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Scots weather helps drive Mountain Warehouse expansion

Image copyright Getty Images Outdoor clothing retailer Mountain Warehouse is opening more Scottish stores – partly in response the country’s unpredictable weather. Company founder Mark Neale said a new store would be opening on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile in time for festival season. He also outlined plans for further expansion in the city, as well as

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China Plans a List of U.S. Firms to Block, in Answer to Trump

BEIJING — The Chinese government said on Friday that it was putting together an “unreliable entities list” of foreign companies and people, an apparent first step toward retaliating against the United States for denying vital American technology to Chinese companies. China’s Ministry of Commerce said the list would contain foreign companies, individuals and organizations that

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Long at the Fringe, Gun Issues Loom Large for Democratic Candidates

WASHINGTON — For the first time in two decades, Democratic presidential candidates are engaged in a politically fraught debate on gun-control policy as campaigns and advocacy groups assess the nation’s evolving views of an issue long considered a land mine for the left. In recent weeks, Senator Cory Booker called for a national gun license

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A Financial Checklist for Your Newly Minted High School Graduate

The summer after high school graduation inevitably includes monthslong encounters with various to-do lists. Extra-long-sheet purchases and milk crates for future collegians. A résumé for job seekers. Thank-you notes for all. But let me suggest one more itemized offering: a list of financial tasks. If you want to set your child up properly for college,

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