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Over the last five years, the Federal Reserve has pumped almost $4.5tn into the US economy through quantitative easing
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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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It’s not just the fashion world that has been rocked by the death of the legendary designer. Here are some of the messages of respect pouring in from stars and celebrities
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Frito-Lay will launch new flavour chips after company chooses suggestion from New Jersey nurse Meneko Spigner McBeth
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Tech firm giant’s chief Ginni Rometty describes performance as disappointing as GlobalFoundries is paid £930m to take chip firm
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Leo Benedictus: Everyone knows about Ebola – which makes it a dream marketing possibility for companies unhindered by sensitivity. Here’s a selection of their varied wares
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Online retailer promises to pay 13,000 seasonal workers 20p an hour more than minimum wage, up from 1p last year
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UK fashion chain to take over more than 48,310 sq metres of space in next 18 month as part of push to conquer US market
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In an exceedingly rare move for a US official, Patrick Dowd has been recruited by former NSA director Keith Alexander’s company
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Chair of the US Federal Reserve says increasing inequality runs contrary to American values and undermines mobility
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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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Meet the new iPad, same as the old iPad. Some of the most successful consumer products are ones that keep the same look for their entire lifetimes
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Shares priced at 140p at launch, the bottom end of the price range, valuing the company at £545.6m
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‘Confessional’ app follows some users even after they have asked not to be tracked
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Whisper app that was intended to be a safe haven for anonymity is exploiting a vast library of texts, photographs and, in many cases, the location of their authors – from Guantánamo to the White House
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‘Anonymous’ app revises sections of its terms of service after learning of Guardian article exposing details of its business practices
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Healthcare workers worried about Ebola can do little. They’re asking for better equipment and training, but beyond that, workplace laws offer them few protections
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Pictures and details of new products, which will have Touch ID sensors and improved camera, appear on iPad user guide
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Charles Arthur: As Tim Cook prepares to unveil the sixth iPad, the high-end tablet market is stagnant – and many of the people who want one already have one. So where will new sales come from?
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Apple’s next-gen iPads with Touch ID fingerprint sensors will be unveiled at 6pm on Thursday, but what else does Apple have up its sleeve? By Samuel Gibbs
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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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The impact of quantitative easing was blunted by unconventional monetary policies and conservative fiscal policies
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Retailers forced into discounts to tempt shoppers over winter lines, while pubs and fruit growers get a boost from the sun
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CEO denies factory move is response to boycott campaign but BDS statement reiterates condemnation of company
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Annual funding to Co-operative party of 32 MPs, including Ed Balls, will be not be reviewed until after 2015 general election
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International flow of funds now ‘a genuine system’ that requires stronger regulatory tools, says Andy Haldane
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Central bank’s head, Janet Yellen, confirms cessation of buying bonds in October after injection of £4.5 trillion over five years
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Testing equipment group boosted by positive note from JP Morgan Cazenove
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Experts cautious as figures also show company administrations in third quarter this year rose 17% over previous quarter
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Report by charity contrasts devastating effects of deep recession alongside wealth of richest elite increasing by $0.5m a minute
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Shares in the luxury car company will be sold in public offering in bid to unlock value of distinctive brand
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Serious Fraud Office joins other inquiries by two financial watchdogs into supermarket’s £263m profit overstatement
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Just under 16% of UK households where adult of working age is living have no adults in work, 1.4% fall on year earlier
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Turbulent six-year reign of first non-French CEO st Sanofi listed, France’s second biggest company, ended in sacking
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Bank forfeits fees after an employee mentioned imminent flotation in a web seminar during Alibaba’s pre-IPO quiet period
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Shares in other big fashion retailers slide as Next says warm and dry autumn halved its expected rise in profit
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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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Financial regulator hands down biggest ever fine for building society as YBS repays 34,000 struggling borrowers a total of £8m
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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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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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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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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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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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Heidi Moore: Wall Street and Washington hype is just that. Anyone who's really been paying attention knows the truth about the economy
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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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Spotted in Tesco: a carton of buttermilk with what looks a lot like a giant, orange penis on it. Have you spotted any design fails lately?
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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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The impact of quantitative easing was blunted by unconventional monetary policies and conservative fiscal policies
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Testing equipment group boosted by positive note from JP Morgan Cazenove
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Experts cautious as figures also show company administrations in third quarter this year rose 17% over previous quarter
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Report by charity contrasts devastating effects of deep recession alongside wealth of richest elite increasing by $0.5m a minute
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Shares in the luxury car company will be sold in public offering in bid to unlock value of distinctive brand
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Serious Fraud Office joins other inquiries by two financial watchdogs into supermarket’s £263m profit overstatement
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Just under 16% of UK households where adult of working age is living have no adults in work, 1.4% fall on year earlier
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Turbulent six-year reign of first non-French CEO st Sanofi listed, France’s second biggest company, ended in sacking
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Bank forfeits fees after an employee mentioned imminent flotation in a web seminar during Alibaba’s pre-IPO quiet period
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Shares in other big fashion retailers slide as Next says warm and dry autumn halved its expected rise in profit
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Financial regulator hands down biggest ever fine for building society as YBS repays 34,000 struggling borrowers a total of £8m
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Credit Suisse issues underperform recommendation after recent share price strength
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Larger than expected decrease in approvals shows Bank of England moves to take heat out of market is having an effect
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Company expects to meet full year expectations but flags a number of challenges
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Share price falls after French pharmaceutical’s board sacks CEO amid row over management style
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Investors hopeful despite expected end of central bank’s bond buying programme
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Manufacturing was weakest part of economy in three months to October as eurozone struggles and world tensions hit exports
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Denmark has banned the construction of incineration plants, Scotland is charging for plastic bags and Sweden is aiming to reduce its metal recycling
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Apply for your free place at the Guardian Sustainable Business evening seminar in London on 26 November 2014
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Tackling global challenges including Bangladeshi floods, water scarcity, fashion waste and death in childbirth, the runners up for the Sustainia awards showcase business innovation
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The albert+ scheme asks TV productions to address sustainability challenges. Programmes that address key issues will display logo in their credits
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Consumers are used to seeing eco labels about environmental impact but there is still a scarcity of tools and metrics to estimate the social impact
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Can social enterprises sufficiently scale to really crack problems of poverty? Recent thought suggests they can
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Apply for your free place at the Guardian Sustainable Business morning seminar in London on 25 November 2014
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Draft IPO sends reporter down a rabbit hole to find shady dealings in the international fishing industry
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An ecologist has released an alarming study showing that tiny clothing fibers could be the biggest source of plastic in our oceans. The bigger problem? No one wants to hear it
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A step change is needed in the amount of private finance available for sustainable development. The bad news is the financial sector is still headed in the wrong direction
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Sponsored by Intel and HP, a weekend-long hackathon surfaced app ideas to facilitate more equal food distribution and make volunteering easier
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While some may feel uncomfortable making money from the poor, social enterprise and emergency ambulance operator Ziqitza, estimates it has saved thousands of lives
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Maine-based Northern Girl is creating a new regional market for the state’s organic farmers - and doesn’t hope to feed the world
GM salmon company Aquabounty fined by Panama