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Average UK house price edged up by 0.2% in August, says Nationwide
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Euro zone factory growth at more than four-year high in August, PMI shows
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Advent, Stripe consortium is said to drop pursuit of PayPal, Bloomberg News reports
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German chemical industry mood turns positive for first time in four years, Ifo says
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