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Want to shop online? Best have a mobile signal

Banks are introducing passwords sent to your mobile phone, a problem if you don’t have coverage.

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The other big Trump-Putin story: Nuclear treaty hangs in the balance as Russia-US tensions rise

The annual G-20 summit comes as the world’s two largest nuclear powers step away from an arms control agreement.

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Is the shopping centre ready to check out?

They were once visions of the future, but are shopping centres now past their sell-by date?

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‘I got paid less than my colleagues for doing the same work’

Resolution Foundation finds agency workers are paid £400 a year less than directly employed colleagues

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Microsoft beats Apple for biggest market value

Microsoft has reclaimed the title of world’s most valuable company, overtaking Apple.

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Bitcoin crashes 37 percent in November, wiping $70 billion off of cryptocurrencies’ market value

The world’s largest cryptocurrency struggled to break above $4,000 on the last day of November, after starting the month well above $6,000.  

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Behind Coinbase’s quiet roll-out of OTC crypto trading this month

Coinbase quietly rolled out an over-the-counter trading desk meant for professional investors who want cryptocurrency exposure.

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Blowout earnings from Salesforce, Workday revive cloud rally and shake off concerns about economy

Salesforce and Workday both reported earnings this week that blew past earnings estimates, lifting cloud stocks to a big week after a sell-off earlier in the month.

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Steel and aluminum tariffs remain a headache despite Trump’s trade deal with Mexico and Canada

Canadian and Mexican negotiators, business leaders and members of Congress expected the 25 percent tariffs on steel and 10 percent on aluminum to be lifted once the new agreement was signed, but they remain.

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Trump-Xi trade talks could spark ‘explosion’ higher for stocks like Apple – or lead to a bear market

Wall Street is convinced a ‘deal’ of sorts will be announced after President Donald Trump sits down with Chinese President Xi Jinping Saturday night to discuss the trade war that is creating issues for both nations’ economies.