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Worst UK manufacturing in seven years tests Johnson pledges 16 Dec 2019 - 08:56 pm
Nissan manufacturing staff works in the Trim and Chassis section of their Sunderland Plant in North East England on November 12, 2014. AFP / Oli Scarff
Britain set to announce next Bank of England governor 16 Dec 2019 - 08:05 pm
Raghuram Rajan in New Delhi, India, March 12, 2016. Reuters / Anindito Mukherjee
Villains or visionaries? Hedge funds short companies they say 'greenwash' 16 Dec 2019 - 08:05 pm
Carson Block, Chief Investment Officer, Muddy Waters Capital LLC., speaks at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S. May 4, 2016. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
Investors seek exhumation of Canadian crypto currency firm founder to ensure it's him 16 Dec 2019 - 07:05 pm
An employee works on Bitcoin mining computer as a PC screen shows the fluctuations in Bitcoin exchange rates at Bitminer Factory in Florence, Italy, April 6, 2018. Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi
ArcelorMittal completes acquisition of India's Essar Steel 16 Dec 2019 - 07:05 pm
In this file photo taken on June 4, 2018 steel coils lay in a yard at ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Canada. AFP / Getty Images North America / Cole Burston
Chinese businesses boost self-reliance as trade war rolls on 16 Dec 2019 - 12:25 am
This file photo taken on June 11, 2019 shows people gathering at a Huawei stand during the Consumer Electronics Show, Ces Asia 2019 in Shanghai. AFP
Top executive calls on government to help Hong Kong hotels 15 Dec 2019 - 07:19 pm
Mourners queue along a road as they wait to pay their respects at the memorial service for Alex Chow, 22, who died last month from head injuries sustained during a fall inside a multi-storey carpark where police and protesters were clashing, at Po Fook Hi
US-China trade deal cuts tariffs for Beijing promise of big farm purchases 15 Dec 2019 - 05:45 am
This file photo taken on May 14, 2019 shows the US and Chinese flags displayed outside a hotel in Beijing. AFP / Greg Baker
Picked by slaves: coffee crisis brews in Brazil 14 Dec 2019 - 02:23 am
Paulo Santos de Jesus, Sales Felix, Joseilton de Jesus and Genivaldo Batista dos Santos pose for a picture after working on a coffee farm, during a labor ministry operation to identify workers in conditions analogous to slavery, in Campos Altos, Minas Ger
Indonesia urged to follow 'game-changer' Malaysia on palm oil maps 13 Dec 2019 - 10:25 pm
Land that has been cleared is pictured at an oil palm plantation in Johor, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Reuters / Edgar Su
Long wait seen for electric planes despite historic first flight 13 Dec 2019 - 10:25 pm
Snow geese and a float plane pass Cypress Mountain prior to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games February 9, 2010. Reuters/Chris Helgren
Britain's do-good businesses expect election certainty to create opportunities 13 Dec 2019 - 08:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for the Conservative party manifesto launch in Telford, Britain November 24, 2019. Reuters / Phil Noble
Brexit-backing billionaire gains $300 million after Johnson win 13 Dec 2019 - 05:47 pm
Peter Hargreaves, the co-founder of stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown, poses at his home near Bristol, Britain, May 19, 2016. Reuters/Andrew MacAskill
Thai electronics firm compensates exploited workers in rare award 12 Dec 2019 - 11:59 pm
Migrant workers from Myanmar test the quality of monitors as they work on a TV assembly line at a factory in Bangkok, Thailand July 22, 2019. Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun
Shipping industry sails into unknown with new pollution rules 12 Dec 2019 - 09:04 pm
A cargo ship is seen crossing through the New Suez Canal, Ismailia, Egypt, July 25, 2015. Reuters
Trump warms to doing China trade deal soon ahead of key meeting 12 Dec 2019 - 07:05 pm
Investors cheered Trump’s statement that the U.S. wants a deal with Beijing soon.
European Central Bank chief sees slowdown bottoming out 12 Dec 2019 - 05:34 pm
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde gestures as she addresses a news conference on the outcome of the meeting of the Governing Council, in Frankfurt, Germany, December 12, 2019. Reuters/Ralph Orlowski
Warren ‘wealth tax’ estimates too optimistic, analysis says 12 Dec 2019 - 05:34 pm
Elizabeth Warren addresses a crowd outside of the Francis Marion Performing Arts Center, October 26, 2019 in Florence, South Carolina. Sean Rayford / Getty Images / AFP