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US stocks and oil prices slump due to China slowdown fears

US stocks and oil prices have plunged again on more worries about a slowdown in China, giving the market its worst drop in three...

Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets suspended after 7% drop

Shanghai’s stock index plunged nearly 7% today, sparking a halt in trading of Chinese shares, after weak manufacturing data and Middle East tensions weighed...

Spending up by 3.6% on last Christmas

Shoppers have increased their spend by almost 4% this Christmas compared to 2014. Figures from Retail Excellence show the seasonal spend is up by 3.6%...

Retailer predicts 30% drop in earnings after disappointing sales of computer games

Retailer GAME Digital became an early Christmas casualty on the UK high street as it warned over profits after being hit by weaker-than-expected sales...

Holland & Barrett sets £1bn sales target

Health food chain Holland & Barrett International is bidding to almost double sales to £1bn (€1.37bn) over the next five years, after it posted...

UK Families and Households

Check the Stats! Looks like young people aged from 16 to 24 living with their parents will most likely increase. The ONS released a statistic...

WhatsApp hope to overturn Brazilian ban

Whatsapp has said it is hoping to agree a deal with Brazilian officials to overturn a temporary ban on using it. Mark Zuckerberg, boss at...

Amazon advises customers to throw hoverboards away after safety fears

Hoverboards may be at the top of many a Christmas list this year but Amazon has reportedly advised its customers to throw them away...

ECB cuts interest rate in bid to boost lending

The European Central Bank has cut one of its key interest rates in an attempt to boost lending and help the growth in the...

UK core financial services ’under threat from cyber attack’

The Bank of England has warned of the “serious and growing threat” to stability posed by a cyber attack at the heart of the...

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