business
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US telecom businesses struggling to make connections as Cuba opens upPresident Obama has made the sector a priority but distrust about the security of US systems, foreign rivals and other priorities are making the going tough
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Hulk Hogan: Gawker Media founder Nick Denton 'scared the hell out of me'Former pro wrestler said he wrote affirmations to boost confidence during sex tape trial, for which $65m of the $140m payout was for his emotional distress
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Supersonic jet startup vows 'affordable' travel – if you have $5,000 to spareSir Richard Branson says Virgin will partner with Boom to build and test plane to succeed where Concorde failed – ‘this lets you commute’ across oceans
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'Flash crash trader' can be extradited to US, judge rulesRuling means Navinder Singh Sarao’s alleged actions to ‘spoof’ financial markets constitutes a crime in the UK
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Disney and Marvel to boycott Georgia if state passes 'religious liberty' billStudio will refuse to shoot films in state should bill, which would allow officials and organisations to discriminate against same-sex couples, become law
spotlight
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Apple unveils smaller iPad Pro with stylus and keyboard supportNew smaller ‘professional’ tablet brings stylus and Smart Connector features to a more manageable size 9.7in screen
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Apple launches smaller, cheaper smartphoneRevamped iPhone 5S brings company’s smallest smartphone up to par with 2015’s iPhone 6S, while catering for those who want a smaller phone
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Better sleep, Health app and fingerprint-locking for NotesApple’s latest version of its iPhone and iPad software includes mode for blocking blue light at night and enhancements to the use of iPads in education
in depth
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How South America's lithium triangle is gearing up to feed our battery addiction‘White petroleum’ powers everything from electric cars to mobile phones, and half the earth’s resources come from the salt flats of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia
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This long-isolated country has lost a lot, but it is in danger of being spoilt in countless ways – the golden arches includedCuba needs modernising – but it can manage without McDonald's
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Oregon grapples with consequences of landmark minimum wage lawSmall businesses have expressed alarm at the state’s pledge to raise its rate over six years to the highest in the country but advocates say the move falls short
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Co-living – the companies reinventing the idea of roommatesShared housing is nothing new but the number of young people living with roommates has doubled since 1980 and some entrepreneurs see an opportunity
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Aged Great Lakes lock could cripple US steel industry and hit manufacturing jobsMost of the iron ore used to feed America’s hunger for steel passes through the 50-year-old Soo Locks in Michigan. A failure could put millions of jobs at risk
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Can Apple's $1.5bn green bond inspire more environmental investments?Apple’s willingness to borrow billions to address the economic impact of climate change could pave the way for other businesses to do the same
around the world
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Australians paying half a billion dollars a year in 'unnecessary' ATM feesAbout 40% of transactions done at third-party machines, costing $548m in avoidable charges
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Australian shares tipped to move higher as rally continuesThe prospect of fewer US rate hikes this year than expected along with higher commodity prices has kept the ASX climbing
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By rejecting $1bn for a pipeline, a First Nation has put Trudeau's climate plan on trial
Environment By rejecting $1bn for a pipeline, a First Nation has put Trudeau's climate plan on trial
Canada’s Lax Kw’alaams show us how we can be saved: by loving the natural world and local living economies more than mere money and profit -
China’s woes take sheen off amber as traders fear risky times aheadIt is believed to bring luck and good health, but prices that have soared by 1,000% in past five years could go into reverse
featured topics
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Millennial financeMillennial financeSocial injustice on an unprecedented scale, massive inequities and loss of trust in elites define our political moment – and rightly soYoung people are right to be angry about their financial insecurity
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Money and feminismMoney and feminism'Pink taxes': higher expenses for women add insult to gender pay gap injuryMy cotton shirt costs $7 to dry-clean, but the same shirt paid for by a man costs only $3.25. It’s time for women to demand not just pay equality, but equity
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Rockefeller family charity to withdraw all investments in fossil fuel companies
Coalition announces $1bn clean energy fund to invest in emerging technologies