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The US has announced another trade investigation, this time targeting China’s aluminium industry.The inquiry will examine if aluminium alloy sheet is being sold below cost or with the help of government subsidies and could lead to tariffs.The US called it an

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Media playback is unsupported on your device It is not a job for someone who is scared of creepy crawlies.The team of laboratory workers are busy collecting the eggs laid by thousands of bugs in large plastic containers.They have to shake and brush away the insects,

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The network that oversees free-to-use cash machines across the UK must ensure there is an even spread of ATMs across the country, an influential MP says.Nicky Morgan, who chairs the Commons Treasury Committee, said any big fall in the number of ATMs would

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Construction workers from the EU should have the right to “settled status” in the UK after Brexit, industry bodies have urged.The construction sector, which employs around 3 million people, faces “cliff edge” skills shortages over access to EU

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The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has called for quicker progress on agreeing a transitional UK-EU trade period following Brexit. Speaking at their annual dinner SMMT President Tony Walker said such a period “should be on the current terms

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A subsidiary of Japanese synthetic fibre-maker Toray falsified product data, the company has admitted.It is the latest in a series of Japanese corporate scandals in which major corporations have admitted to lapses in quality control. Toray Hybrid Cord re-wrote quality

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For the first time since the financial crisis, all of the UK’s biggest lenders have passed the Bank of England’s stress tests. The tests imagine a series of adverse economic scenarios to see whether the banks could continue to lend money to support the UK

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Japan’s Softbank has reportedly made a heavily discounted bid to buy Uber shares at a valuation of $48bn (£36bn). If the deal goes ahead, Softbank would acquire the stock for nearly 30% less than Uber’s most recent valuation of $69bn. The Japanese

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