Business Live: Apple launches iPhone 7

Summary

Sony unveils new powerful version of PS4
Apple launches new iPhone 7
Pound ends six-day winning streak against dollar
BoE Governor Mark Carney 'serene' about Brexit warnings
Mike Ashley says he will go if he can't sort things out at Sports Direct
Sports Direct chairman Keith Hellawell says he will step down next year if he loses support

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Bill Wilson

Enough to reverse declining sales?published at 18:50 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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Apple Watch changing its focuspublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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'Just fitness'published at 18:43 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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Huge audience?published at 18:42 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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Water resistant Apple Watchpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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Deleted tweets?published at 18:36 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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Pokemon Go coming to Apple Watchpublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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'Second only to Rolex'published at 18:26 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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Confirming the rumours...published at 18:18 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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'Quite a rabbit'published at 18:15 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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Super Mariopublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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'Serious about mobile'published at 18:12 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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App download 'success'published at 18:09 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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Carpool karaokepublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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Apple fan Stephen Fry ready for new launchpublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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Best foot forward for Apple...?published at 17:54 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Will the launch of its new phone ring the changes?
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Blunt words from Ryanair's O'Learypublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Airline boss on Brexit, as BBC Scotland's Douglas Fraser reveals..
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'No favouritism for Apple'published at 17:26 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
Republic of Ireland defends deal with US giant
Critics of Ireland's tax regime are drawing outdated and unfair caricatures, the Republic's Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said.
The Irish parliament has been recalled early to debate the European Commission's ruling that the country granted undue tax benefits of up to €13bn (£11bn) to Apple.
It follows the decision by the Irish government to appeal against the ruling.
Mr Noonan said Apple had not been shown favouritism.
His 'sereneness' Mark Carneypublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
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Mark Carney: 'I'm absolutely serene about the comments made'
FTSE closes up 20 pointspublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 7 September 2016
The FTSE 100 index was up by 20.53, or 0.3%, at 6846.58 at close in London.
After a successful day on Tuesday, housebuilders led the fallers, with Berekley Group, Barratt, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon among the biggest losers.