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China banks risk Lehman moment as wholesale borrowing rises
Potential for contagion as banks move away from deposit funding
L’Oréal sued over hair care product by Californian start-up
Patent infringement and false advertising lawsuit filed in the US
North Pole temperature rise increases climate fears
‘Scary’ Arctic warming comes as 2016 is on track to be hottest year on record
Trump’s transition is tangled up in business ties
Web of global interests raise new conflict of interest concerns for president-elect
Brexit Britain faces threat of higher EU barriers
Regulatory fragmentation presents risk to City of London even before negotiations begin
Clock ticking for EU to reach IMF deal on Greece
Fund still seeking confirmation on size of European contributions to Athens’ debt
Honeymoon is over for new Saudi leader as reform pain kicks in
The kingdom is on the brink of its first non-oil sector recession in three decades
China’s ecommerce sites try to sweep away ‘brushing’
Hackers helped create avalanche of fake orders on country’s biggest shopping day
US court temporarily bars overtime pay expansion
Move affects 4m workers and threatens to dismantle key landmark of Obama’s legacy
China expands UN peacekeeping role as US influence wanes
‘Blue helmet’ deployments offer opportunity to burnish international image
Trump Foundation violated IRS ‘self-dealing’ rules
Organisation engaged in legally prohibited transactions, according to 2015 tax return
High-frequency traders discredit Japanese stock market narratives
Regulators and Tokyo Stock Exchange forced to pay more heed to high-frequency traders
Trump’s relationship with traditional media groups sours further
President-elect cancels then reschedules meeting with New York Times
Don’t bet on Donald Trump opening the spigots on US oil
Scrapping regulations makes for powerful campaign rhetoric, but is of limited impact
Trump encouraged Farage to oppose wind farms, Brexit ally says
President-elect’s intervention raises doubts over separation of politics and business
Trump vows to renounce Pacific trade deal on first day in office
Japan’s Abe says 12-country pact will ‘have no meaning’ without US participation
Ukraine detains Russian soldiers on Crimea border
Russia claims the two men were abducted from the contested peninsula
Cyprus reunification talks hit a roadblock
Divided island’s political leaders fail to resolve deep divisions over possible exchange of territory
Volkswagen brand aims to triple profit margin by 2025
Executive admits it will take time to crack US market after diesel scandal
Turkey withdraws bill to pardon men for sex with underage girls
AKP bows to criticism for first time after protests against sop to party’s conservatives
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Fillon and the French centre-right vote
Candidate now well placed for French presidency
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