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Virus overshadows Johnson’s post-vote UK economy bounce

Bloomberg The economic bounce from Boris Johnson’s Brexit breakthrough could be cut short as the coronavirus casts a pall on the nascent recovery. While there have been signs of a rebound in investment, retail sales and even house prices, Britain is an open economy that’s particularly susceptible to global events. The virus is already having an impact on the UK, ...

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France mocks UK threats on trade talks as ‘for birds’

Bloomberg French Europe Minister Amelie de Montchalin fired a series of warnings at Boris Johnson over the next stage of Brexit talks, saying the UK’s threat to leave the European Union without a trade deal was “for the birds.” Speaking in London a day after Johnson published his proposals for a free trade deal with the EU, de Montchalin rejected ...

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Apple’s Cook sees supply chain changes

Bloomberg Apple Inc Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook suggested the iPhone maker wouldn’t make any quick moves out of China in light of interruptions due to the coronavirus and called the situation a “temporary condition.” “We’re talking about adjusting some knobs, not some sort of wholesale, fundamental change,” he said in an interview aired on Fox Business. Apple’s China-focused supply ...

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