British retail faces a reckoning as 232-year-old chain looks to sell its high street stores

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  The fast-growing popularity of the Chinese artificial intelligence software hit shares in tech giants like Nvidia, as Silicon Valley worried about what comes next.
  
  The New York Times - 1d
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  The business says it is exploring a possible sale as its travel retail business arm accounts for most of its profits.
  
  BBC News - 3d
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  British retail sales unexpectedly drop in December

  Pound falls and gilts rally as investors bet on more interest rate cuts
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 17

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  Tehran has shipped out nearly 3 million barrels to raise money that could be used to shore up its allied militias in the Middle East.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 11

• Amazon aims to expand advertising business by letting retailers use its ad tools on their stores

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  CNBC - Jan. 9

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  MarketWatch - Jan. 9

• Britain’s retail ‘boomer’ chains are making a comeback

  Youth is wasted on the young with 160-year-old Next showing a steady cash flow despite rising costs
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 8

• China Reckons With Years of Excess

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  The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 1

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