The EV car crash is a warning for Europe’s industrial transition

China is so far ahead in the electric vehicles market that its competitors are trailing in the dust #press

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Federal Reserve officials back rate rise pause in September

Hawkish Dallas president says another skip ‘would be appropriate’ as US inflation cools #press

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Thai king cuts Thaksin’s jail sentence to one year

Charismatic billionaire returned from 15 years of self-imposed exile last week to face court #press

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EU set to block Booking’s €1.63bn purchase of Etraveli

Regulators are concerned deal would consolidate US travel site’s market position and hurt rivals #press

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Markets are still rosy on the Fed

But headline job market data may hide deeper changes #press

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Zelenskyy boasts of new long-range weapon days after strikes inside Russia

Kyiv has steadily been extending its ability to hit targets deep behind enemy lines #press

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UK Covid-era economic performance better than previously stated, says ONS

Statistical agency’s revisions put Britain’s post-pandemic recovery in line with G7 peers #press

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FCA threatens banks with action as it reviews savings rates

NS&I ramps up pressure with market-leading deal #press

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Andrey Melnichenko: ‘It’s pointless to talk about good and evil’

Russia’s richest man on war crimes, the fallout from sanctions — and how the invasion of Ukraine made him a ‘pariah’ in Dubai #press

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Stocks gain ahead of closely watched US jobs report

European shares and Wall Street futures post modest rises as investors await latest reading on health of US labour market #press

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US jobs growth forecast to have slowed again in August

Signs of further cooling in economy would add to expectations that Fed will halt interest rate rises #press

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China frees up banks’ foreign exchange reserves to boost renminbi

Currency has fallen 5% against dollar this year as concerns about world’s second-largest economy mount #press

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Prosecutors and rivals increase pressure on Guatemala’s president-elect

Concerns over democracy and moves against Bernardo Arévalo could be ‘soft coup d’état’ #press

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‘Bombs and grenades’: Belgian port struggles with rising cocaine trade

Antwerp grew rich trading salt and sugar. ‘Now, we’re dealing with another white powder’, says city official #press

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Climate engineering: a quick fix or a risky distraction?

Advocates say reflecting solar radiation back into space can help cool a warming planet but opponents fear a devastating free-for-all #press

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Irish manufacturers buck European trend with rise in activity

Export orders jump and companies hire workers at fastest pace since February while broader regional economy remains weak #press

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Cash buyers wield a new level of power in the property market

The ability to pay upfront earns preference and price cuts, while those with mortgages go to the back of the queue #press

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Are you too passive about your passive investments?

If you haven’t reviewed your holdings for a few years, you may be shocked by the fees #press

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Cartoon time: watch collectors dial into a century of Disney

Highly prized pieces include Gérald Genta’s Mickey Mouse designs and Audemars Piguet’s Marvel limited editions #press

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Rugby needs to be more exciting to attract younger fans, says New Zealand chief

Comments by Mark Robinson come ahead of men’s World Cup in France #press

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