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  • ‘I can get my Christmas tree order’ – firms give sigh of relief at tariff truce

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    ​Businesses are moving ahead with shipments, as the deal to reduce tariffs raises hopes over the economic outlook. Businesses are moving ahead with shipments, as the deal to reduce tariffs raises hopes over the economic outlook. 

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  • Burberry to cut 1,700 jobs as designer suffers heavy losses

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    ​The British designer brand – famed for its distinctive check pattern – has proposed cutting its global workforce by a fifth. The British designer brand – famed for its distinctive check pattern – has proposed cutting its global workforce by a fifth. 

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  • Inside the Chinese sofa factory left deserted by Trump tariffs

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    ​The BBC’s Laura Bicker takes us inside a Chinese sofa factory that almost ground to a halt after Trump’s tariffs. The BBC’s Laura Bicker takes us inside a Chinese sofa factory that almost ground to a halt after Trump’s tariffs. 

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  • Nissan to cut 11,000 more jobs and shut seven factories

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    ​The planned layoffs mean the Japanese carmaker has now cut about 15% of its workforce in the past year. The planned layoffs mean the Japanese carmaker has now cut about 15% of its workforce in the past year. 

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  • Probe launched into Aviva’s £3.7bn takeover of Direct Line

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    ​Britain’s competition watchdog wants to review a £3.7bn deal that would see Aviva takeover Direct Line. Britain’s competition watchdog wants to review a £3.7bn deal that would see Aviva takeover Direct Line. 

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