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Top Remainer Admits UK Well-placed To Benefit From Brexit Thanks To Global Trade Growth

The UK is well placed for growth despite Brexit due to rises in global trade, said a Conservative economics grandee who ... Read more

Is There Ever A 'Kodak Moment' In Transportation Infrastructure?

Essential assets can eventually become obsolete but many reinvent themselves. Transport adapts to survive. Read more

Violent Protests Raise Tensions In Tunisia, Birthplace Of Arab Spring

In recent days, violent protests over price hikes have left one person dead and raised fears of broader unrest in the co... Read more

Food Shortages And World's Highest Inflation Push Venezuelans To The Edge

Supermarket shelves and fridges are empty, and the prices of the few goods that are available can change every day. Read more

Philip Hammond And David Davis Make Plea To EU For 'most Ambitious Trade Deal In The World'

Chancellor and Brexit secretary hope to secure a bespoke trade deal with the European Union that will include financial ... Read more

EU Countries Will Have To Spend More To Cover British Funding Gap Warns Jean-Claude Juncker

Juncker dismisses the idea Britain could backtrack on its Brexit pledge and urges remaining members to commit to a new f... Read more

What Impact Would Political Bluster Have On Investor Sentiment In 2018?

Investors were right to bet that common sense would prevail in 2017. Most likely, it will in 2018 too. Read more

Lidl's Mega Warehouse Near Luton Would See 1,000 New Jobs Created

German discount supermarket says the facility would serve growing demand at its London stores. Read more

Australia Paints Dire Picture Of Iron Ore Prices In 2018 Forecasting A 20% Slump

Government says drop in Chinese demand could spell very bad news for the industry. Read more

UK House Prices In Monthly Decline For The First Time Since June

Latest survey by Halifax finds fresh signs of market weakness. Read more

Pound Gains Ground As UK Productivity Rises To A Six-year High

British currency gains from positive macroeconomic data as US jobs figures fail to perk up the dollar. Read more

Plunging Demand For Diesel Vehicles Triggers First UK Car Sales Drop For Six Years

Demand for diesel cars plunged by nearly a fifth denting the headline figure for 2017, according to latest data. Read more

Eurozone Economy Ends 2017 On 'stellar' Note

The 19-country eurozone economy closed out last year growing stronger than at any time in nearly seven years. Read more

Rapid Rise In UK Living Wage Could Result In More Robots In The Workplace

New report warns automation might be deployed to mitigate effects of a higher wage bill. Read more

Americans To Spend $20bn On Legalised Marijuana Generating 400,000 New Jobs

States that have legalised the use and sale of marijuana in the United States will create 400,000 new jobs by 2021 and g... Read more