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Child benefit: HMRC to review thousands of suspended payments
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Kim Kardashian’s Skims hits $5bn valuation
Posted onOsmond ChiaBusiness reporter Getty Images Skims, the shapewear brand co-founded by celebrity and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian, says it has raised $225m (£171.5m) of new funding, bringing its value to $5bn. The company says it plans to use the money from investors, including an arm of Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs, to open more shops…
US reportedly pursuing third oil tanker linked to Venezuela
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US and China agree framework of trade deal ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
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