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Australia's new Prime Minister has bowed to pressure from mining companies, striking a compromise deal to end a row which led to the downfall of her predecessor.

Victoria Beckham has said that she is "very excited" at being appointed creative design executive at Range Rover.

Pet product retailer Pets at Home has reported a 36% rise in its annual pre-tax profits as the UK cements its reputation as a nation of animal lovers.

Toyota could recall up to 3,200 cars in the UK after discovering an engine fault in its Lexus and Crown models.

A tax on tanning is expected to raise £1.8bn in the US to help raise money for overhauling healthcare.

Regulators have published a new code of conduct for big institutional investors.

The Times becomes the biggest UK newspaper to begin charging its readers to access its online content.

Lagardere Pursues IPO For Canal Plus France Stake
Wall Street Journal
PARIS (Dow Jones)--Media company Lagardere SCA (MMB.FR) said Friday it will pursue an initial public offering for its 20% holding in French pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus France, after failing to sell the stake to ...
Lagardere Pursues IPO for Canal Plus StakeWall Street Journal
Lagardere to Start Canal+ IPO as Vivendi Talks FailBusinessWeek
Lagardere, Vivendi fail to agree on Canal+ saleReuters
ShareCast -4-traders (press release)
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Reuters
GM says China sales overtake US for first time
The Associated Press
SHANGHAI — General Motors Co. says its first-half sales of vehicles in China overtook the US for the first time amid a fitful recovery in American demand. The 1.21 million GM-brand vehicles sold in China in January to June — a near 50 percent gain over ...
GM June China Sales Up 23.2% On Year At 176486 UnitsWall Street Journal
GM's First-Half China Sales Surge Past the USBusinessWeek
Japanese auto-maker shares track U.S. sales dataMarketWatch
New York Times -Washington Post -Detroit Free Press
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Google buys ITA for $700M
BusinessWeek
Google has reached an agreement to buy ITA Software, a maker of air travel flight-information software whose customers include major airlines and online travel agencies. Google will pay US$700 million in cash for the Cambridge, ...
Google plans to buy travel software co ITA for $700 millionReuters
Google buy ITA SoftwareLiveStreetJournal
Google buys air fare data firmThe Guardian
m-Travel.com -Wall Street Journal -CNNMoney
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Banks, BP: How can shareholder neglect be cured?

Graduate unemployment could hit record levels due to planned public spending cuts, a research body warns.

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Spain jobless claims fall a third straight month
MarketWatch
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- Jobless claims in Spain fell by 83834 in June, down 2.1% on the prior month and the third straight monthly decline, according to the Ministry of Employment. The number of unemployed in Spain, ...
Spanish Jobless Claims FallWall Street Journal
Spain jobless claims down sharply in JuneThe Associated Press
Jobless Claims in US Increased Last Week to 472000BusinessWeek
Salt Lake Tribune -Middletown Journal -Interactive Investor
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The owners of Kwik-Fit agree a deal to sell the car repair chain's insurance arm to Belgian insurer Ageas for £215m.

Reuters
Oil steady near 3-week low as economy recovery slows
Reuters
A taxi driver re-fuels his taxi at a Shell petrol station in London March 16, 2010. SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil was steady around $73 on Friday, near 3-week lows after a spate of weak manufacturing data renewed worries about slower global economic growth ...
OIL FUTURES: Crude Tad Up In Asia Ahead Of US Jobs DataWall Street Journal
Oil Trades Near $73 as US Job Losses May Limit Fuel DemandBusinessWeek
Oil hovers near $73 as traders eye US jobs reportThe Associated Press
Forexyard -A Pakistan News -Commodity Online
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Do chart readings of stock markets now spell doom?

Japanese car giant Toyota recalls 270,000 cars worldwide in the latest problem to hit the manufacturer.

Kansas City Star
Mortgage rates drop to another low, 4.58%
Detroit Free Press
AP Mortgage rates have sunk to the lowest level in more than five decades, but consumers aren't rushing to refinance their loans or buy homes. Mortgage company Freddie Mac says the average rate for 30-year fixed loans sank to 4.58% this ...
Mortgage Bonds BoomingWall Street Journal
Mortgage rates this week hit record lowsLos Angeles Times
Mortgage Rates on 30-Year US Loans Fall to RecordBusinessWeek
The Tennessean -USA Today -The Associated Press
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Will paywalls save the newspaper industry?

Royal Bank of Scotland completes the sale of its metals, oil and European energy business to US bank JP Morgan in a $1.6bn deal.