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Under Armour reveals bounceback plan after shares plummet 30%After worst performance in seven years, US athleisure brand hopes to imitate Tom Brady, the quarterback hero it sponsors
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UK manufacturing PMI rises to two-year high as FTSE 100 hits fresh record – as it happenedSterling rises to two-week high after strong manufacturing survey
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Joining the euro removed the country’s only means of overcoming economic troubles and restoring competitivenessHow Italy became this century's 'sick man of Europe'
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US Fed rate hike likely as jobless rate hits nine-year low – as it happenedNew figures show US economy created 178,000 jobs in November
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Why the LSE can serve tech startups better than Nasdaq or the NYSEUK investors have a more open mindset when it comes to backing ventures at an early stage, says the chief executive of Allied Minds
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Wall Street election reaction: stocks rally but experts warn of trouble ahead – as it happenedWall Street reacted positively to the election of Donald Trump as the 45th US president, despite his victory sparking panic on global markets earlier in the day. But experts warned that the US, and global, economy faces a very uncertain future. Donald Trump wins US election: the world reacts – liveThe biggest corporate winners: prisons, oil and pharmaThe dollar hits four-month high against the yenShares in gunmakers tumbleHelp support our journalism. Become a Guardian supporter or make a contribution
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UK public finances show bigger-than-expected deficitBritain ran a much bigger-than-expected budget deficit last month, a setback for the chancellor ahead of next month’s autumn statement
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Apple's angry but the taxman needs a bigger biteThe intervention of Margrethe Vestager, Europe’s competition commissioner, has ruffled feathers
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Britain's rail safety record deserves some creditLatest annual safety report by the Office of Rail and Road shows Britain has the third safest railway in Europe since 2010
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America builds far more homes because it has thriving mid-size building firms that have all but disappeared in BritainPersimmon grabs the headlines but where are the smaller builders?
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Sports Direct doesn't need consultants, it should listen to its shareholdersMike Ashley’s firm announced an external evaluation of the board, but the problems are obvious to all ... except Keith Hellawell
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Upbeat unemployment figures are no reason for leave voters to celebrateEconomists expected rise in joblessness but firms have not cut jobs yet because no one knows what Brexit will look like
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US retail sales disappoint, while German economy grows faster than expected – as it happenedEurope’s biggest economy grew by 0.4% in second quarter; Italy flat; UK construction weakens
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BHS scandal has long way to run despite shutters coming downArrival of heavyweight law firm Jones Day shows there are plenty of unanswered questions about the conduct of British Home Stores’ directors
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Retailers benefit as sunshine sends post-Brexit spending soaringLatest figures show like-for-like retail sales rose more than 1% in July, the best performance since January
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Osborne makes good point on economy – first thing he's got right this yearAs Bank of England fires its Brexit bazooka, former chancellor pops up on Twitter to call for supply side reform
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow Budget 2017: Philip Hammond faces row over tax rises for self-employed - as it happened