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The UK government told US authorities that it did not consider itself a “legally proper party” to the Bombardier trade dispute with Boeing.It also only submitted four pages of legal argument to a key hearing on the case held in December.In December, the US

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MP Jess Phillips addressed sexual harassment claims brought by an undercover reporter at a charity event.Financial Times reporter Madison Marriage told Newsnight she had been “groped several times” while posing as a hostess at the Presidents Club Charity

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The world’s biggest maker of mobile phone chips has been fined €997m ($1.2bn; £870m) by European authorities for paying Apple to use its chips.The EU’s Competition Commission said Qualcomm had “prevented rivals from competing in the

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As many as 245 members of the public have lost an average of £55,000 each, after falling victim to a series of pension scams.Among those who lost money was a couple from Hereford, who invested in a firm producing “truffle trees”.Four people who ran 11

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UK unemployment fell by 3,000 to 1.44 million in the three months to November, official figures show.The number of those in work increased sharply and wages rose at their fastest rate in almost a year, the Office for National Statistics said.That leaves the UK’s

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The US has warned that there is “more to come” on trade tariffs. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin – the first of the US delegation to arrive in Davos – said President Donald Trump was “determined to deal” with what he sees as unfair

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Jaguar Land Rover will cut production of some vehicles amid uncertainty over Brexit and changes to taxes on diesel cars. The company will scale back output of Range Rover Discovery Sport and Evoque models temporarily later this year. Last week, JLR said its global

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The countdown is on as the World Economic Forum kicks off its annual meeting in the alpine resort of Davos. Thousands of business leaders and policymakers attend. Among them is Donald Trump – the first time in almost 20 years a sitting US President is going.More

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Top bosses’ optimism about the global economy is at its highest level for six years, a survey suggests.Some 57% of chief executives say they expect growth to increase this year, almost double the number of last year, according to PwC.The consultancy said it was

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