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• Starbucks boosted by holiday sales

  21-01-2016 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Coffee giant Starbucks reports better-than-expected first quarter earnings as sales over the Christmas period rise.
  
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• Shares rally as turmoil continues

  21-01-2016 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stock markets in Europe and the US rise, a day after billions were wiped off the value of shares amid global market turmoil.
  
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• Brantano woes put 2,000 jobs at risk

  21-01-2016 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shoe retailer Brantano goes into administration, putting about 2,000 jobs at risk at the 200-outlet chain.
  
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• Shkreli refuses to testify at Congress

  21-01-2016 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Controversial drugs company executive Martin Shkreli tells a US congressional committee of his intention to remain silent if called to testify at a hearing.
  
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• Brussels urges more migration within EU as Britain resists

  21-01-2016 20:20
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU urged Europeans on Thursday to cross borders to find work as the labour commissioner voiced "frustration" that British Prime Minister David Cameron's push to curb EU migration has held up plans to make this easier.
  
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• VIDEO: Businesses face Big Data challenge

  21-01-2016 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Business leaders in Davos are scratching their heads over how to analyse "Big Data" - the massive amounts of information they are now collecting and how much protection they should give their consumers, says the BBC's Tanya Beckett.
  
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• VIDEO: EU reform deal may not come soon, says PM

  21-01-2016 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Cameron is warning that a deal on EU reform may not happen at a summit next month - the prime minister said it was more important to get it right than rush negotiations. Kamal Ahmed reports from Davos.
  
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• ECB Assurances Give Markets Early Boost

  21-01-2016 19:27
  
  Stocks appear on track to start today's session modestly in the green, with optimism about continued easy policy from the European Central Bank (ECB) helping offset negative sentiment in the wake of further oil market weakness and sell off
  
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• Share markets rebound after sell-off

  21-01-2016 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stock markets in Europe and the US rise, a day after billions were wiped off the value of shares amid global market turmoil.
  
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• Sudanese refugee who walked Channel Tunnel to face trial

  21-01-2016 18:35
  
  CANTERBURY, England (Reuters) - A Sudanese man who walked through the Channel Tunnel from France in an extreme example of the desperate measures refugees are prepared to take to reach Britain will face trial for obstructing a railway, a court was told on Thursday.
  
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• Weak sterling could offset oil and wages on inflation - BoE's Weale

  21-01-2016 18:28
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling's fall could offset the drag on inflation that will come from the latest plunge in oil prices and weak wage growth, a Bank of England interest-rate setter was quoted as saying on Thursday.
  
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• Draghi hints at further ECB action

  21-01-2016 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi says the bank will "review and possibly reconsider" monetary policy at its next meeting.
  
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• Convict Libor brokers only if they played 'significant' role, UK jury told

  21-01-2016 18:07
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Jurors in Britain's second Libor trial were instructed on Thursday not to convict the six former brokers in the dock unless evidence showed they played a "significant" part in an alleged plot to help convicted trader Tom Hayes rig the benchmark interest rates.
  
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• Low oil price lifts United profits

  21-01-2016 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  United Airlines saw its fourth-quarter income boosted by low oil prices, the company reports.
  
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• PM tells business 'back me over EU'

  21-01-2016 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister David Cameron tells global business leaders not to wait for the date of a referendum before getting behind his EU reforms.
  
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• 8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Invest

  21-01-2016 17:05
  
  ByMichael ChamberlainLearn more about Michael on NerdWallet’sAsk an AdvisorAs a financial planner and fiduciary investment advisor, I work with people with varying goals and vastly different levels of education, income, assets and comfort with technology. I’m often worried by similarities I see among
  
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• Barclays culls investment banking jobs

  21-01-2016 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barclays is to cut about 1,200 jobs, most of them in its investment banking business in Asia.
  
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• VIDEO: Schaueble: Still 'unsolved problems'

  21-01-2016 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Europe is in a relatively 'good situation', but still has 'unsolved problems', says the German finance minister, speaking to the BBC's Tanya Beckett.
  
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• Handling Client Fears about Oil, China and a Possible Recession

  21-01-2016 15:59
  
  Stocks continue their up and down ride to start the year. Your clients are usually savvy enough to know that these types of events are prime opportunities to rebalance their portfolios or to buy stocks while they’re selling at a discount.But even the best of us find ourselves questioning our financial plans every
  
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• Fighting on all fronts

  21-01-2016 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One woman's attempt to change Saudi Arabia
  
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• Wall Street weighs into Britain's EU referendum - Goldman, JPMorgan back 'in' campaign

  21-01-2016 15:23
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are making large donations to the campaign to keep Britain inside the European Union, sources said, highlighting the concern among some of the world's biggest banks over the impact of a British exit.
  
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• Markets overreacting, says Nasdaq boss

  21-01-2016 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The recent stock market turmoil is an overreaction, says the head of the Nasdaq exchange, Bob Greifeld, but it could mean a slowdown in stock market listings.
  
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• Goldman Sachs Sees Oil Markets Turning Bullish Soon

  21-01-2016 14:22
  
  By Michael McDonald When Goldman Sachsfirst postulatedthat oil prices might fall to as little as $20 per barrel, many market participants were incredulous. Fast forward a few months though, and with oil below $30 a barrel, $20 does not look nearly so improbable.Yet despite the fact that oil’s downward trend
  
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• FX Trade of the Week: Short Aussie, Long Loonie

  21-01-2016 14:18
  
  In an incredibly tumultuous market week we would be lying if we said it was easy to find clear trading opportunities, but we do see a short Aussie, long Loonie trade as a solid opportunity.Our central bank sentiment data has been neutral to slightly upward trending in Canada, despite the weak economy and falling
  
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• Britain and Argentina see chance to reset strained relations

  21-01-2016 14:07
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Old foes Britain and Argentina said on Thursday there was an opportunity to open a new chapter in diplomatic relations after a meeting between British Prime Minister David Cameron and newly elected Argentine President Mauricio Macri.
  
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• Mortgage lending 'highest for 7 years'

  21-01-2016 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mortgage lending has returned to levels not seen since 2008, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
  
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• What can F1 teach business leaders?

  21-01-2016 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What can F1 teach business leaders?
  
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• VIDEO: Mika Hakkinen on 'mind games'

  21-01-2016 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News catches up with Formula 1 legend Mika Hakkinen at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.
  
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• Market turmoil: How does it affect me?

  21-01-2016 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How do falling stock markets affect me?
  
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• 4,000 jobs to go in Pearson shake-up

  21-01-2016 10:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Education publisher Pearson says it is to shed 10% of its worldwide workforce in an effort to cuts costs.
  
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• Five charged over GSK secrets scheme

  21-01-2016 09:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five people are charged in the US with scheming to steal trade secrets from the drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline.
  
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• Foxconn offers to buy Japan's Sharp

  21-01-2016 09:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group has offered more than $5bn to take over troubled Japanese electronics firm Sharp
  
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• Real Madrid still richest football club

  21-01-2016 01:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid again tops the Deloitte football money league, but English Premier League clubs take nine of the top 20 spots.
  
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• The Norwegian model: How does it work?

  21-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How does Norway's relationship with the EU work?
  
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• The casino city where staff disappear

  21-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The casino city where staff keep disappearing
  
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• VIDEO: 'Year of two halves' for oil price

  21-01-2016 00:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BP boss Bob Dudley predicts that the price of oil will rise in the second half of the year, after a day in which it plunged to a 12-year-low, sparking turmoil on global markets.
  
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