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Airbus firm EADS lifts output aim
30 Jul 2010 | 9:31 am
Airbus parent firm EADS says it is confident about future orders, despite reporting a fall in second-quarter earnings.
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Immigrant worker limit criticised
30 Jul 2010 | 9:07 am
Government plans to limit the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into the UK are criticised by the Lord Mayor of London.
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Fugitive Nadir will stand trial
30 Jul 2010 | 8:57 am
Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, confirms he will come back to the UK to stand trail on theft charges.
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US economic growth slows to 2.4%
30 Jul 2010 | 8:48 am
US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.
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Royal Mail pension plan opposed
30 Jul 2010 | 8:31 am
The Pensions Regulator is opposing a crucial plan to pay off the £10bn deficit in the Royal Mail pension scheme.
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Benefits face 'radical' shake-up
30 Jul 2010 | 8:17 am
Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up.
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Strikes and ash extend BA losses
30 Jul 2010 | 5:22 am
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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US sees paper profit on bail-outs
30 Jul 2010 | 5:05 am
Assets bought by the US to bail out AIG and Bear Stearns are showing a paper profit, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York says.
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Disney sells Miramax film studios
30 Jul 2010 | 4:16 am
Walt Disney announces the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors.
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Sale of EDF's UK networks agreed
30 Jul 2010 | 3:50 am
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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Deadline for tax credits renewal
30 Jul 2010 | 3:35 am
Families face missing out on financial assistance if they miss Saturday's deadline to renew tax credits.
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US GDP figures show 2.4% growth
30 Jul 2010 | 2:32 am
The US economy grew 2.4% during the second quarter, according to figures published by the US government.
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Iran sanctions: Turkey's dilemma
30 Jul 2010 | 2:27 am
Turkey is facing a difficult decision after the EU approved an embargo on foreign trade with Iran this week.
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IDS: Welfare system 'close to breaking'
30 Jul 2010 | 2:05 am
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith says welfare reform will be "humanizing" rather than "finger wagging"
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Fuel protests: 'Three days from anarchy'
30 Jul 2010 | 1:11 am
Tom Feilden investigates whether the lessons on food security from the fuel protests 10 years ago have been learned
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Chip sales boost Samsung profits
30 Jul 2010 | 12:25 am
Samsung Electronics reports record quarterly profits thanks to higher sales of smartphones and components such as memory chips.
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Novel take on French home shortage
30 Jul 2010 | 12:10 am
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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Picking up Penguins for 75 years
29 Jul 2010 | 5:14 pm
A colourful history of the famous book publisher
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Pensions timebomb
29 Jul 2010 | 5:13 pm
Russians fear the benefits system will cease to exist
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Puerto Rico struggles in the downturn
29 Jul 2010 | 5:07 pm
With nearly one in five people unemployed, the economic future looks bleak in Puerto Rico.
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