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Asda owners under pressure as chain’s share of market hits ‘new nadir’ | Asda

Asda owners under pressure as chain’s share of market hits ‘new nadir’ | Asda

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Robert Johnson

The owners of Asda are facing mounting pressure after figures showed the struggling supermarket chain’s share of the grocery market reached a ...

EUR/USD rises to a one year high as the US employment picture dims

EUR/USD rises to a one year high as the US employment picture dims

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Robert Johnson

High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates ...

FTSE 100 live: London blue-chips struggle for headway, UK public borrowing swells

FTSE 100 live: London blue-chips struggle for headway, UK public borrowing swells

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Robert Johnson

About Oliver Haill Oliver has been writing about companies and markets since the early 2000s, cutting his teeth as a financial journalist ...

US jobs growth revised sharply lower in sign of cooling labour market

US jobs growth revised sharply lower in sign of cooling labour market

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Robert Johnson

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Jobs growth ...

US Dollar ticks up with help from some softer downside revision in Nonfarm revision report

US Dollar ticks up with help from some softer downside revision in Nonfarm revision report

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Robert Johnson

The US Dollar sees back in the green and snapping this week’s losing streak.  The Nonfarm Payrolls revision comes in at -818,000, ...

Brazil gives Scotch whisky protected status | Politics News

Brazil gives Scotch whisky protected status | Politics News

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Robert Johnson

Brazil has awarded special protected status to Scotch whisky – with the UK’s trade secretary toasting the decision by visiting a distillery ...

Group twice as rich as Elon Musk makes takeover stance clear amid Tottenham latest

Group twice as rich as Elon Musk makes takeover stance clear amid Tottenham latest

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Robert Johnson

Daniel Levy and his ENIC colleagues are looking to sell a stake in Tottenham, who those in finance circles suggest represent one ...

McDonald’s to spend £1bn on 200 new UK and Ireland restaurants

McDonald’s to spend £1bn on 200 new UK and Ireland restaurants

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Robert Johnson

Alistair Macrow, McDonald’s UK and Ireland boss, said the plans show its “ongoing commitment” to growth and job creation in the two ...

Ford writes off .9bn as it cancels plans for all-electric large SUV in US | Ford

Ford writes off $1.9bn as it cancels plans for all-electric large SUV in US | Ford

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Robert Johnson

Ford has written off $1.9bn as it cancelled plans for an all-electric large SUV in the US, opting to produce a hybrid ...

Shares in National Express owner jump as it starts sale of US school bus business | National Express

Shares in National Express owner jump as it starts sale of US school bus business | National Express

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Robert Johnson

The owner of National Express has revealed it has begun the sale of its North American school bus business in an effort ...