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    Rising passenger numbers, higher ticket prices and falling fuel costs mean the wind is blowing in companies’ favour

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    The post-pandemic spending surge appears to be over

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    Some brides switch to artificial jewellery, although richest consumers have not been put off

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    As US group faces antitrust lawsuits, it is better to let challengers flame out in a bid for market share

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    Company’s chief Luis Gallego expects cost implications of switch to cleaner fuel to hit passenger demand

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  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    Luxury goods
    Saks owner nears $2.65bn deal for Neiman Marcus in luxury tie-up

    Amazon and Salesforce also expected to take stakes in newly formed company

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  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
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    Small retailers try to keep trading in bombed-out wastelands

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  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    EU-China relations
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    European Commission plans to scrap €150 threshold below which goods are exempt from customs duties

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  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
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    Climate change is pushing up food prices — and worrying central banks

    Shifting weather patterns are reducing crop yields and squeezing supplies, creating what could become a permanent source of inflation

  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Hawksmoor restaurant chain up for sale

    Deal could value group owned by Graphite Capital at about £100mn as it seeks to expand outside UK

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  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
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    Richemont taps Vacheron Constantin head to lead Cartier brand

    Move comes weeks after chair Johann Rupert reshuffled leadership and appointed new CEO for Swiss luxury group

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  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
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    Chinese exporters raise fears of Christmas freight crisis

    Red Sea attacks push up costs and put pressure on profits during critical season for trade

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  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
    Amazon.com
    Amazon’s international unit on track to swing into annual profit

    Change in fortunes comes after tech giant reorganises warehouses and delivery operations in key overseas markets

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  • Monday, 1 July, 2024
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    British Retail Consortium says next prime minister will benefit from supermarkets’ effort to keep costs down

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    Ikea eyes Fifth Avenue as investment arm takes stake in Manhattan tower

    Deal by Ingka Investments marks latest push by Swedish furniture group to expand in US

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    Airline says traffic to and from French capital is behind other European cities in run-up to games

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  • Monday, 1 July, 2024
    FT Wealth
    Security, privacy and tax: navigating the risks of superyacht ownership

    When it comes to staying on the right side of the regulations, it is not all plain sailing

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