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New PMI Figures Show UK Manu...
Manufacturing activity in Britain is on the way up, according to new PMI figures that put the industry at its highest growth rate since 1994. The industry, which makes up 10 percent of the UK economy,...
Vodafone Shares Surge on New...
Shares in Vodafone surged as the company confirmed its plans to sell its shares in US phone network Verizon. The company will earn £84 million from the sale of its interests in the large US communica...
China Manufacturing Activity...
The world’s second-largest economy reported a sharp increase in manufacturing in the last month. Chinese manufacturing hit a 16-month high in August as production of products intended for export sur...
Venezuela: Hugo Chavez Polic...
Venezuelan finance minister Nelson Merentes has commented on the country’s late President Hugo Chavez’s economic policies, claiming that the leader had ‘improved’ the quality of life of Venezu...