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Janet Yellen’s Federal Reserve could end the era of ultra-cheap credit later this month

Shares slide as upbeat job figures lay ground for American rate rise

Markets down around the world amid fears of US policy switch and stronger dollar
Ryanair upgrading from 'Chelsea blue' to 'Spurs blue' colour scheme in rebrand push
Beards to blame for falling male skincare sales
Force Friday: Disney awakens $3b in Star Wars merchandise sales
Mortgages: interest-only deals a 'ticking time bomb' for one million homeowners
Alton Towers founder John Broome eyes 'six-star resort' in Cornwall
We will have to be whiter than white, say Co-op's new board
Airline profits hit new highs after August's holiday exodus
ECB to pump in more money if inflation stalls
Hedge fund star Patrick Degorce told to pay £8m for role in tax-avoidance scheme
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Fashion entrepreneurs move on, making room for the next generation

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No expense expended on a new British brand for HSBC
Sports Direct's policeman has built quite a rap sheet
As Co-op makes a clean break with its past, how about a break with the bank?
French decide to act on executive excess
It’s hard to argue that zero-hours contracts have any benefit for workers
Mentoring and funding could get Britain moving
Market storm-buster that can whip up a hurricane
Home loan rates good, housing shortages bad
UBS is banking on Annie Leibovitz to make a difference to the group's image
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As Co-op makes a clean break with its past, how about a break with the bank?

James Moore, Outlook: It looked doubtful, but the Co-op is giving every impression of having set a course for calmer waters.
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Playing the shell game can make (or cost) you a fortune

Audioboom, which now hosts a weekly XFM radio podcast by Russell Brand (right, with the co-host Matt Morgan), started life as a fund offering finance to builders, then tried turning waste products into energy
A small AIM-listed mining company that has sold all its assets is a perfect vehicle for shell investors, as Jamie Nimmo explains
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It’s hard to argue that zero-hours contracts have any benefit for workers

Zero-hours contracts do not guarantee a minimum number of hours
James Moore, Outlook:The trouble is, the contracts almost always seem to work best for the employer.
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UBS is banking on Annie Leibovitz to make a difference to its image

James Moore, Outlook: It’s delicious. UBS, a controversial bank that has had a great deal of trouble with managing its money, has hired Annie Leibovitz, a controversial celebrity photographer
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The economics of the stock market is simple really: buy and hold

Stock prices in China: Economic power has shifted east, and emerging market equities can bring rewards - and risk
Ben Chu, Economic View: The key here is not to sell with the herd when markets drop sharply but to ride it out.
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The 20 toughest job interview questions in the world

Candidates are facing tougher and weirder questions than ever in job interviews
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At the Hinkley point of no return, is this a nuclear white elephant?

Power and the glory? An artist’s impression of Hinkley Point C, which it is envisaged will start generating in 2026 and account for 7 per cent of British consumption
Environmentalists are far from alone in opposing an 'expensive mistake'
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Sir Mike Rake's corporate progress keeps him spinning an awful lot of plates

Sir Mike Rake
James Moore, Outlook: Pick a flotation candidate – any candidate – and you will find directors and owners having second thoughts.
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What difference has a year under new leadership made for Tesco?

Dave Lewis built a formidable reputation at Unilever, but some were concerned by his lack of retail experience
Alex Lawson looks at the changes Dave Lewis has made
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Four charts that show the cost of sexism in workplace

Women and men stand in an office
Two economists have come up with a formula to quantify the gender gap
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President Xi had too much riding on China’s stock market boom

An investor reads a newspaper in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Beijing, China. China's major stock indexes sank more than 6 percent in early trade on Tuesday, after a catastrophic Monday that saw Chinese exchanges suffer their biggest losses since the global financial crisis, destabilising financial markets around the world.
Satyajit Das, Das Capital: The ‘Chinese dream’ risks turning into a nightmare for its investors and its leaders.
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In a crowded field, William Hill might not get a ride this time

Paddy Power is well-known for eye-catching promotional stunts, such as this balloon at the Cheltenham Festival
Outlook: It isn’t hard to see Paddy Power and Betfair's investors are excited
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Why the markets are moving so wildly

A view through smog over the 02 Arena and the Canary Wharf financial district in London. The BBC weather centre predicts a potential 8 or 9 out of 10 level of air pollution likely to be found in East Anglia and the East Midlands
James Moore:

“Sell in May go away, buy again on St Leger Day” runs the old City saying. 
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Why property firms still need to build diversity in the workplace

Stonewall, which marches at London Pride, is working with firms in the professions to promote equality
Jo Bourke investigates 'prevalent' homophobic attitudes in the construction and property sectors
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If you want to revel in BHP's share price, don't look beneath the surface

Spokespeople for the companies involved, including BHP Billiton, stressed their political neutrality
James Moore, Outlook:

The sort of name recognition enjoyed by the likes of Tesco or Barclays is not something BHP Billiton is ever going to achieve.
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This is what happens when humans are replaced by computers

The Chinese stock market has faced its own 'Black Monday'
James Moore, Outlook:This is what happens when humans are replaced by computers.
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Black Monday Q&A: why are markets around the world collapsing?

Everything you need to know about the global stock market meltdown and what it means
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Nicaragua teaches a lesson in the power of micro loans

Rupert Scofield, founder of microfinance institution Finca, shows Matthew Glynn how it has changed lives
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Parenthood can breed better bosses, but let's leave Wade-Gery to it

Laura Wade-Gery, the M&S executive in charge of the company's 870 UK stores and website, is going on maternity leave, the retailer announced today
James Ashton, My Week After her moment on the front pages, Laura Wade-Gery should be left to get on with it
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Going with GVC would be one big spin of the roulette wheel for Bwin

Online gambling operator 888.com is a client of XL Media, which specialises in driving internet users to its site
Jim Armitage, Outlook: The takeover battle for the Bwin.party online gambling company has had more twists than an all-night blackjack session.
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Britain's 24-hour culture: With the 'leisured society' a distant dream we're working longer and less regular hours than ever

Britain's 24-hour culture

With the 'leisured society' a distant dream we're working longer and less regular hours than ever
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The addictive nature of Diplomacy

Bullying, betrayal, aggression – it may be just a board game, but the family that plays Diplomacy may never look at each other in the same way again
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Charlie Austin: ‘If the move is not right, I’m not going’

After hitting 18 goals in the Premier League last season, the QPR striker was the great non-deal of transfer deadline day. But he says he'd preferred another shot at promotion
Isis profits from destruction of antiquities by selling relics to dealers - and then blowing up the buildings they come from to conceal the evidence of looting

How Isis profits from destruction of antiquities

Robert Fisk on the terrorist group's manipulation of the market to increase the price of artefacts
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In an exclusive interview, Andy Burnham urges Jeremy Corbyn voters to think again in last-minute plea