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Your updates Commercial Awareness in 2019

If you've missed any of our recent Commercial Awareness updates, find them all here. Don't forget to subscribe to get your update sent straight to your inbox every Wednesday evening. Bright Network members can update your profile and tick Commercial Awareness to receive the weekly roundup straight to you inbox.

9th September - markets and the data that impacts them, banking profits, the PPI deadline, M&S out of the FTSE 100 and the Big Issue going contactless.

2nd September - the global economy, Argentina's credit controls, the Opioid epidemic, the biggest tech business in the UK and BP's withdrawal agreement

27th August - economic uncertainty in Italy, delays and overspend for HS2, Hasbro acquire Peppa Pig, the Amazon rainforest and £1 billion to reform British high streets.

19th August - worries about global prosperity, bond yield curves, takeover of British Steel, the most popular banks and what the A level results mean.

14th August - Uber vs Lyft, Just Eat's merger, accusations of illegal market manipulation and who's the most profitable company in the world?

22nd July - OPEC's limits, Budweisers IPO, Pepsi's strong earnings and whether there is a recession looming.

8th July - breakthrough between China and the US, Facebooks new digital currency, retail news from Boots and H&M and the average spend of a UK night out.

19th June - UK's economy, Salesforce's merger, a failed merger, continuing retail woes and the largest retail deal ever. 

4th June - India losing their economy title, Britain's coal achievement, Jamie Oliver's empire, Almac's record turnover and Neil Woodford's investor decision.

21st May - The pounds four month low, Japan's growing your economy, Deliveroo's latest funding and how railways are costing the British customer their time.

13th May - Trump's tariff hikes, Uber's IPO, Vodafone's planned acquisition and how millennials are misjudging their inheritance.

7th May - Apple’s strong quarter, an end to the Sainsbury's-Asda merger, Spotify’s 100 million paying subscribers and sponsorship in sport.

17th April - The IMF's global forecast, Samsung's profit warning, Pinterest's upcoming IPO and JPMorgan's exciting results. 

7th April - The rise of the National Living Wage, EasyJet's shares diving, Lyft's share prices soaring and the future of WeWork.

24th March - The Bank's decision on UK interest rates, China and Italy's new infrastructure plan, Next's yearly sales and Ford's new expansion.

16th March - Worries of a global recession, John Lewis’ struggles, the UK Supreme Court ruling over Lehman Brothers and Coca-Cola’s packaging problem.

9th March - Has Greece recovered from recession, the changes in pensions, Lyft's IPO & Huawei's legal action

28th February - The pound rising on May's Brexit promise, the record government surplus, Permisson's huge profit and Ocado's new alliance.

20th February - The economic performance of the Eurozone, the risks of Huawei, J.P. Morgan new cryptocurrency and a boost for the insurance industry.

12th February - UK's latest trade deal, Hermes and the gig economy, Google's latest results and Cambridge University's big donation.

31st January - The housing market in the UK, mixed fortunes for Ocado and Tesco, Dyson’s new HQ, the biggest taxpayers in the UK and why people love the cinema.

22nd January - A slowdown in China’s growth, Mike Ashley’s high street empire, Ryanair’s profit warning, Netflix’s year ahead and who’s losing out from Dry January.

15th January - The upcoming Brexit vote, the continuing US shutdown, what's happening to Chinese exports and Greggs innovative marketing campaign.

8th January - Decline in car sales, Aldi’s stellar Christmas, Apple’s declining share price and are universities on the brink of a credit crunch?

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