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The president-elect is reportedly favouring the Exxon Mobil CEO but experts say the Senate may bridle over a realpolitik choice that would benefit Russia
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A selection of Goldman Sachs brass past and present as well as some unqualified (and wealthy) nominees leaves one to wonder how long his honeymoon with his working-class constituency will last
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Amazon’s new stores track what you pick off the shelves and bill your account for it later – and that’s just part of what’s coming in retail
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Exclusive: Privacy campaigners express alarm after company contracts Sodexo to ‘capture individual insights’ from staff in Western Australian mining camps
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Despite the Koch brothers not backing Donald Trump financially with ads during the election, their network is emerging as a winner from his transition
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After a tax-incentive deal at the Carrier plant, the president-elect set his sights on Rexnord Corp – where ‘devastated’ workers face a similar threat to their jobs
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How Italy became this century's 'sick man of Europe'
Larry ElliottJoining the euro removed the country’s only means of overcoming economic troubles and restoring competitiveness
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Deal with Japanese giant Sumitomo for €751m brings together two largest distributors in Asia and Europe, earning an €87m payout for McCann family
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Senior official says proposed budget cuts, which have been protested in violent street clashes, are ‘lacking in all nuance and compassion’
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The filthy practice of exporting highly polluting fuel to Africa is symbolic of big business the world over: where profit is king, human life becomes trivial
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Online property portal says high demand will continue to lift prices outside inner London where prices will fall 5%
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Millennial financeMillennial financeTriple-lock pension should be scrapped, say MPsGuaranteed rises in the state pension worsen generational inequality skewed toward baby-boomers, according to committee
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Money and feminismMoney and feminism'Eggs in the bank': how one clinic is making egg freezing less expensiveExtend Fertility cuts the $10,000 price tag in half to give women with demanding careers or chronic illnesses more accessible options in planning for their futures
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A global campaign to promote 100% renewable energy use in the business world means more Silicon Valley giants are now investing in solar and wind electricity
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Trump wants to bring back millions of coal jobs, but a technology that could help has struggled to become affordable
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One cruise liner is offering passengers weeklong cruises centered entirely around volunteer work. But are these vacations as sustainable as they seem?
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America, stop visiting roadside zoos – they make money from the inhumane treatment of animals
Jennifer JacquetWhile conventional zoos have moved to enclosures for animals for at least part of the day, animals at some roadside zoos can spend their entire lives in a cage
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Richest 62 people as wealthy as half of world's population, says Oxfam
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