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MACROECONOMICS the nightmare continues for emerging markets and UK services sector strength contrasts with construction slowdown VEHICLE-RELATED NEWS Volvo plans to do away with domestic flights, UK car sales rise and Mobike abandons Manchester INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS Amazon moves to develop its delivery service and Gaucho restaurants are thrown a lifeline OTHER NEWS I bring you some hope for us all in old age with some amazing world records! For more details, read on…

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In MACROECONOMIC NEWS TODAY, South Africa goes into recession. In RETAIL NEWS, Amazon hits the £1bn mark, Halfords does OK on electric bikes but McColl’s, John Lewis and Fenwick have disappointing news. In AUTOMOTIVE NEWS, US auto sales stay steady and Goldman Sachs predicts a tough time for Tesla. In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS , personalised cancer treatment gets fast-tracked by the NHS, Deutsche Bank drops out of the Euro Stoxx50 index, Samsung joins the race to the bottom for smartphones and Lego sales suffer. In OTHER NEWS , I bring you the cracking new John Lewis advert. School plays from now on will have a lot to live up to ;0) . For more details, read on…

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MACROECONOMICS Italy flirts with recession, Argentina takes extraordinary measures and Turkey hints that it might increase interest rates INDUSTRY RELATED NEWS coal is looking surprisingly perky, shipbuilding could be close to a turnaround but UK manufacturing is looking sluggishINDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS China’s Meituan Dianping is looking for a chunky valuation, France’s Casino and the UK’s Footasylum get a kickingOTHER NEWS I bring you some victorious air guitar moves. For more details, read on…

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MACROECONOMICS Turkey faces more turmoil and Europe faces a major changing of the guard CAR-RELATED NEWS Ford looks at ditching Mondeo and Tesla’s Musk continues to make life difficult for himself INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS Coke’s sip of Costa could be the first of many deals, Chinese bike-sharer Ofo gets sued and investors guess who might be next to exit the UK high street OTHER NEWS I bring you an officially-approved way of nodding off and an amazing example of what Minecraft can do. For more details, read on…

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MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn Hong Kong IPO, Spotify and Snap disappoints and Square continues to bleed cash OTHER NEWS A trinket for all you would-be Meghan Markles out there…

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MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn Hong Kong IPO, Spotify and Snap disappoints and Square continues to bleed cash OTHER NEWS A trinket for all you would-be Meghan Markles out there…

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MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn Hong Kong IPO, Spotify and Snap disappoints and Square continues to bleed cash OTHER NEWS A trinket for all you would-be Meghan Markles out there…

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In MACROECONOMIC NEWS TODAY, US/China talks end achieving sweet FA and Australia gets its latest PM
In UK CONSUMER/RETAIL-RELATED NEWS, there’s more evidence that the heatwave inspired spending, Fulham Shore shows that restaurants aren’t all disastrous and the Asda/Sainsbury’s merger gets closer scrutiny
In NEW BUSINESS NEWS, VW gets involved in car-sharing and Goldman Sachs brings its savings account to the UK
In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS, Alibaba sees a surge in revenues and gets a SoftBank injection while Qantas flies high
In OTHER NEWS, I bring you an unusual live performance and a potential new career. For more details, read on…

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MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn Hong Kong IPO, Spotify and Snap disappoints and Square continues to bleed cash OTHER NEWS A trinket for all you would-be Meghan Markles out there…

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MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn Hong Kong IPO, Spotify and Snap disappoints and Square continues to bleed cash OTHER NEWS A trinket for all you would-be Meghan Markles out there…

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