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UK manufacturers look to an era of growth

Manufacturing’s share of the economy has fallen from 25 per cent of national output to 9.4 per cent last year during a decline of the sector in Britain from the 1970sChris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

UK manufacturers look to an era of growth

Britain’s manufacturers believe that they are about to turn the tide of history and start expanding the country’s industrial sector once again. A snapshot...

Shell prepares $4.5bn writedown as Asian market weakens

A weakening market in Asia is set to force Shell to slice up to $4.5 billion off the value of several assets, principally refining and chemicals facilities in...

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