Christine Lagarde warns governments to take action to counter slowdown in global productivity
Productivity in advanced economies has dropped to 0.3% from a pre-crisis average of 1%.
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UK construction cools in March as housebuilding loses momentum
A slowdown in Britain's construction industry follows data showing a similar easing in the manufacturing sector.
Supermarket promotions sink to 11-year low as shoppers hunt for lower prices every day
Amount supermarkets spent on promotions fell to a quarter of typical shopper's basket from a third.
New 'King of Scotland': Jim Ratcliffe, the English tycoon who'll soon control vast chunks of North Sea oil
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BP to cut chief executive Bob Dudley's maximum pay by 30%
Dudley's potential maximum pay to be capped at around £12.2m for the next three years, reports say.
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In an interview with IBTimes UK, Schabenberger also explains why he thinks AI won't replace humans.
UK government's claim that 'no deal is better than a bad deal' is unsubstantiated says committee
A 'no deal' would see the UK fall back on trading under World Trade Organization rules.
South Africa's credit rating cut to junk status by S&P amid political instability
Ratings agency warns finance minister sacking and political upheaval 'endangering' economy.
Obama aide Susan Rice sought to unmask identities of Trump associates in intel reports
Rice's requests do not back up President Trump's claims that Obama had Trump Tower wiretapped.
Lockheed Martin secures landmark $38m deal with US army
Aerospace giant will provide the system which coordinates almost everything flown by the US military.
'The worst code I have ever seen': Vulnerable Samsung Tizen phone and TV software exposed
Security researcher Amihai Neiderman claims to have found 40 vulnerabilities in Samsung's Tizen software.
German military hit with nearly 300,000 cyberattacks so far in 2017, cyber chief warns
Fancy Bear - a Russian hacking group - believed to be focusing on Germany.
Ferrari 'needs' to be involved in Formula E electric race series, says CEO
Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne says company 'needs' to be involved with Formula E.
Hammond to lead 'heavyweight' UK trade delegation to India
BoE governor Mark Carney, ministers and leaders in the financial services and fintech sectors will visit India.
Is this proof Apple is still secretly building a car?
Automotive parts spotted in Apple supplier list sparks further Project Titan speculation.
Criminals hiding 'clues for paedophiles' to find child sex abuse images online, report warns
Web watchdog finds Europe is now hosting over half of child abuse images and videos.
Tesla ships record number of vehicles over the first quarter of 2017
The shipment marks a 69% increase on an annualised basis for the electric carmaker
Hacked New York Post app sends 'Heil President Donald Trump' alert in April Fool's Day prank
'Hear me now, for I speak as an angel in the words of God,' one of the alerts read.
BP to sell Forties Pipeline System to tycoon Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos
Oil major and petrochemicals firm ink £200m deal giving the latter access to 40% of British crude production.
Tesla sets new car delivery record, up 69% on 2016
Over 25,000 Tesla cars were delivered in the first three months of 2017.
Reckitt Benckiser looks at food business sale
The household goods giant confirmed it has launched a "strategic review" of its French's sauce business.
Too big to fail? State Bank of India completes mega merger with six domestic banks
Combined entity has assets of around £369bn, making it one of the world's 50 biggest lenders.
FCA proposes tough rules to slash billions from debt of struggling credit card holders
Credit card firms must contact customers with long-term debts to set out repayment plans and cut charges.
Optimism among CFOs in UK reaches 18-month high despite Brexit
Deloitte survey of 130 CFOs says 31% were optimistic about their companies' prospects.
Britain's manufacturing surge eases to four-month low
UK factory growth slipped unexpectedly to a four-month low in March.
Lloyds Bank to 'shrink' UK branch network
High street lender to board-up counters and create 'micro-branches'
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UK's Green Party calls for three-day weekends to increase productivity
The Green Party's join leaders said 'bold new ideas' were needed to address pressures of modern life.
Google's £36m UK tax bill described as 'paltry' after business shows £1bn in revenues
Google said HMRC actually owed it £31.5m in 'corporation tax' according to accounts published on 31 March.
Brexit: 'No major opportunities' for Britain's long-term economic growth, says Berenberg report
The multinational investment bank also highlighted the issue of Scottish independence.
Toshiba to face further setbacks as Apple, Amazon and Google vie for firm's memory chip unit
The firm could reportedly delay its earnings report for the third time.
McDonald's Canada careers website hack compromises 95,000 job seekers' personal data
The fast food giant said candidates who applied online between March 2014 and March 2017 were affected.
Pentagon risks being hacked after claims it is not using encrypted email, says Senator
In 2015, suspected Russian hackers had launched a cyberattack on the Pentagon.
WikiLeaks 'Marble' files: Latest leak exposes how CIA disguises its own hacking attacks
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