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The US and Ukraine have finalised a significant agreement to share profits from Ukraine's mineral and energy reserves, while Barclays will prohibit transgender women from using female bathrooms in its buildings following the recent UK Supreme Court ruling. Meanwhile, Microsoft has surpassed Wall Street predictions for a fourth quarter in a row and the Co-op has shut down parts of its IT systems due to a hacking attempt. Read on to find out more!

As temperatures plummeted this week and most of the UK was hit with snow, we sat down to bring you some of the week’s top commercial stories.   

Meta is close to resolving a major social media blackout that affected thousands of users and the UK rental market continues to see soaring prices. Meanwhile, in Scotland, First Minister John Swinney has been lobbying President-elect Donald Trump to exclude Scottish whisky from proposed US tariffs, while Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla has been pushing the UK government to increase costs for petrol car drivers. Read on for details of this week’s highlights.

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The National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP) has been chosen as an End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) for the Level 3 Paralegal Apprenticeship Standard.

BPP University Law School has unveiled the details of its new Solicitors Qualifying Exam courses, which have been designed to give aspiring lawyers a competitive edge in a thriving recruitment market.

From popular messaging app Telegram making changes to its terms of service and privacy policy to petrol prices falling, adverts being banned and cyber-attacks, there’s a bit of everything in this week’s commercial news round-up. Boost your commercial awareness with these weekly articles and head to our Commercial awareness hub, sponsored by Mayer Brown International LLP, for tips and tricks on demonstrating this top skill to your future employers!

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