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Will Trump’s corporate ‘tax holiday’ plans hit Ireland?

Proposed tax incentives could encourage some US companies to leave Ireland and return home.

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First fall in home-movers for five years, Lloyds says

The drop in the number of Britons moving house was partly due to rising prices, Lloyds Bank says.

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Hedge fund boss Ray Dalio says Trump will boost growth

Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio says Trump is good for business, but worries about the populist tide.

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Heineken in talks to buy Kirin’s Brazilian beer brewer

Heineken says it is in negotiations with Japanese group Kirin to buy its Brazilian beer business.

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China’s economy grows 6.7% in 2016

The figure meets Beijing’s forecasts, but some say growth is slower than the official data suggests.

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Lebanon’s capital Beirut has had a troubled past, but it’s now becoming the Middle East’s tech hub.

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Davos 2017: The bosses obsessed with exercise

Many of the bosses at the World Economic Forum in Davos are not just obsessed by corporate success, but also physical fitness.

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Greetings cards for children show ‘damaging stereotypes’

Former MP sparks Twitter debate over the fairies and footballers stereotypes on Waitrose’s greetings cards.

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It’s not just a courgette crisis – supplies of tomatoes, lettuce and more are hit by Europe’s big freeze.