flashing on the global economy