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More sponsors drop US swimmer Lochte
Four sponsors have now dropped disgraced US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, including swimwear manufacturer Speedo and fashion label Ralph Lauren.
- 22 August 2016
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VW faces production delays amid dispute
Carmaker Volkswagen introduces short-time working at six of its plants in Germany amid a dispute with two external suppliers.
- 22 August 2016
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Pfizer to buy cancer drug firm for $14bn
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer confirms it will buy a cancer drug firm Medivation for about $14bn (£10.7bn).
- 22 August 2016
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Tourism 'will hold up' after Brexit
- 22 August 2016
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Contactless cards' popularity grows
- 22 August 2016
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New mothers 'losing out' in workplace
- 22 August 2016
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Syngenta shares jump after deal cleared
- 22 August 2016
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Viacom boss resigns in $72m deal
- 21 August 2016
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Fed's Fischer upbeat about US economy
- 21 August 2016
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Chinese firm 'eyes Liverpool FC stake'
- 21 August 2016
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PFI schools 'owned by offshore firms'
- 22 August 2016
- From the section Scotland
FTSE-100 index closes 30 points lower
- 22 August 2016
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Google releases Android 7.0 Nougat
- 22 August 2016
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'Check before you tap' on contactless
- 22 August 2016
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'I wish I'd appreciated the diversity agenda'
- 22 August 2016
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What issues face new India bank governor?
- 22 August 2016
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'I am a professional online gambler'
- 22 August 2016
- From the section UK
The shop enjoying an Olympic boost
- 21 August 2016
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Barbra Streisand teaches Siri a lesson
- 22 August 2016
- From the section Entertainment & Arts
Basketball star sets up investment fund
- 22 August 2016
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Delivering results
The man who rose from the depot to be boss of UPS
- 22 August 2016
- From the section Business
How to be mediocre
The art of being happy with life if you're just average
- 22 August 2016
- From the section Business
Changing of the guard
Can India's new bank governor emerge from Rajan’s shadow?
- 22 August 2016
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Can't wait, won't wait!
How impatient shoppers cause headaches for web retailers
- 19 August 2016
- From the section Business
Farming dreams
The quest to end Sierra Leone's 'hunger season'
- 19 August 2016
- From the section Business
Our Experts
Carney rips his shirt off
The Monetary Policy Committee has thrown the kitchen sink at the stuttering UK economy. But the governor knows he's not Superman.
Chinese warning on Hinkley
Hinkley Point is the world's most expensive nuclear project - it is also now the litmus test for Anglo-China relations under the new regime at Number 10.
'Gangster grannies' and China's shadow banking world
Think of the words shadow banking, and you'll probably conjure up an image of a slick-suited, smooth-talking mafia-esque character who will most likely be found in seedy bars or night clubs.
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Google releases Android 7.0 Nougat
- 22 August 2016
- From the section Technology
'Check before you tap' on contactless
- 22 August 2016
- From the section Business
'I wish I'd appreciated the diversity agenda'
- 22 August 2016
- From the section Business
What issues face new India bank governor?
- 22 August 2016
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'I am a professional online gambler'
- 22 August 2016
- From the section UK
The shop enjoying an Olympic boost
- 21 August 2016
- From the section Business
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