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Evergrande: Shares in crisis-hit firm jump as debt deadline looms (BBC Business 2021-09-23 03:29:44)
The debt-laden developer is due to make a $83.5m interest payment on an overseas bond on Thursday.
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Covid debt: A baby, job loss - and now eviction (BBC Business 2021-09-22 23:43:44)
Tenants are being evicted due to rent arrears built up during the pandemic, an investigation finds.
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Changing China: Why Xi Jinping is leading a way back to socialism (BBC Business 2021-09-22 23:33:32)
China has not been very socialist for years, but the Communist Party looks set to change that.
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Energy firms' collapse hits 1.5 million customers (BBC Business 2021-09-22 23:01:37)
Several energy suppliers, such as Avro Energy and Green, have gone bust in recent weeks.
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US economy continues to strengthen despite Delta, says Fed (BBC Business 2021-09-22 20:14:57)
The central bank may start paring back its emergency support for the economy "soon" - but didn't say when.
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Avro Energy and Green go bust amid warning more to come (BBC Business 2021-09-22 19:18:57)
Avro and Green collapse, with hundreds of thousands of customers facing higher bills with new suppliers.
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Food firms warn of panic-buying this Christmas (BBC Business 2021-09-22 17:38:39)
Empty supermarket shelves may become commonplace as labour shortages bite, industry bodies say.
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Gas crisis: Two energy firms go bust amid warning more to come (BBC Business 2021-09-22 16:09:41)
Avro and Green collapse, with hundreds of thousands of customers facing higher bills with new suppliers.
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Travel rule change delayed by lateral flow test shortage (BBC Business 2021-09-22 14:49:35)
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says private Covid testing firms cannot supply enough lateral flow tests.
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US lifting ban on imports of British lamb, says Boris Johnson (BBC Business 2021-09-22 14:12:34)
The PM welcomes the change, but admits the UK is now aiming only for "incremental step" on US trade.
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Gas crisis: Energy regulator warns more customers face hit (BBC Business 2021-09-22 13:58:41)
Ofgem warns thousands of customers will have to move supplier, then Green goes bust.
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Vauxhall Motors plans Luton job losses amid chip crisis (BBC Business 2021-09-22 13:42:30)
The Unite union says it will "do everything in our power to mitigate or prevent" job losses.
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Gas price crisis: Food firms face huge price rise for carbon dioxide (BBC Business 2021-09-22 12:33:03)
The US supplier of CO2, which will receive millions in UK taxpayer support to reopen, will hike prices.
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Gas price crisis: Food firms face 500% price rise for carbon dioxide (BBC Business 2021-09-22 11:58:53)
The US supplier of CO2, which will receive millions in UK taxpayer support to reopen, will hike prices.
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Gas crisis: Head of regulator warns more customers face hit (BBC Business 2021-09-22 11:25:03)
The energy regulator says "well above" hundreds of thousands of customers may be left in limbo as more suppliers fold.
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Fraudsters steal £4m a day as crime surges (BBC Business 2021-09-22 09:10:00)
Total losses through fraud rockets by 30% in the first half of the year, with many victims not refunded.
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Pret to hire 3,000 new staff as city workers return (BBC Business 2021-09-22 08:24:31)
The coffee and sandwich chain plans to hire 3,000 staff after cutting same number in 2020.
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Gas price crisis: Government to pay millions to restart CO2 supplies (BBC Business 2021-09-22 07:37:21)
Taxpayers will foot a bill to open up a key carbon dioxide producer amid food supply and nuclear fears.
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Joe Biden plays down chances of UK-US trade deal (BBC Business 2021-09-22 05:59:56)
The US president's comments come as he met Boris Johnson for talks in the White House.
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Evergrande: Crisis-hit firm strikes China debt deal (BBC Business 2021-09-22 04:49:48)
The company is also due to make a $83.5m interest payment on an offshore bond on Thursday.