British air passengers could drop 5% and other top stories.

• British air passengers could drop 5%

  The number of British air passengers could drop by three to five per cent by 2020 with an expected downturn in the economy and fall in sterling following the Brexit vote, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. "In other words, the outcome of yesterday's referendum could reduce air passenger growth by 1.0-1.5 percentage points each year over the near term," the industry group said in an analysis. Air freight will be affected by lower international trade in the longer term, it s..

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• Virgin Australia positions John Thomas as heir to Borghetti

  

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• Report shows HP, Apple fighting forced labor

  

  Report shows HP, Apple fighting forced labor

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• Small piece of good news in Brexit vote panic

  ANALYSIS: We had to look long and hard at the Brexit vote, but we've found a silver lining amid the panic. brexit. Former Australian PM and aspiring UN leader Kevin Rudd has taken to Twitter calling for calm in the wake of the Brexit vote – Britain's ...

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• Copper stocks deep into red as gold miners surge

  

  It was a tale of two markets on Friday as the shares of diversified mining majors were dumped and gold stocks surged after the UK's vote to leave the European union wreaked havoc on financial and commodity markets. In massive volumes in  afternoon trade on Friday gold futures in New York for delivery in August, the most active contract, was priced at $1,321 an ounce after earlier in the day peaking at $1,362 an ounce up just under $100 from Thursday's settlement and levels last seen March 2014...

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