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Tuesday newspaper round-up: Retailers, Woodford, Tesla, Purplebricks
Britain’s retailers are warning of a fresh wave of job losses and store closures after its health check of consumer spending showed the biggest drop in almost a quarter of a century last month. Blaming the political uncertainty that also led to a contraction in manufacturing, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said sales were down 2. 7% – the weakest performance since it began its monthly survey in 1995. – Guardian.
Monday newspaper round-up: Taiwan, Global airlines, Manufacturing
Beijing is prepared to take “resolute action” to press its claims over Taiwan, China’s defence minister has warned as he argued that suppressing the Tiananmen revolt in 1989 was justified. Speaking at a security conference in Singapore yesterday General Wei Fenghe criticised US support for Taiwan, vowing that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) would not "yield a single inch of the country’s sacred land". China considers Taiwan to be a breakaway province since a bloody civil war in the 1940s and seeks to unify with the island.
Sunday newspaper round-up: William Hill, Northern, Arcadia, Brexit, Trump and Tory leadership spill
William Hill has held talks with America’s biggest casino owner about a £6bn merger, The Sunday Times can reveal.