Dispute hits Europe gas supplies
Exports of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine stop altogether with both countries accusing each other of turning off the tap.
Date: 01/07/2009 Hour: 11:12:22 AM
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Loan firm set to cut 1,000 jobs
Sub-prime lender Cattles plans to cut 1,000 jobs, 20% of its workforce, as it seeks to weather the economic downturn.
Date: 01/07/2009 Hour: 11:07:40 AM
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India IT boss quits over scandal
The boss of Satyam, India's fourth-biggest software firm, resigns after admitting to irregularities in its accounts.
Date: 01/07/2009 Hour: 10:44:29 AM
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M&S to close stores and cut jobs
Marks and Spencer says it plans to close 25 Simply Food stores and two of its regular stores, and cut 1,230 jobs.
Date: 01/07/2009 Hour: 10:42:04 AM
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Itching to work
Jobless for years - the accountant who lives on £35 a week
Date: 01/07/2009 Hour: 09:51:20 AM
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Record high for videogaming sales
Sales of videogame software and hardware in the UK hit an all time high, figures from the industry trade body show.
Date: 01/07/2009 Hour: 09:37:03 AM
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UK car sales fall 11.3% in 2008
UK car sales in 2008 are 11.3% lower than they had been in 2007, following a 21.2% drop in December.
Date: 01/07/2009 Hour: 09:35:22 AM
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Bank of America in Chinese sale
Bank of America is to sell a stake in China Construction Bank, in an move that could raise $3bn, the Chinese bank says.
Date: 01/07/2009 Hour: 07:26:34 AM
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Alcoa cuts 13,500 workers' jobs
The US aluminium maker Alcoa has said it is cutting 13,500 jobs, or 13% of its workforce, due to the global economic slowdown.
Date: 01/07/2009 Hour: 01:33:03 AM
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Layoff payoff
The financial costs of making redundancies
Date: 01/07/2009 Hour: 12:26:16 AM
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Job demand falls at record rate
Demand for staff is falling at a record rate, according to a report by Britain's recruiters.
Date: 01/07/2009 Hour: 12:11:48 AM
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US recession forecast to drag on
The US recession is likely to drag on well into 2009, according to forecasts from the US Federal Reserve.
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 10:16:35 PM
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German billionaire kills himself
German billionaire Adolf Merckle commits suicide after his business empire runs into trouble in the global economic slowdown.
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 06:14:02 PM
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Gas dispute
How reliant is Europe on Russian gas supplies?
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 01:55:27 PM
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Air India sacks nine overweight hostesses
India's state-run carrier Air India dismisses nine hostesses who had earlier been grounded for being overweight.
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 12:02:17 PM
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Euro weakens on rate cut evidence
The euro weakens against the pound and the US dollar as data suggests that a eurozone interest rate cut next week is likely.
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 11:30:01 AM
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Euro inflation hits two-year low
Inflation in the eurozone falls more than expected to 1.6% in December, which is the lowest level for 26 months.
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 11:03:13 AM
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Venezuela suspends US fuel aid
Venezuela's US-based oil subsidiary is halting a programme to provide cheap heating oil to low-income communities in the US.
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 10:43:41 AM
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Areva wins Niger uranium licence
French nuclear energy group Areva is awarded a licence to build and operate a uranium mine in Niger.
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 10:13:18 AM
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Aer Lingus cool on Ryanair offer
Shareholders in Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus show little appetite for a Ryanair takeover.
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 09:20:58 AM
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Robert Peston
Sterling's fall is next challenge for UK High Street
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 09:15:09 AM
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Porsche takes majority VW stake
German luxury carmaker Porsche announces that it now holds more than 50% of Volkswagen's shares.
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 09:13:11 AM
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Toyota shuts plants for 11 days
Toyota announces that it is to halt production at its domestic plants for 11 days in February and March.
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 08:06:50 AM
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India truck strike over fuel cost
Millions of trucks in India are off the roads in an indefinite strike, with operators demanding a lowering of diesel prices.
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 08:01:37 AM
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Madoff's million-dollar mailings prompt court outrage
US prosecutors call for Bernard Madoff to be put in prison until his trial after it emerges he sent jewellery and watches to friends and family.
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 07:34:56 AM
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Fans' reaction
Apple boss Steve Jobs's health hot topic at Macworld
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 01:11:56 AM
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Congress launches Madoff inquiry
The US Congress begins an inquiry into a suspected $50bn (£32bn) fraud allegedly run by the American hedge fund manager, Bernard Madoff.
Date: 01/05/2009 Hour: 10:25:25 PM
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Japanese vehicle sales plunge 22%
Vehicle sales in Japan fell 22% in December compared with the same month in 2007, making it the worst December on record.
Date: 01/05/2009 Hour: 11:54:53 AM
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Oil price rises on Gaza conflict
Oil rises briefly above $48 a barrel on fears of heightened Middle East tension after Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip.
Date: 01/05/2009 Hour: 10:50:44 AM
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Vintage vinyl
The 7 inch single is still making music after 60 years
Date: 01/05/2009 Hour: 06:23:59 AM
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China factory output dips further
China's manufacturing output falls for a third consecutive month as the economic slowdown continues to hit its economy.
Date: 01/04/2009 Hour: 11:21:41 AM
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India unveils economic boost plan
Indian authorities unveil a fresh economic stimulus package, including another cut in the country's main interest rate.
Date: 01/02/2009 Hour: 03:15:48 PM
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Oil rises on Middle East tensions
Crude oil prices rise on concerns Israel's attacks on Hamas could threaten supplies from the Middle East.
Date: 12/29/2008 Hour: 07:56:04 PM
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Cocoa prices hit a 23-year-high
London cocoa futures hit a 23-year-high as it proves to be the most lucrative commodity in 2008.
Date: 12/24/2008 Hour: 08:06:42 AM
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Guidelines for financial journalists
Date: 07/01/2005 Hour: 02:38:13 PM
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