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More Flexibility Can Keep Sick UK Employees in Work, Report Says

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To $100,000 and Beyond: Bitcoin's Wild Ride

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Britain Approves $19 Billion Vodafone-Three Mobile Merger

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UK New Car Sales Dip About 2% in November, Preliminary Data Shows

Date: December 5, 2024

(Reuters) – New car registrations in Britain fell about 2% in November, according to preliminary industry data released on Thursday. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said the overall market share for battery electric cars exceeded the mandate target for the first time in November due to record levels of discounting. Britain’s strict...

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UK’s Vodafone to Sell Remaining 3% Stake in India’s Indus Towers

Date: December 5, 2024

(Reuters) -Vodafone Group will sell its remaining 3% stake in Indian telecom infrastructure developer Indus Towers, the British telecom group said on Wednesday. The British firm said it has launched a placing of its remaining 79.2 million shares in Indus Towers through an accelerated book build offering. The FTSE 100 company also said the proceeds...

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UK Firms Jittery About Rise in Labour Costs and Trump Tariffs, Survey Shows

Date: December 5, 2024

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British companies face a challenging 2025, the British Chambers of Commerce said on Wednesday with an increase in employment costs and potential tariffs on exports likely to hit their investment and trading prospects. The possibility of higher trade tariffs, as proposed by incoming U.S. president Donald Trump, and global...

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Apple Facing Hurdles in Adapting Baidu AI Models for China, the Information Reports

Date: December 4, 2024

(Reuters) – Apple and Baidu are working to add AI features to iPhones sold in China, but are facing hurdles that could hurt the tech giant’s phone sales in the country, The Information reported on Wednesday. The companies, which are adapting Baidu’s large language models for iPhone users, are grappling with issues such as the...

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Snoop Dogg Helps Publicis Claim World’s Largest Ad Group Title

Date: December 4, 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – France’s Publicis has enlisted Snoop Dogg, the American rapper who became a breakout star at the Paris Olympics, to help it celebrate overtaking British rival WPP as the world’s largest ad group in 2024. Snoop Dogg was seen everywhere at the Olympics, from carrying the torch to dressing in riding gear at...

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UK Supermarket Asda Raises $196 Million to Help Pay Down Debt

Date: December 4, 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – Struggling British supermarket group Asda has raised an additional loan of 155 million pounds ($196 million) to help it pay back debt due in the next two years, it said on Wednesday. Asda, Britain’s third largest grocer, said the loan, alongside a similar amount of cash from its balance sheet, will address...