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Global stock markets slump as concerns over US economy linger
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Ireland’s competition watchdog to investigate Ticketmaster Oasis ticket sales
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Ruling over Covid insurance claims a win for thousands of businesses – lawyers
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Dunelm seeks to shrug off challenging market conditions with sales rise
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Average UK house price hits two-year high amid ‘positive summer’ for market
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Fears of US recession ease as job creation ticks up
A stronger performance for job creation in the United States appears to have eased financial market fears of a US recession.Closely-watched employment data showed that 142,000 net new jobs were created in the world’s largest economy last month. While that was below forecasts of 160,000, it represented a significant recovery on a downwardly revised total …
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Welsh Government on track to miss its new social housing target
The Welsh Government is forecast to fall short of its target of 20,000 new social homes in the current Senedd term by around 20% unless it provides additional finance, according to a report from watchdog Audit Wales. The target, set out in the Welsh Government’s 2021-26 programme for government, covers new properties delivered by housing …
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John Lewis brings back ‘never knowingly undersold’ pledge after two years
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Investment bosses praise Labour’s potential scrapping of British ISA
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Fuel prices drop to lowest levels in nearly three years
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Currys boosted by AI-curious customers as it takes 50% laptop market share
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Tycoon Caring close to clinching £1bn sale of Ivy Collection
The billionaire businessman Richard Caring is close to clinching a sale of his collection of Ivy restaurants, paving the way for a new owner of some of London’s biggest celebrity haunts.Sky News has learnt that Mr Caring, who began exploring an auction late last year, is on the brink of signing a deal with Si …

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