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VW pledges to spend €44bn on new technologies

German carmaker ramps up spending on electric vehicles, self-driving and ride-sharing

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Aerospace & Defence

Babcock braced for £100m charge

Performance of helicopter operation adds to pressure on defence business

Johnston Press PLC

Johnston Press agrees administration deal with lenders

Chief executive says group’s operations will ‘continue to be published as usual’

US & Canadian companies

German and US banks drawn into Danske probe

US prosecutors seek information from correspondent banks that moved money for Danske

Aston Martin turns to foreign suppliers to drive growth

Historic British marque to cut small UK suppliers who can’t keep up with expansion

UK manufacturing

Britain’s manufacturers plan for hard Brexit

Rolls-Royce stock piles parts while Airbus tells staff to work at ‘full speed’

Opinion & Analysis

AnalysisProperty sector

Digital real estate start-ups battle to build on early promise

Cracks in the business model appear as online agents vie for tightening market share

Bike-sharing service Ofo highlights risk for rival start-ups

Chinese group’s rapid expansion ran into problems in London and UK

UK retail industry

Debenhams faces crucial Christmas test

Big share price swings underline importance of Christmas trading for department store

Inside BusinessTom Braithwaite

JPMorgan forces its way into Warren Buffett’s portfolio

The US lender has evolved to become less complex and more in the Sage of Omaha’s ballpark

Apple’s sway greater than iPhone sales figures suggest

Group’s push to sell more services to users brings into focus monopoly claims

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