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UK services slow as economy ‘weakens’

Bloomberg Britain’s dominant services sector expanded the least in four months in June, adding to evidence that the economy is weakening as Brexit negotiations start in earnest. IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers Index fell to 53.4 from 53.8 in May, IHS Markit said in London on Wednesday. Economists in a Bloomberg News survey had predicted a reading of 53.5, above the ...

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Ericsson chairman to step down in management overhaul

Bloomberg Ericsson AB Chairman Leif Johansson agreed to step down next year after seven years in the job, completing an overhaul of top management at the embattled Swedish network company. The time is right for Johansson to leave since Chief Executive Officer Borje Ekholm took over in January, the chairman said in a statement on Wednesday. Activist investor Cevian Capital ...

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Norway’s housing market downturn gathers pace

Bloomberg One of the world’s hottest housing markets is now cooling fast, sparking concern that a bubble is bursting after the rapid price increases over the past years. Average nationwide house prices fell seasonally adjusted 0.7 percent in June, declining for a second month, Real Estate Norway, Eiendomsverdi and Finn.no said on Wednesday in Oslo. Annual nationwide gains slowed to ...

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