Bershka, Pull & Bear and Stradivarius pulls out of China
Bershka, Pull & Bear and Stradivarius are retreating from China. The Spanish parent group Inditex has decided to close all the physical shops of the brands by the…
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Boris Johnson thanked the Parliament for quick Brexit deal approval
Prime minister Boris Johnson thanked the British Parliament for approving the trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union less than 24 hours before the British…
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2020 was a good year for gold and other precious metals
The price of gold rose significantly in the year 2020, helped by the huge support packages against the crisis, the cheaper dollar and the financial market turmoil. The…
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US stimulus cheques induce gold rally
The price of gold was in the elevator on Tuesday, after the American House of Commons agreed to president Donald Trump’s demand to increase the value of the…
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Timur Kulibayev had stolen too little to be noticed
After the Financial Times magazine investigation exposed the colossal Timur Kulibayev scheme to defraud his own country by at least 53 million USD there was silence. Then a…
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British pound gets support from Brexit deal prospects
The British pound was getting more and more strenght from Thursday morning because a Brexit deal after lengthy negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union seems…
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Just in time: France and Britain come with the plan to re-establish the traffic
The United Kingdom and France have drawn up a plan to resume freight traffic between the two countries. The plan should come into effect on Wednesday. British Prime…
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EU sets ultimatum to Britain: it’s about fishing ‘rights’ again
If Dutch fishing boats and those of other EU countries do not have access to British waters, then the UK will not, in turn, have full access to…
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Saudi Arabian Q3 GDP shrunk 4.6 percent y/y
The economy of Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, has also shrunk in the third quarter, mainly because of the difficult situation in the oil sector caused…
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In IT, Innovation and Startups
Ministry of Truth just got outsourced to the corporations
Social media and video services such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok risk high fines in the UK if they do not properly prevent the spread of harmful…
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