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Brewdog boss James Watt plans to give staff 20% of his stake

Brewdog boss James Watt has set out plans to give away nearly a fifth of his equity stake to the firm's staff.

Mr Watt owns a quarter of… Read more

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Musk says Twitter may see slight cost for businesses and governments

Business and government users on Twitter may need to pay a "slight" fee to stay on the social media platform, Tesla boss Elon Musk has said.

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Russia says it has made payments to avoid debt default

Russia says it has made overdue payments on its foreign debt, heading off a possible default next week.

The interest payments, totalling $650m,… Read more

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Amazon sell-off ends dismal month for US shares

US markets ended April in a deep funk, as investors turned their backs on once-favoured technology companies amid concerns about the economy.

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Asda chairman Stuart Rose: Food prices will keep rising

Food prices will keep rising, and stay higher "for quite some time" due to the high cost of raw materials, Asda chairman Lord Rose has said.

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Investors lose vote to share Covid vaccine know-how

Three of the world's biggest Covid vaccine makers have seen off attempts to make them share the know-how to make their jabs.

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Elon Musk sells $8.5bn worth of Tesla shares

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has sold roughly $8.5bn (£6.8bn) worth of shares in the electric car maker, just days after he agreed to buy… Read more

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Amazon reports loss as online sales falter

Amazon has reported its first quarterly loss since 2015 due to lower online sales and a fall in the value of its shares in electric vehicle firm Rivian.

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