Andy Burnham ghosts the UK business community

Netflix’s shares fell more than 8 per cent on Thursday despite as-expected earnings after the streaming giant forecast its worst revenue growth in three years, and incoming UK prime minister Andy Burnham is leaving phone calls from the country’s business community unanswered.

Plus, teams from western Europe keep winning the World Cup, and that’s because they’ve invested heavily in the sport from the ground up. 

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