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Alibaba CEO eyes $4trn offline market by being middleman

  Bloomberg After taking control of China’s online shopping market, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. wants to bring the business of instant feedback to a brick-and-mortar sector that’s 10 times bigger. The nation’s biggest e-commerce company is building a network that would allow physical stores — and the brands they sell — to monitor transactions as they happen, Chief Executive Officer ...

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Aussie workforce sees dip in full-time jobs

  Bloomberg Australia’s job market is going casual. The nation saw its biggest monthly drop in full-time jobs in five years in September, a report showed Thursday, sending down the local dollar. The 162,800 part-time positions added in the year so far is the biggest gain on record, according to data going back to 1978. The 112,100 full-time jobs cut ...

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Intel wins in battle over $1.17bn EU fine

  Bloomberg Intel Corp.’s fight to overturn a record 1.06 billion-euro ($1.17 billion) European Union antitrust fine received a boost from an adviser to the bloc’s top court in a case that could have ramifications for a growing list of disputes involving U.S. tech giants from Google to Apple Inc. Intel’s appeal should be totally re-examined by a lower court, ...

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