Warren Buffett-target Unilever reports first-half improvement after failed Kraft bid

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Unilever lifted its full-year margin target on Thursday after seeing a big improvement in the first half, underlying its ability to boost returns as an independent firm after rebuffing a $143 billion takeover bid from Kraft Heinz earlier this year. The Anglo-Dutch...

Markets brace for ECB meeting after Bank of Japan maintains stimulus – business live

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All the day’s economic and financial news, including rolling coverage of the European Central Bank’s monetary policy meetingIntroduction: It’s ECB Day!Bank of Japan pushes back inflation target (again)Coming up: UK retail sales at 9.30am BST 8.14am...

China is clamping down on foreign firms’ internet use and there’s a worry it might jeopardize trade secrets

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China is tightening control over foreign companies’ internet use in a move some worry might disrupt their operations or jeopardize trade secrets as part of a crackdown on technology that allows web surfers to evade Beijing’s online censorship. In a letter...

North Korea’s nuclear program could be costing less than one US aircraft carrier

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When North Korea decided to go nuclear, it committed to a huge investment in a program that would bring severe sanctions and eat up precious resources that could have been spent boosting the nation’s quality of life. Money well spent? Leader Kim Jong Un seems to...