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Italy tax amnesty yields record €80bn - 3 hours ago
Finance minister declares days of tax havens over, but amnesty faces criticism over its real effects...
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Record fees for debt issues offset dip - 1 hour ago
The jump in debt and equity issuance compensates for the decline in income from dealmaking, which...
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Glencore takes step closer to flotation - 3 hours ago
The world’s largest commodity trader has taken the first step towards becoming a public company by...
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Winter rally keeps 2009 peaks in view - 31 minutes ago
Global Markets Overview: The last full day’s trading for many bourses before Christmas saw global...
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Investors ignore analyst forecasts, study says - 54 minutes ago
Analysts’ earnings forecasts have a negligible effect on a company’s share price, according to new...
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Ford agrees terms for Volvo sale to Geely - 4 hours ago
The buyer plans to take over the Swedish carmaker’s international manufacturing and sales network...
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Tan salon owners see red over sunbed tax - 3 hours ago
As US senators prepare to vote on the healthcare reform bill, an unlikely casualty of one of Barack...
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Sales of new US homes plunge unexpectedly - 7 hours ago
Sales of new homes in the US plunged unexpectedly in November, official figures showed, as buyers...
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On Wall St: A tonic that works too well - 7 hours ago
The current hunt for yield is reinvigorating some of the demons that caused the credit crisis,...
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Deck the halls with shop-bought holly - 2 hours ago
By ramming Christmas down shoppers’ throats, retailers are doing their duty by their countries. At...
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Madoff moved to prison hospital - 2 hours ago
Disgraced Wall Street financier Bernie Madoff is moved to the medical centre within his North...
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Customers suffer from Abbey error - 8 hours ago
Hundreds of thousands of Abbey customers fail to have money transferred into their accounts owing to...
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Ryanair in Italy flights ID row - 1 hour ago
Ryanair threatens to stop domestic flights in Italy in a dispute over new flight boarding...
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Christmas deliveries face delays - 9 hours ago
There are fears that the severe weather could lead to some people not receiving deliveries in time...
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Ford agrees Volvo sale to Geely - 5 hours ago
Ford has agreed to sell Swedish carmaker Volvo to China's Geely and expects the deal to be completed...
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Long-term jobless 'double' - 5 hours ago
The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance for more than a year has nearly doubled, the TUC...
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HMV in live music takeover deal - 7 hours ago
Entertainment firm HMV is expanding its presence in the live music market by buying venue owner MAMA...
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Virgin ticket staff set to strike - 6 hours ago
Virgin Trains ticket office staff are to go on strike at 14 mainline stations between London Euston...
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Consumers look to pay off debts - 11 hours ago
High Street banks provide more evidence of consumers concentrating on savings and paying off debts...
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Firefox for mobile ready to debut - yesterday
The first version of the Firefox web browser for mobile phones is "days away" from launch, the head...
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Kraft hits back
US giant Kraft has hit back at Cadbury as a bitter £10bn battle for control of the UK chocolate...
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House prices still rising
House prices continued to rise during November despite an increase in the number of homes put up for...
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Sales lift at Carpetright
New business secured with housebuilders and insurers has seen floor coverings retailer Carpetright...
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Go-Ahead 'on track'
Public transport company Go-Ahead Group said it remains on track to hit first-half profit targets...
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Mercia jocks in police action - yesterday
Three Mercia presenters are supporting a new police initiative within local bars and clubs by...
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President Obama calls radio show - yesterday
More news from America this week as US President Barack Obama made a phone call to a radio talk show...
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BBC 5 live heads north at night - yesterday
BBC Manchester will play host to BBC Radio 5 Live's new late-night show with Tony Livesey from...
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Sir Bob Phillis dies aged 64 - yesterday
Former BBC deputy director general and ex-chief executive of Guardian Media Group Sir Bob Phillis...
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Martin Sheen does Radio 2 doc - 2 days ago
Actor Martin Sheen has voiced a new documentary for BBC Radio 2, telling the story of when Elvis met...
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Training on offer from Moray - 2 days ago
Moray Firth Radio's non-profit making charity MFMT has received funding from European Structural...
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NME Radio goes Digital One - 2 days ago
Digital One is to gain another new service tomorrow as NME Radio gets ready to commence an eight...
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Citadel files for Bankruptcy - 2 days ago
America's third largest radio group Citadel has filed for bankruptcy in New York on Sunday after...
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Global Radio writes off £193m - 3 days ago
The UK's biggest commercial radio group has written off almost £200m it lost during the past two...
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Bernard Madoff is moved to jail's medical wing
Bernard Madoff, the $65 billion swindler, has been moved to a low-security medical centre at the...
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Packaging deal takes Rio Tinto sell-off above $10bn$
Rio Tinto has concluded the sale of its Alcan Packaging division to Amcor for $2 billion ($£1.2...
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Greece steers clear of public sector reform
The Socialist majority in the Greek parliament appeared set to approve the country’s 2010 Budget...
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Depositors in Icelandic bank may not get cash until 2017
Depositors in Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Isle of Man (KSFIOM) were dealt a fresh blow yesterday...
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Pound wallows in doldrums as Bank leaves door ajar for more new money
Sterling remained mired at two-month lows yesterday as Bank of England rate-setters refused to close...
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US new home sales slump in November - 5 hours ago
Sales of new homes dropped dramatically in the US last month as the boost from an $8,000 tax credit...
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Nestle closure in Zimbabwe 'an over-reaction’ - 5 hours ago
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, said that Nestle, the international food group,...
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All aboard for London's new Routemaster - 6 hours ago
London’s iconic Routemaster bus is due to make a comeback, Transport for London (TFL) confirmed...
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Wall Street hit by weak US home sales - 7 hours ago
Wall Street shares turned negative after weak November new home sales shook confidence in the...
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Thousands of Abbey customers hit by delayed payments - 10 hours ago
Thousands of Abbey current account customers had their salary and benefit payments delayed today...
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