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How damaging is the Huawei row for the US and China?

What do Washington’s latest moves against Huawei mean for any US-China trade deal?

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Could making recycling pay save the planet?

Encouraging recycling as a moral good may not make sense.

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The diggers guided by satellites and drones

Moving earth is messy – but new technology means we can dig with an accuracy of a few centimetres.

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Facebook, Google and Twitter in data regulators’ sights

Big tech companies are feeling the heat as the General Data Protection Regulation gathers momentum.

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‘I think wine is in my blood’

How Lizzy Rudd runs family business Berry Bros and Rudd, the UK’s oldest wine merchant.

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Fiat Chrysler and France’s Renault are in talks to form a partnership

If Fiat Chrysler is added to the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, it would become the largest global carmaker.

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Microsoft, once considered a boring software maker, has outperformed tech unicorns since 2015

Microsoft shares have gained 133% since November 2015, outperforming a tech “basket of unicorns” over that stretch.

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Trump takes dig at Japan for ‘substantial’ trade advantage and calls for more investment in US

The president’s state visit comes amid tensions with carmaker Toyota over potential auto tariffs.

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The stock market would be much lower if it weren’t for companies buying back their own shares

Buybacks have gotten a bad rap from both Republicans and Democrats. But stocks would be trading at a massive discount without them.

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Europeans go to polls, but real dangers are slow growth, declining clout and uninspired leadership

Despite all the focus on this week’s European parliamentary elections, this vote shouldn’t distract anyone from the more existential questions facing Europe, writes Atlantic Council CEO Fred Kempe.