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UK unemployment level falls again

13/07/2011
UK unemployment fell 26,000 in the three months to May to 2.45m, but the claimant count increased in June, official figures show.
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Parties unite over BSkyB bid call

13/07/2011
The Conservatives will join Labour and the Liberal Democrats in urging News Corporation to withdraw its bid for BSkyB.
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Public pension liabilities rise

13/07/2011
The UK's total liability for funding public sector pensions reaches £1.1 trillion, the Office for Budget Responsibility says.
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China's growth rate slows to 9.5%

13/07/2011
China's economy slows further in the second quarter after the government steps up its battle against inflation.
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Landlords enjoy glut of tenants

13/07/2011
There has been a continued rise in the number of people looking for homes to rent, a survey of landlords suggests.
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VIDEO: Hacking scandal spreads to US

13/07/2011
The phone hacking crisis engulfing News Corps' British newspapers could spread to the US. An influential senator has called for an investigation of the media giant's American interest.
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Brands 'pollute Chinese rivers'

13/07/2011
Suppliers to several big clothing brands such as Adidas, Nike and H&M are polluting two of China's main rivers with hazardous chemicals, according to an investigation by Greenpeace.
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VIDEO: UK businesses fear double dip

13/07/2011
The UK economy is still under pressure with one in four small businesses increasingly nervous of a double-dip recession.
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IMF urges spending cuts in Italy

13/07/2011
The International Monetary Fund asks Italy to ensure "decisive implementation" of spending cuts to reduce the nation's debt.
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Burberry sees strong sales growth

13/07/2011
Fashion retailer Burberry reports better-than-expected quarterly sales, helped by strong growth in Asia.
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VIDEO: Take a pay cut or lose your job

13/07/2011
As government cuts begin to bite, many employers are offering staff a choice between losing their jobs, or taking a pay cut.
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Carrefour's Brazil merger fails

13/07/2011
Brazil's Abilio Diniz suspends plans to merge his supermarket chain Grupo Pao de Acucar with the local arm of France's Carrefour.
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M&S gains share in tough market

13/07/2011
Marks and Spencer reports higher market share in food and clothes, as poor trading conditions see non-food sales stagnate.
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EU unveils fisheries reform plans

13/07/2011
The European Commission is to reveal plans to reform the fishing industry after an admission that the current policy has been a failure.
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Superdry owner's profits double

13/07/2011
Shares in Supergroup jump 11% after the the Superdry and Cult clothes chain owner reports a doubling in annual profits.
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VIDEO: Call for change to EU fishing rules

13/07/2011
Every year it is claimed tens of thousands of tonnes of dead fish are thrown back into the sea, effectively wasted, as part of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy.
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VIDEO: Will debt crisis hit Italy and Spain?

13/07/2011
The debt crisis in Europe deepens as officials try to get to grips with increasingly worrying developments.
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BYD shares fall on profit warning

13/07/2011
Shares of Chinese car and battery maker BYD fall at the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges after a profit warning.
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Growing too fast?

13/07/2011
It is politically difficult to slow down China's economy
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News Corp in share buy-back plan

13/07/2011
News Corp announces plans to buy back $5bn (£3.2bn) of its shares as it attempts to contain the phone-hacking scandal.
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