Hot property: five homes for sale in the French Alps
From a contemporary house with uninterrupted views across Lake Annecy to an 18th-century farmhouse with an apple orchard #press
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‘He drank all my whisky’: Romania wrestles with trespassing bears
Bucharest faces growing calls for bigger hunting quotas to protect property and livestock from country’s 8,000 wild bears #press
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UK estate agents build up lettings as homes sales boom ends
Rental demand bolsters profits hit by downturn in market caused by rising rates #press
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Maersk forecasts long and deep contraction in global trade
Container shipping group says companies are still cutting inventories #press
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Li Galli: ‘The most magical place in the Mediterranean’
Loved by Tiberius, lived on by Rudolf Nureyev, these legendary Amalfi islands still have a powerful allure #press
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There is political logic to Fitch’s downgrading of US debt
A divided Congress is in no position to tackle America’s serious fiscal problems #press
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The Trump indictment is welcome news for America’s allies
Democracies around the world will take this as a sign that the US is still capable of playing a global leadership role #press
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Are US stocks bulls right to be so optimistic?
High inflation and interest rates remain a threat #press
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Savers sell investments to meet rising mortgage costs
Almost £1bn withdrawn from equity and fixed income funds in June #press
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US jobs growth forecast to hit lowest level since 2020
Data expected to show that the labour market is cooling after months of interest rate rises #press
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Maersk forecasts long and deep contraction in global trade
Container shipping group says companies are still cutting inventories #press
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FirstFT: Goldman exodus as top executives head for the exit
Also in today’s newsletter, Tom Brady invests in English football club Birmingham City and how Latin America conquered inflation #press
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New diagnostic centres to boost NHS testing capacity in England
Partnership with private sector aimed at cutting waiting lists amid spending constraints #press
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GSK to cease direct business in Nigeria amid economic pressure
Drugmaker does not specify reason but forex shortage has put pressure on multinationals #press
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BoE raises interest rates by 0.25 percentage points
Smaller increase to 5.25% comes amid signs persistently high inflation is beginning to ease #press
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Andrew Bailey’s medicine finally appears to be working
BoE governor declines to declare victory, but inflation is expected to continue to fall after protracted series of rate rises #press
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Climate activists arrested after scaling Sunak’s roof in oil protest
Prime minister’s Yorkshire mansion clad in black fabric after decision to expand drilling #press
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India restricts laptop imports in boost to local producers
Surprise announcement means companies such as Apple need a licence to ship personal computers from overseas #press
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Saudi Arabia says it could deepen oil production cuts
Fresh curbs risk stand-off with US, which wants lower prices to boost economy and squeeze Russian revenues #press
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Rishi Sunak’s dash for oil and gas
Rishi Sunak calculates that by portraying himself as “on the side” of motorists and … #press
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