Economics
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Community groups join forces to protest over soaring level of rents fuelled by a big rise in visitor numbers
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Higher consumer spending and rising business investment fails to offset fall in exports and rise in imports
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With 57% of maintained nursery schools rated ‘outstanding’, it seems madness for them to face cuts. If anything, their remit ought to be extended
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News that pace of growth slowed in last three months of 2016 by more than Wall Street expected is a boon for new president
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Growth slowed to 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2016 from 3.5% in the third, as weak exports weighed on the world’s largest economy
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Letters: David Hodge’s stance makes him an accessory to his party’s cuts, rather than a rebel against them
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UK defies downturn fears thanks to another strong performance by service sector firms, but economists fear a slowdown in 2017
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Justice department charge for mis-selling scandal in US puts bailed-out bank on course for ninth consecutive annual loss
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TUC chief warns against government complacency as economy expands by 0.6% in the final three months of year
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Chris Patten says Britain has prioritised trade deals with China over defending freedoms guaranteed in 1997 handover
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Nicola Sturgeon will ask Holyrood to vote on symbolic Brexit motion as talk once again turns to independence referendum
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All the day’s economic and financial news, as shares rally in Asia and Europe after US markets hit fresh record highs
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Building experts estimate barrier could cost $31bn, with most of 40,000-strong workforce from Mexican side of border
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Despite spending the world’s second-largest amount on automation, Australian companies are not ready for robots – or for retraining staff
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Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen
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Highly paid part-time roles on the up as employers embrace job shares