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• Stock markets sink as oil keeps sliding

  11-12-2015 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic fell on Friday and oil sank further as fears about global oversupply mounted.
  
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• Aviva employee stole hundreds of customers' details

  11-12-2015 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aviva employee stole hundreds of customers' details
  
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• Counterfeit Christmas

  11-12-2015 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How the trade in fakes has gone online
  
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• Gas plants lose out in power payout

  11-12-2015 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  No new large gas plants will be built in the future, but millions of pounds will be paid to heavily polluting diesel farms and coal plants.
  
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• Dow and DuPont confirm merger plan

  11-12-2015 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The two biggest US chemical firms, Dow Chemical and DuPont, say they plan to merge in a deal valuing them at $130bn (£86bn).
  
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• The NBA is headed for Financial Problems

  11-12-2015 21:25
  
  Distressed Cost Structure The NBA has been a distressed business since the glory days of the “Bird-Magic” and “Air Jordan” era. It really suffered at the gate with the downturn in 2008 due to the financial crisis, and judging by early attendance numbers this year coupled with irresponsible and out of control cost
  
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• Positive Data Makes Fed Rate Hike More Likely

  11-12-2015 18:43
  
  Stocks are on track to start today's session deep in negative territory on further weakness in oil prices , which has been a key market driver in recent days. Adding to the oil related nervousness is next week's decisive
  
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• IMF: UK's economic performance 'strong'

  11-12-2015 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's recent economic performance has been "very strong", but risks such as high household debt and whether the UK will stay in the EU remain, the International Monetary Fund says.
  
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• Chinese tycoon detained by police

  11-12-2015 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of China's richest men, Guo Guangchang, described as the country's equivalent of Warren Buffett, has been detained by police.
  
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• VIDEO: Japan to help India on bullet train

  11-12-2015 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India is set to build its first high-speed bullet train service, with Japan helping finance the project.
  
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• Supermarkets cut petrol price below £1

  11-12-2015 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury's cut the price of petrol to below £1 a litre, the lowest level - excluding special promotions - in the UK since 2009.
  
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• Alibaba to buy South China Morning Post

  11-12-2015 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chinese internet giant Alibaba is to buy the South China Morning Post, the Hong Kong-based English language newspaper.
  
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• Life expectancy: Is the party over?

  11-12-2015 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The big rise in life expectancy seen in the past few decades may be easing off, official figures suggest.
  
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• Scandal cuts VW sales by 4.5% this year

  11-12-2015 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sales of Volkswagen-branded vehicles fell 2.4% globally in November the wake of the emissions scandal, the German carmaker says.
  
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• Commodity Weakness takes a Toll, Rand Fall Continues, US Retail Sales Awaited

  11-12-2015 14:20
  
  The US dollar is confined to narrow ranges against the euro and sterling after pushing higher yesterday.    The greenback is staging stronger upticks against the yen but is struggling to resurface above previous support in the JPY122.25 area.   Weak commodity prices and the loss of upside momentum has seen
  
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• Crude Sends CAD to 11 Year Lows - Oversold?

  11-12-2015 14:16
  
  Market Drivers December 11, 2015CAD hits 11 year highs in EU tradeAussie follows suitNikkei 0.97% Eurostoxx -0.61%Oil $36/bblGold $1067/oz Europe and Asia: No data North America: USD Retail Sales 8:30USD U of M 9:55 With crude sinking below the $37/bbl mark in overnight trade, the loonie felt
  
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• IEA Chief Sees No Oil-Price Recovery Until 2017

  11-12-2015 14:14
  
  By Andy Tully The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects oil prices to remain low through 2016, but forecasts a rebound to begin in 2017 as the current oil glut recedes and demand rises.“Looking to 2016, I see very few reasons why we can see growth in prices,” Fatih Birol, the executive director of the IEA,
  
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• Oil price hits new seven-year low

  11-12-2015 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The price of Brent crude falls to a new seven-year low after the International Energy Agency's latest report forecasts that growth in demand for oil will slow.
  
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• VIDEO: Lagarde: 'Housing is a perennial risk'

  11-12-2015 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The IMF has given an upbeat assessment of the UK economy, saying it is in a very strong position but there are still risks.
  
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• Is Raising the Federal Funds Rate a Done Deal?

  11-12-2015 13:24
  
  I am amused by the constant discussion by the Federal Reserve governors and the Fed Chair on raising the federal funds rate. As next week is the last FOMC meeting of the year - this is the last chance for the Fed to begin to "normalize" interest rates this year. During the Great Recession, the Fed reduced the
  
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• VIDEO: Drought saps South Africa sugar crop

  11-12-2015 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Taurai Maduna finds out how the drought is affecting the sugar industry in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal.
  
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• VIDEO: Cocoa threatened by climate change

  11-12-2015 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cocoa industry in West Africa is under threat from rising global temperatures.
  
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• VIDEO: Kashmir cricket bat makers sidelined

  11-12-2015 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Severe flooding in Jammu and Kashmir in 2014 damaged huge stocks of new cricket bats.
  
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• Anger over 'gutless' Heathrow delay

  11-12-2015 11:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Business groups react with anger at the government's delay in reaching a decision on airport expansion, with one branding it "gutless", but opponents welcome the move.
  
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• Most expensive UK street in Kensington

  11-12-2015 11:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victoria Road in Kensington, west London, has again been named as the most expensive street in the UK.
  
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• Ford to invest $4.5bn in electric cars

  11-12-2015 10:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ford says it will invest $4.5bn in electric cars, including a new Ford Focus model, and says it intends to move into the commercial ride-hailing market.
  
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• VIDEO: Indian firm selling prayers online

  11-12-2015 04:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Find out how one firm in India is helping people outsource their worship - by getting someone else to pray on their behalf.
  
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• How thermal imaging tech is about to become hot stuff

  11-12-2015 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How thermal imaging tech is about to become hot stuff
  
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• Why is it so hard to decide on major building projects?

  11-12-2015 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why are infrastructure decisions so difficult?
  
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