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Winter insurance claims hit £650m

Business News - 57 min 29 sec ago
Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather in the UK.
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The Latin web

Business News - 1 hour 3 min ago
Brazil exploits potential as web use spreads
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High flyer

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 23:56
The extra ordinary life of the man from the Pru
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Bright ideas

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 23:50
Why intellectual property is not a luxury
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Independent day

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 23:47
The Independent could be free under a new owner
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US reports record budget deficit

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 23:38
The US government records a budget deficit of $221bn (£147.6bn) in February - the largest monthly deficit in its history.
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Mexican shakes up world rich list

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 23:01
Mexican Carlos Slim Huan overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes 'rich list'.
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BA strike talks end without deal

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 22:38
Talks between British Airways and Unite aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement.
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Economic storm not over, says PM

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 22:02
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
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Pompey axe 85 jobs to cut costs

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 19:31
Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs.
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Banks face harsher stress tests

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:04
Further stress-testing of UK banks will take place to ensure they can survive a 'double-dip' recession, regulators say.
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British Gas faces strike ballot

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 17:55
British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions.
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BA strike action talks continuing

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 17:36
Talks aimed at averting strike action by BA cabin crew are continuing at the TUC, after a deadline was extended.
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Warning on packaged bank accounts

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:52
Bank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services Authority has warned.
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EU rule change 'may cut red tape'

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 15:37
Small firms may be exempted from having to draw up and lodge annual accounts, after MEPs approve changes to European Union rules.
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China denies World Cup sweatshop

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 15:31
A Shanghai company denies it used sweatshop labour to produce World Cup mascots, as Fifa suspends its contract.
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UK economy 'still growing weakly'

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 15:00
The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the December to February period, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
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Airlines offer slots in EU probe

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 14:16
British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia offer to give up take off and landing slots in London and New York, say EU watchdogs.
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Top public servants' pay frozen

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 12:59
Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges and NHS managers, will have their pay frozen next year.
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Mobile phone that allows boss to snoop

Business News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 12:53
Mobile technology that could allow prying bosses to monitor every movement of their staff is developed in Japan.
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