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• What next for the property market in 2016?

  08-01-2016 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The property market will have rather more on its plate in 2016 than the perennial issue of whether house prices will go up or down.
  
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• US economy adds 292,000 jobs

  08-01-2016 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US jobs growth remained solid in December as the economy added 292,000 jobs, beating analysts' forecasts.
  
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• Global markets mixed after China gain

  08-01-2016 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Markets in the US and Europe finish lower after Chinese shares rally and US jobs figures come in stronger than expected.
  
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• Chipotle faces investor lawsuit

  08-01-2016 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chipotle Mexican Grill is facing another lawsuit connected to an outbreak of E. coli in its restaurants in eight US states.
  
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• VW sales fall for first time in 11 years

  08-01-2016 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  German carmaker Volkswagen reports its first drop in VW brand sales in 11 years as the company continues to cope with its emissions scandal.
  
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• Standard Life to oppose Shell BG tie-up

  08-01-2016 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Standard Life Investment, a major investor in Royal Dutch Shell, says it will vote against the oil company's proposed takeover of BG Group.
  
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• Markets Showing Signs Of Stability

  08-01-2016 19:17
  
  Stocks are showing signs of stability to potentially end this highly volatile first week of the New Year on a positive note. This is all because of positive stock market action out of China, where the authorities finally got
  
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• Legendary steam locomotive 'Flying Scotsman' set to return

  08-01-2016 18:47
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - One of the world's most famous steam engines, "Flying Scotsman," is set to return after a decade of restoration and over 80 years since it became the first locomotive to reach 100 miles an hour (160 kph).
  
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• In binge Britain, health chiefs say any alcohol is risky

  08-01-2016 18:46
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britons should drink less because any alcohol consumption increases the risk of cancer and other diseases, government health chiefs said in new guidelines that were immediately denounced by critics as "nanny state" scaremongering.
  
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• VIDEO: Taking stock: China's volatile week

  08-01-2016 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News's Karishma Vaswani gives an overview of a highly volatile week in China's financial markets.
  
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• Britons held in Hungary in breach of anti-terrorism laws, jailed

  08-01-2016 17:39
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Two Britons were jailed on Friday after being arrested in Hungary where they were suspected of heading to Syria, in breach of strict travel constraints because they had convictions for terrorism offences.
  
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• Africa's economic prospects in 2016: Looking for silver linings

  08-01-2016 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matthew Davies looks at Africa's prospects for 2016
  
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• Woodford calls for GSK break up

  08-01-2016 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline needs radical restructuring and should be broken up, says one of Britain's most successful investors, Neil Woodford.
  
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• Japan, Britain call for swift response to North Korea

  08-01-2016 16:14
  
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Britain said on Friday the international community should respond firmly and swiftly after North Korea's announcement that it had successfully tested a hydrogen nuclear device.
  
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• Productivity better in bigger companies

  08-01-2016 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Productivity is better in bigger firms, according to analysis from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
  
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• MP urges Osborne bank probe scrutiny

  08-01-2016 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  George Osborne should face questions from MPs as part of an inquiry into the pay and culture of banks has been abandoned, Labour's John Mann says.
  
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• Chelsea's wage bill highest in league

  08-01-2016 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea Football Club's wage bill shot up £25m in the year to 30 June 2015 to £215.6m - the highest in football - according to its latest Companies House filing.
  
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• VIDEO: How do China's circuit breakers work?

  08-01-2016 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As China's stock market volatility causes global headaches, BBC News looks at China's use of so-called 'circuit-breakers'.
  
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• VIDEO: Cashing in on comedy in India

  08-01-2016 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All India Bakchod have turned their popularity on YouTube into cold, hard cash.
  
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• Construction Spending Historical Data Contained a Processing Error - Likely No Big Deal.

  08-01-2016 13:46
  
  This may be a boring subject to many - construction spending.  This past week the U.S. Census unveiled a " processing error ".The statement in theNovember 2015 construction spending releasefrom the U.S. Census Bureau:In the November 2015 press release, monthly and annual estimates for private residential,
  
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• VIDEO: Global stock market's volatile week

  08-01-2016 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News's Victoria Fritz gives an overview of a highly volatile week in global stock markets.
  
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• UK savings rates fall to new low

  08-01-2016 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Interest rates for millions of savers in the UK have sunk to a new low, according to the Bank of England.
  
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• Saudi Arabia mulling Aramco share sale

  08-01-2016 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saudi Aramco, the giant oil company owned by the Saudi Arabian state, confirms it is considering a share sale.
  
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• VIDEO: Ireland's business of migration

  08-01-2016 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Comedian Colm O'Regan takes a look at the impact on Ireland of mass migration from central and eastern Europe.
  
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• SFO needs 'urgent' fresh cash as top cases mount

  08-01-2016 11:38
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The Serious Fraud Office has asked the government for an extra 21.14 million pounds to meet urgent cash needs as it pursues some of its most complex investigations, such as an inquiry into alleged financial benchmark rigging.
  
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• G4S suspends workers at UK youth centre over allegations of unnecessary force

  08-01-2016 10:32
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - G4S , the world's largest security company, said on Friday it had suspended seven members of staff over allegations of unnecessary force and improper language at a British training centre for young offenders.
  
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• VIDEO: India's strong growth outshines others

  08-01-2016 04:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India is the only country whose economy is growing strongly, according to a report from the World Bank. What has that meant for people in the country?
  
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• How much inequality is too much?

  08-01-2016 02:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Does inequality damage the global economy?
  
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• The 'bogus boss' email scam costing firms millions

  08-01-2016 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The email phishing fraud costing firms millions
  
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• Where our electronic goods go to die

  08-01-2016 01:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Where our electronic goods go to die
  
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• UK permanent starting salary growth hits two-year low in December - REC

  08-01-2016 01:14
  
  LONDON - Salaries for people starting permanent jobs in Britain rose at the weakest pace in over two years in December, further clouding the outlook for the kind of wage growth needed to fuel Britain's economic recovery, a survey showed.
  
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