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Japanese tech giant Fujitsu commits to 100 percent renewable electricity

Fujitsu has big plans when it comes to sustainability and the environment. 

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After exiting battle for Fox, Comcast fires ‘warning shot’ to Disney over Sky takeover, analyst says

Comcast is ratcheting up the pressure on Disney over its pursuit of Sky, analysts told CNBC on Friday, shortly after it dropped out of the race to acquire Twenty-First Century Fox.

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Trump says he’s ‘ready’ to put tariffs on all $505 billion of Chinese goods imported to the US

President Donald Trump has indicated that he is willing to slap tariffs on every Chinese good imported to the U.S. should the need arise.

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The Fed now has to raise rates to prove it’s independent from Trump, investment manager says

Trump’s implication that he favors holding rates down in the face of economic growth defies the convention that monetary tightening is necessary to temper inflation. 

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UK government borrowing at 11-year low

Public sector borrowing between April and June fell to the lowest level since 2007.

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James Packer: Australia tycoon quits boards amid focus on health

James Packer retreats from business life after a tumultuous period that affected him psychologically.

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Japan’s Kobe Steel indicted over quality scandal

Kobe Steel, which is Japan’s third-largest steelmaker, first admitted to the wrongdoing last year.

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Boomless speed

Three firms are vying to be the first to reintroduce commercial supersonic flight in the next decade.

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US faces retaliation if car tariffs go ahead

The US is considering tariffs on foreign cars but the EU, Mexico and Canada say they would retaliate.

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Trump criticises US central bank’s interest rate rises

Mr Trump says he is “not happy” with rising interest rates which he argues put the US at a disadvantage.