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Image copyright PA We’ve all heard the phrase hedging your bets – but do you know what it actually means? “Hedge” has been used as a verb meaning to “avoid commitment” since at least the 16th century; it’s used in Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor, for example. It started being …

“Hanjin is like a family,” says the first officer, slowly choosing his words. “But now,” he hesitates, “it looks like we’ve lost our family.” We are standing on board one of Hanjin’s vessels. It’s a huge ship, and the officer is second-in-command. He stares past me, for a moment lost …

It’s 8.20 on a Wednesday morning, and Chris is about to tuck into a chocolate twist pastry and an orange juice, with a coffee (Guatemalan beans) on its way. He doesn’t have to be in the office until later but will use his time in this South London coffee shop …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Arundhati Bhattacharya says real progress will take a few more years “Things are changing – but I don’t think enough has happened.” Arundhati Bhattacharya is talking about the need for more women on the boards of Indian companies. And as the first female boss …

Image copyright HBO Image caption Game of Thrones is just one of the shows that ATT will scoop up with Time Warner ATT’s planned takeover of Time Warner would be one of the biggest deals the industry has ever seen, and one that will almost certainly affect consumers – especially …

Image caption Cameron Redd feels China’s dumping of aluminium is partly to blame for him losing his job Cameron Redd has cut off the cable television and traded down to a cheaper car. Since losing his job at an aluminium smelting plant in this southeast corner of Missouri, he’s had …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption After Big Bang introduced electronic trading, the London exchange’s trading floor became redundant “I was used to the hustle and bustle, the crowd on the floor,” says Alasdair Haynes. “And on the Monday there was no one there. There was a complete hush, it …

Chancellor urges Brexit interim deal Philip Hammond says it would be “helpful” to allow longer than two years for the UK’s exit from the EU.

Media captionTwo Uber drivers take opposing views on how the company should treat them An employment tribunal in London has ruled that Uber drivers can be classed as workers – and are not self-employed. Two Uber drivers claimed the company was acting unlawfully by not paying holiday or sick pay. …

Media captionWATCH: Experts say the attack is unlike any they have seen before Supermarket giant Tesco has suspended some parts of its online banking system after it detected attempts to steal cash from customers’ accounts. It said it spotted “suspicious transactions” on 40,000 accounts over the weekend, with money reportedly …