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Staff shortages hit UK jobs market as employers bemoan Brexit effect
UK employers are finding it more and more difficult to recruit staff as candidate availability struggles to keep up with demand, new research showed on Tuesday, though this is driving up wages.
Mixed retail bag shows consumers cutting discretionary spend - BRC/KPMG
UK retail sales growth slowed in July from the previous month's weather-assisted rally, as food sales counterbalanced falling non-food sales.
InterContinental Hotels ups dividend after revpar recedes in second quarter
InterContinental Hotels Group booked investors in for a 10% interim dividend hike to make up for slower growth in revenue per available room (revpar) to 2. 1% from the 2. 7% at the start of the year.
Chinese foreign trade growth slows sharply in July
International trade flows into and out of the People's Republic of China weakened noticeably in July, indicating that Asia's largest economy may not have gotten off to quite as strong a start to the third quarter as had been believed.