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Women rise to the top in Brexit Britain

  London / AFP A wave of women are taking power in Britain: the country will soon have a female prime minister following the Brexit vote while Scotland and Northern Ireland already have women leaders. “Is this all a happy coincidence? Has the glass ceiling finally been smashed?” the Guardian newspaper asked this week. In the race to succeed David ...

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US economy looks strong with 287,000 jobs added in June

  Washington / AFP US employers added new workers at a surprisingly strong rate in June after an unnerving stall in May, in a clear demonstration of economic resilience, the Labor Department reported. The much better-than-expected numbers gave a boost to markets in the US and Europe, which have been battered down by worries that Britain’s vote to withdraw from ...

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CBS Radio files for IPO as parent plans to jettison business

  Bloomberg CBS Radio Inc., a division of CBS Corp., filed for an initial public offering as one of the nation’s oldest broadcasters prepares to leave the shrinking AM/FM radio business. The company filed for an initial offering of $100 million, a placeholder amount that’s used to calculate fees and will probably change. CBS Radio plans to take on debt ...

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