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Philips to close UK factory amid Brexit worries

Bloomberg Royal Philips NV said it will shutter a baby products factory in the UK, after concerns over the nation’s exit from the European Union intensified this week. The Dutch health-tech company will move much of its Glemsford, Suffolk-based production plant to Drachten in the Netherlands, as part of its efforts to cut plants from roughly 50 to about 30 ...

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UK wage growth strongest since 2008 as labour market tightens

Bloomberg Britons are enjoying the strongest wage growth since the financial crisis a decade ago as the labour market tightens. Average earnings excluding bonuses continued to increase an annual 3.3 percent in the three months through November and unemployment fell to 4 percent, matching the lowest rate since 1975, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday. Separate figures showed ...

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Top Brazil coffee roaster eyes South American deals

Bloomberg Brazil’s largest coffee roaster is on the prowl for acquisitions in less-consolidated South American markets. The Tres Coracoes venture is looking to buy coffee-roasting companies in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia, its president, Pedro Lima, said in an interview in Sao Paulo. In Brazil, Tres Coracoes accounts for 27 percent of the roasted-coffee market, ahead of Dutch giant ...

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