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Shadow chancellor wants to ‘go after’ financial institutions that fund polluters

The United States and China on Friday said they made progress in talks aimed at defusing a nearly 16-month-long trade war that has harmed the global economy, and U.S. officials said a deal could be signed this month.

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Friday proposed a $20.5 trillion Medicare for All plan that she said would not require raising middle-class taxes "one penny," answering critics who had attacked her for failing to explain how she would pay for the sweeping healthcare system overhaul.

Bishop Auckland has enjoyed £200m of investment over seven years due to Jonathan Ruffer

Moody's revised the outlook on South Africa's last investment-grade credit rating from "stable" to "negative" on Friday, saying there had been a continued deterioration in the country's economic growth trajectory and public debt burden.

Saudi Aramco officials and advisers are holding last-minute meetings with investors in an attempt to achieve as close to a $2 trillion valuation ahead of an expected Sunday announcement that the initial public offering (IPO) will go ahead, according to three sources.

Second man charged in connection with bodies found in refrigerated trailer in Essex

Russia's Safmar group, an umbrella for Mikhail Gutseriyev's family business, said in a statement on Friday that it plans to buy some assets that it said were previously owned by Gutseriyev's nephew, Mikail Shishkhanov, from the state-controlled Trust bank.

MPs admit that party’s direction under Johnson is a factor in quitting the House