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Charter Communications to acquire Time Warner Cable for $55.3bnNew company will be among largest TV and internet providers in US after Comcast backed out of bid for Time Warner Cable last month -
Euro and Greek bonds hit by bailout fearsAll the latest economic and financial news, as speculation swirls that Greece could fail to meet its IMF repayments in June
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Taco Bell and Pizza Hut join companies doing away with artificial ingredientsFast-food chains join McDonald’s and Subway in nixing artificial dyes and flavors as they face pressure from smaller rivals positioning themselves as wholesome -
Jony Ive promoted to chief design officer at AppleBritish designer will delegate day-to-day management, leading to speculation that he wants to return to live in the UK -
Obama boosted as Senate votes to give him fast-track authority on trade dealsMitch McConnell hails ‘new opportunities for bigger paychecks, better jobs’ but fierce fight for approval likely in House this summer -
Shell boss endorses warnings about fossil fuels and climate changeBen van Beurden agrees that we need to capture the carbon emissions of fossil fuel reserves, but predicts that the world will be ‘zero carbon’ by the century’s end
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California oil spill despoils coastline in tar-blackened reprise of 1960s disasterAn area known as the Galápagos of the north is again mired in foul-smelling black goo as newer operators exploit depleted oil resources amid patchy regulation
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Periscope launches Android appTwo months after debuting on Apple’s operating system, Twitter’s live-streaming app has come to Google – with new features
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How people power took on big business in the fight for net neutrality in IndiaWhen Indian mobile operators tried to charge extra for messaging apps like WhatsApp, a grassroots campaign for a free internet was mobilised
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Cannabis eases into a billion-dollar business highLegalisation has created a ‘green rush’ as companies find success in edibles, a growing consumer base and a three-day expo at the Hilton
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Tinder starts selling music with discounted Zedd albumDating app is experimenting with music download sales, shortly after driving more than a million fans to watch artist Jason Derulo’s latest video
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Why putting bank bosses behind bars is still nigh on impossibleBankers are known to have been ‘brazen’ in their illegal behaviour, but apart from in Iceland, few top directors have been jailed – for reasons that may start with fear of an Arthur Andersen outrage
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Debate kicks off new taxi plan for Queensland governmentJackie Trad, deputy premier and transport minister, says she will continue to meet with the ride-sharing service but insists passenger safety is her priority
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What BP's offshore oil drilling plan means for the Great Australian BightInternal documents have revealed more detail about how BP’s plan to drill for oil in the Great Australia Bight might affect wildlife in the area, including endangered species such as the southern right whale. This interactive graphic shows the key points from BP’s plan
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Makeshift mechanics benefit from French economic weaknessFrom the banlieues of Paris to the northern quarters of Marseille, a black-market auto repair industry is booming
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Bank under pressure to publish planned Brexit risks reportAndrew Tyrie says MPs will demand to interview officials involved in Project Bookend, set up to investigate impact of EU referendum
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US small business
US small businessElephant dung, chewing gum and human hair: the life of a contemporary art restorerChristian Scheidemann owns the only conservation studio in the US that deals solely with contemporary art made from unconventional materials ranging from pound cake to petroleum jelly
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Money & feminism
Money & feminism#talkpay: can America's wage inequality be solved by sharing our salaries online?This May Day, the international day of workers, Lauren Voswinkel is urging people to share their job titles and pay information with the world on Twitter, in hopes of taking away the power from employers and giving it to the workers
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America cannot lock its poor in debtor's prisons to fund its police departments