Bank of England maintains 0.5 per cent interest rate
November 12, 2015
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Bank of England maintains 0.5 per cent interest rate

“Recent falls in oil and other commodity prices mean that inflation is likely to remain…

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Britain’s unemployment rate drops to 7-year low
November 12, 2015
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Britain’s unemployment rate drops to 7-year low

There were 1.75 million unemployed people in the three months to September, 103,000 fewer than…

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8 crazy facts about Singles Day, China’s biggest online shopping day
November 12, 2015
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8 crazy facts about Singles Day, China’s biggest online shopping day

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has broken its own previous records by logging over $9 billion…

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Lufthansa strike chops another 900 flights
November 12, 2015
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Lufthansa strike chops another 900 flights

Cabin crew staff started a series of strikes at the airline’s core Lufthansa brand last…

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Walmart previews Black Friday Xbox One, PS4 deals
November 12, 2015
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Walmart previews Black Friday Xbox One, PS4 deals

Best Buy said almost all of its stores will remain remain open until 1 a.m.…

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Why Shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Jumped 15% Last Month
November 12, 2015
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Why Shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Jumped 15% Last Month

Beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev (of Budweiser and a gazillion others) and SABMiller (of Miller and…

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Ellen DeGeneres Pokes Fun at Starbucks’ “Satan Sipper” Holiday Cups: “How Dare”
November 12, 2015
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Ellen DeGeneres Pokes Fun at Starbucks’ “Satan Sipper” Holiday Cups: “How Dare”

The cup made headlines when popular Facebook preacher and former TV and radio evangelist, Joshua…

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BoE’s Haldane says United Kingdom economic growth not spectacular
November 12, 2015
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BoE’s Haldane says United Kingdom economic growth not spectacular

In a move that wrecked the pound last week, the Bank of England kept interest…

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Kevin Spacey Records Ad for China’s Version of Black Friday
November 12, 2015
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Kevin Spacey Records Ad for China’s Version of Black Friday

The company’s total sales for Singles’ Day a year ago amounted to the same figure,…

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Hungary Welcomes OECD Forecast On Enhanced Economic Growth
November 12, 2015
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Hungary Welcomes OECD Forecast On Enhanced Economic Growth

Comments of concern around global growth from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)…

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