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On an annual basis, Germany just suffered its worst drop in factory output since the financial crisis!
#Germany October industrial production is seen falling at its quickest annual pace since November 2009. Slump. pic.twitter.com/POpxBrbaCZ
Ouch! The Manufacturing #recession continues. #Germany's industrial production fell 5.3% YoY in October, the most in ten years! pic.twitter.com/r1WTI0ldou
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“The economic weakness in industry remains.
However, the latest developments in new orders and business expectations indicate that a stabilising trend could emerge in the coming months.”
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The vote will pit William Stobart, the third son of the company’s founder, against his childhood friend and former brother-in-law, Andrew Tinkler.
If their competing bids fall through, the company could collapse under the weight of a huge debt pile months before its 50th birthday.
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