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Media playback is unsupported on your device Nicky Morgan, the new chair of the influential Treasury Committee, has said she wants the body to extend its scope beyond banks and Brexit.Ms Morgan, a former education secretary, told the BBC she wants to look “at

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A firm that rents warehouses to online retailer including Amazon and Alibaba is to be sold for $11.7bn (£9bn).The buyout of Singapore-based Global Logistic Properties (GLP) by a China-led consortium will be one of Asia’s biggest ever private equity deals.GLP

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Rakuten is Japan’s answer to Amazon.Founder and chief executive Hiroshi Mikitani talks to Mariko Oi about his first online purchase, the future of drones, and why he’s paying $58m (£45m) a year to sponsor Barcelona football club.Produced by Simon

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Most people seem to agree that “fake news” is a big problem online, but what’s the best way to deal with it? Is technology too blunt an instrument to discern truth from lies, satire from propaganda? Are human beings better at flagging up false

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A vending machine fitted with biometric security has been developed which could be used to dispense a variety of restricted goods including alcohol, ammunition and cannabis.The “secure” device attached to the machine identifies users by the veins in the fingers and

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Widespread opioid abuse is tied to a fall in the share of Americans working or looking for work, the head of the US central bank said on Thursday.Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she was not sure if it was a cause of

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Train operators handle passenger complaints and delays almost as badly as they did a decade ago, according to research from consumer group Which?. It also found punctuality levels on Britain’s railways were at their worst level in 10 years.The group said

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A 27-year-old transport planner has won the £250,000 Wolfson Economics Prize for a plan to improve Britain’s roads. Gergely Raccuja proposed a distance-based charge to replace fuel duty and vehicle excise duty, with the money raised being used to boost

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Uber is to merge its Russian business with local competitor Yandex, after the US ride-hailing firm spent millions to build a presence in Russia and other countries in the region.Yandex, compared to a Russian Google, will own about 59% of the combined company, valued

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