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Coronavirus could push consumers away from influencers and toward streaming TV

As the nation struggles with a pandemic and economic uncertainty, fundamental shifts in consumer habits are leading marketers to rethink existing strategies and budgets allocated to influencers and st

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Virus Hits Search for Merkel’s Successor as CDU Meeting Delayed

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union postponed next month’s party conference because of the spreading coronavirus, throwing the race for a new party le

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Oil crashes, fears of 'price war' up after OPEC deal failure

Oil prices crashed on Monday after Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling price, adding uncertainty to a world economy that continues to struggle with COVID-19. Crude plummeted more than 30 percen

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British car industry calls for free-trade deal to boost output figures

Aston Martin published $136 million pre-tax loss in 2019. As a result their chief finance officer, Andy Palmer has announced he will step down (Credit: AP)  British car companies have called o

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Starling Bank raises another £60M from existing backers

Starling Bank, the U.K.-based challenger bank founded by banking veteran Anne Boden, has raised another £60 million from its existing investors, Merian Global Investors and Harry McPike’s JTC.Th

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U.S. soybean futures edge higher on expectations of fresh Chinese purchases

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures settled mixed on Wednesday, with soybean futures rising slightly on expectation of fresh Chinese purchases. The most active corn contract for March

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China shows highest levels of confidence among major economies for 2020: PwC survey

China is showing the highest levels of confidence among major economies, with 45 percent of CEOs saying that they are very confident of growing revenues in 2020, according to an annual global CEO su

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Nearly all big U.S. company CFOs predict economic downturn in 2020

Ninety-seven percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) at North America's big companies say some form of U.S. economic downturn could come by the end of 2020, according to a new survey released Thur

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SPD members back coalition with Merkel

MembersofGermany'sSocialDemocrats(SPD)havevotedinfavorofenteringacoalitionwithChancellorAngelaMerkel'sconservatives,GermanmediareportedonSundayafterapostalballo

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Colin Firth takes Italian citizenship after Brexit decision

BritishactorColinFirthsayshehastakenItaliancitizenshipasa“sensible”moveamidglobalpoliticaluncertainty.Firth,whoismarriedtoenvironmentalistLiviaGiuggioli,saysheh

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ECB warns of political uncertainty risk to eurozone

Political uncertainty is putting the eurozone's financial stability at risk, according to the European Central Bank.

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IMF says Brexit uncertainty likely to dampen global growth

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday warned that significant uncertainty over Britain' s vote to leave the European Union (EU) is likely to dampen economic growth in Britain, Europe and the rest of the world.