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Venezuela crisis: Who is buying its oil now?

Sanctions block US companies doing business with Venezuela’s state oil company.

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The three friends behind a $1bn healthy fast-food firm

How three college students set up popular restaurant chain Sweetgreen.

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What will Brexit mean for UK pensioners in Europe?

If you’re claiming the UK state pension outside the UK how could Brexit affect your claim?

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Housing costs: Five surprises explained

Some assumptions about the UK’s housing sector may no longer be true. Here are five that may surprise you.

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2016 all over again? Why historically low global interest rates could make a comeback this year

Medley Global Advisors’ Ben Emons sees low inflation generating a favorable environment for stock market gains.

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Warren Buffett spun riches out of chocolate. Then he got burned by Kraft Heinz

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway helped finance the deals between Kraft and Heinz deal as well as Mars and Wrigley. Only one has so far proven to be succesful.

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Jeff Bezos told employees that fear of Amazon is overblown — some rivals are proving him right

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in a March 2018 meeting that it’s wrong for other companies to be so fearful of his company’s outsize presence. In fact, many companies that mentioned Amazon as a competitor on earnings calls are doing very well.

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California proposes phaseout of single-use plastics by 2030

California lawmakers introduced legislation this week to phase out single-use plastic food containers and other packaging that can’t demonstrate it’s recyclable or compostable.

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The battle over 5G and Huawei is the biggest test yet for Trump’s approach for China

The escalating U.S. global offensive against China’s Huawei provides an unsettling glimpse into the messy, high-stakes multibillion-dollar future of U.S.-Chinese great power competition, writes the Atlantic Council’s Fred Kempe.

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Fine warning as HMRC delays tax return penalty letters

Tax experts warn people could be hit by higher fines over the late warnings.