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Car sales in America – the world’s second-largest market – are stalling, but there’s debate about whether the downshift is due to normal economic cycles or a sign of bigger changes.Major firms, such as Ford, General Motors and Toyota, have

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Carmaker Toyota is making a concerted effort to sell more cars in the US to the millennials or “Generation Y” age group.As it opens its shiny new US headquarters, 19% of the firm’s US sales last year were to millennials, people born between the early

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Ever wonder where your clothes go after you discard them? In Western countries, when you donate clothing to charities via shops, collection bags, or clothing banks many are given to those in need or sold in charity shops to raise funds. But what happens to torn or

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Buoyant Uefa TV income helped Premier League clubs’ revenues rise 9% to a record £3.6bn in the 2015-16 season, according to analysis from Deloitte.It says broadcast earnings of £1.9bn accounted for more than half of the top flight clubs’ total revenues.A

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Every household in the UK should get a one-off rebate of £285 on its fuel bills as a result of excess industry profits, Citizens Advice has said.Over eight years, it claimed firms that transport gas and electricity – so-called energy networks – have made

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Travel company Thomas Cook says it has won a legal victory against a fake holiday sickness claim and plans to challenge other such claims in court.It comes after a family tried to win up to £10,000 in damages for food poisoning on a trip to the Canary Islands.A judge

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Restaurant delivery service Deliveroo is to be incorporated into TripAdvisor listings in cities across 12 countries, thanks to a partnership between the two firms.Customers will be able to access Deliveroo by clicking “order online” within TripAdvisor. The

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West Midlands fashion chain Store Twenty One has collapsed into liquidation with the loss of 900 jobs.The company will close its remaining 122 shops after last year shutting down 200 of its outlets.Corporate recovery firm Quantuma has been appointed to oversee the

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South Korea’s tourism body fears a huge drop in visitors, as a diplomatic row with China starts to bite. The Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO) predicted there could be 4.7 million fewer foreign tourists this year than in 2016 – a drop of about 27%.China has

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The UK’s communications watchdog has imposed a limit on the amount of mobile spectrum that companies can win in an upcoming auction.Ofcom will make available more mobile spectrum later this year to provide better support for 4G and 5G services.It said that in

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