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Tupperware files for bankruptcy in US and hunts for new owners

Tupperware, the lossmaking 78-year-old American plastic food container brand, has filed for bankruptcy and is on the hunt for new owners as it attempts to lure younger customers.The company,...
Business

Blow for British steel industry as 2,500 jobs go at Port Talbot

The British steel industry has suffered a blow after confirmation that 2,500 jobs will go at the Port...
Asia Pacific

How China and a tariffs row cast a shadow over the US’s booming solar power

The Biden administration touts solar energy as one of its big success stories, a booming new industry that...
Brexit

Sixth-generation wire-maker blames Brexit for shredding its business

The head of a family-owned company that has made specialist wires and cables for six generations for clients...
Aerospace industry

Rolls-Royce is FTSE 100’s biggest faller as Cathay Pacific inspects A350 fleet

Shares in Rolls-Royce, the leading British engineering company, were the biggest faller on the FTSE 100 on Monday...

‘These ideas are incredibly popular’: what is degrowth and can it save the planet?

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In the run-up to the UK general election, the Labour party’s central offer to the public was a “laser-like” focus on economic growth. Its...

Renewed calls for UK industrial strategy to bring in investment and fix Brexit damage

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UK manufacturers have renewed calls on the government to urgently draft an industrial strategy that will bring in investment and fix the “terrible” damage...

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