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| Strikes and ash extend BA losses |
| BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud. |
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| Sale of EDF's UK networks agreed |
| A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agrees to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn). |
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| Industry toasts beer sales rise |
| Good weather and football's World Cup is thought to have given a boost to beer sales in the UK, industry figures suggest. |
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| Chip sales boost Samsung profits |
| Samsung Electronics reports record quarterly profits thanks to higher sales of smartphones and components such as memory chips. |
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| Citigroup agrees $75m fraud fine |
| Banking giant Citigroup agrees to pay $75m to settle civil charges that it misled investors over potential losses from subprime mortgages. |
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| Gambling firms reveal merger plan |
| The UK's Partygaming and Austrian firm Bwin unveil plans to merge and create the world's largest online gaming business. |
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| Jailed Enron boss requests bail |
| The former chief executive of Enron, Jeffrey Skilling, has applied for bail. His lawyer says his conviction for fraud will be overturned. |
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| Toyota announces fresh car recall |
| Toyota is recalling almost 430,000 vehicles in the US and Japan amid concern over steering problems. |
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| Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail |
| Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial. |
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| Oil firms' profits almost double |
| Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses. |
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| Fixed retirement age to be axed |
| People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government. |
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| House price inflation eases again |
| UK house prices fell 0.5% in July, the Nationwide says, cutting the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.6% from 8.7%. |
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| FSA tightens bankers' pay rules |
| The Financial Services Authority announces plans to update its guidelines on bankers' pay, affecting 2,500 firms. |
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| BSkyB profits on high definition |
| Satellite TV group BSkyB reports a sharp jump in profits, driven by new subscriptions, particularly for high definition services. |
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| Scottish review warns of job cuts |
| Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers. |
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| Aldi's 'elusive' billionaire co-founder dies |
| The billionaire co-founder of budget supermarket Aldi, Theo Albrecht dies, aged 88. |
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| Beer giant loses fight for Budweiser name |
| Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev suffers a defeat in a long-running battle over the rights to the Budweiser beer brand. |
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| Welfare reform options outlined |
| Ministers are to set out options for reforming the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work. |
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| Landmark ruling on divorce money |
| A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings. |
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| New High Street bank opens doors |
| The first High Street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years opens its doors for the first time. |
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| California in 'fiscal emergency' |
| California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget. |
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| China allows IMF report release |
| China allows the publication of an International Monetary Fund staff report on its economy for the first time since 2006. |
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| Greek police clash with hauliers |
| Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike. |
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| Results boost AstraZeneca shares |
| Shares in AstraZeneca rise more than 3% after the drug company reports a rise in profits after strong sales of key drugs. |
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| China agrees Guinea mining deal |
| Mining giant Rio Tinto completes a deal with Chinese firm Chalco to enter a joint venture in West Africa. |
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| Lufthansa hurt by ash and strike |
| Lufthansa Group reports a net loss after disruption caused by the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano and a pilots' strike. |
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| P&G in London 2012 Olympics deal |
| Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble becomes the 11th big firm to sign an Olympics sponsorship deal covering London 2012. |
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| Extent of Barcelona debt revealed |
| A new audit into Barcelona's finances reveals the club's debt is 442m euros (£369.5m) after a loss of more than 77m euros (£64.36m) last season. |
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| London 2012 eyes business backing |
| Small and medium-sized firms are asked to help raise funds for the British 2012 Olympic and Paralympic teams. |
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| Novel take on French home shortage |
| Young French people having difficulty finding affordable housing are being given the chance to help older members of society and put a roof over their own heads. |
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| 'Retirement rules work for employers' |
| Plans to scrap the default retirement will 'raise concerns' according to David Yeandle of the Engineering Employers Federation. |
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| Tehran's tactics to beat ship sanction |
| A look at how Iran's shipping industry stays one step ahead to minimise the impact of international sanction. |
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| Where to fight BP oil spill battle? |
| As BP's rivals count the cost of a ban on offshore drilling, the tide of lawsuits arising from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has washed up in a federal courtroom in Idaho. |
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| 'Older workers can pass on skills' |
| The government is planning to scrap the default retirement age in the UK from October 2011. |
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| Green shoots of recovery in Europe? |
| A raft of European firms have announced bumper profits, fuelling hopes that the economy is on the right track following the recession. |
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| Graphic novel finds audience in India |
| Graphic novels are finding new markets in India. |
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| Metro Bank's first customers speak |
| The first High Street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years has opened its first branch in Holborn in London. |
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| Picking up Penguins for 75 years |
| A colourful history of the famous book publisher |
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| Hit by sanctions |
| Black market boom as Dubai curbs trade with Iran |
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| Pensions timebomb |
| Russians fear the benefits system will cease to exist |
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| New face |
| Can the new Metro Bank really shake up High Street banking? |
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| Filling the gap |
| Why British businesses still need immigrant workers |
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| Bright future |
| Electric motoring boosted by plug-in subsidy promise |
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