A businessman investigated by City of London police is facing 30 charges of fraud
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The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
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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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Airbus parent firm EADS says it is confident about future orders, despite reporting a fall in second-quarter earnings.
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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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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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The Pensions Regulator is challenging a crucial plan to pay off the £10bn deficit in the Royal Mail pension scheme.
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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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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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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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Walt Disney announces the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors.
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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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Families face missing out on financial assistance if they miss Saturday's deadline to renew tax credits.
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The US economy grew 2.4% during the second quarter, according to figures published by the US government.
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Turkey is facing a difficult decision after the EU approved an embargo on foreign trade with Iran this week.
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Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith says welfare reform will be "humanizing" rather than "finger wagging"
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Tom Feilden investigates whether the lessons on food security from the fuel protests 10 years ago have been learned
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Samsung Electronics reports record quarterly profits thanks to higher sales of smartphones and components such as memory chips.
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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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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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