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• Wall Street hit by oil price slide

  25-01-2016 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares on Wall Street close down, hurt by the slide in the price of oil.
  
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• ECB's Draghi vows to defy critics

  25-01-2016 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  European Central Bank President Mario Draghi fights critics, insisting the bank's policies will help to raise inflation.
  
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• 3 Charts All Investors Should See

  25-01-2016 21:12
  
  In the space of just a few weeks, 2016 has already achieved several distinctions worst ever start to a year for equities, a 20 percent decline in Chinese stocks and the lowest oil prices in well over a
  
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• UK considers allowing Iranian banks to resume business in London

  25-01-2016 19:39
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British regulators are considering whether to allow two Iranian banks in London to resume operations after years of sanctions, two sources familiar with the matter said.
  
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• Mock 'Brexit' talks paint bleak picture for Britain outside EU

  25-01-2016 18:25
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - London could not remain Europe's financial centre if Britain left the European Union at an upcoming referendum, top European politicians said on Monday, warning that reaching a free trade agreement with Britain would not be the bloc's priority.
  
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• Weak Q4 Earnings And Slide In Oil Prices To Drag Markets Lower

  25-01-2016 18:23
  
  Stocks are on track for weak open, running counter to the hopes raised by the turnaround late last week. Other than a fresh weakness in oil prices , there is no immediate catalyst for today's downcast view. Oil and
  
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• Carcass of fifth sperm whale washes up in eastern England

  25-01-2016 18:03
  
  SKEGNESS, England (Reuters) - The carcass of a fifth sperm whale has washed up on England's east coast, the coastguard said on Monday, after four others died in a spate of beachings nearby in recent days.
  
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• Irish PM Kenny warns of Brexit risk to Northern Ireland

  25-01-2016 17:51
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A British exit from the European Union would create serious difficulties for Northern Ireland, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny warned on Monday.
  
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• London underground train strike suspended, says union

  25-01-2016 17:12
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The threat of travel chaos in London this week was lifted on Monday when the RMT rail union said it had suspended a 24-hour strike due to start on Tuesday evening as part of a long-running dispute over pay and the introduction of night services.
  
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• Kingfisher shares slide on revamp plan

  25-01-2016 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  B&Q-owner Kingfisher announces a push to increase annual pre-tax profits by £500m within five years and return £600m to shareholders.
  
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• Breakfast change fuels McDonald's gains

  25-01-2016 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The introduction of all-day breakfasts in the US helps McDonald's sales rise 5% in the fourth quarter.
  
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• Correlation Between Oil, Stocks Will End Soon: What To Do When It Does

  25-01-2016 15:30
  
  We have become accustomed over the last few months to accept that the stock market will react to changes in the price of oil. It seems that each move in stocks is simply following oil, whether up or down. That has been the case for a while now, but experience has taught me that once a relationship in financial
  
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• British explorer dies on record Antarctica solo trip

  25-01-2016 15:22
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A British explorer who was trying to become the first person to cross Antarctica unsupported and unaided has died after falling ill just 30 miles (50 km) short of completing his mission, his wife said on Monday.
  
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• A tax deal in the hand is worth two in the bush

  25-01-2016 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why HMRC has cut a tax deal with Google
  
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• Google to face grilling by UK lawmakers over tax deal

  25-01-2016 15:02
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A British parliamentary committee will ask Google to testify about a back tax deal under which it will pay 130 million pounds ($185 million) to settle claims covering a 10-year period -- an amount the opposition Labour party has described as derisory.
  
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• Hull 'has lowest UK average wages'

  25-01-2016 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A report from the think tank Centre for Cities finds that Hull has the lowest average weekly wage in the UK, of £376.
  
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• Britain and Bill Gates pledge 3 billion pounds to fight malaria

  25-01-2016 14:03
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will spend 500 million pounds ($700 million) per year for the next five years to try and end deaths caused by malaria, the government said on Monday, announcing a partnership with Microsoft founder Bill Gates worth a total of 3 billion pounds.
  
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• 'Global uncertainty' hits UK factories

  25-01-2016 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK factories have seen only limited signs of a recovery in exports amid "global uncertainty", the CBI says.
  
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• Banksy's London 'Les Mis' mural attacks conditions in Calais camp

  25-01-2016 13:03
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A mural by British graffiti artist Banksy highlighting the alleged use of tear gas on migrants from the "jungle" camp in Calais has appeared on a hoarding near the French embassy in London.
  
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• Britain examining latest purported Islamic State video

  25-01-2016 12:42
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is examining the latest video published on Sunday by the media centre of Islamic State, Prime Minister David Cameron's spokeswoman said on Monday.
  
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• Tax deadline relief for the flood-hit

  25-01-2016 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Taxpayers required to complete their tax return before a 31 January deadline will be given extra time if they were affected by floods that hit the UK.
  
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• ECB Ease A Game changer

  25-01-2016 12:06
  
  John M. Bland MBA, CTADraghi BombshellECB President Draghi hit the markets with a bombshell announcement on Thursday when he indicated that the central bank would be considering additional ease at its March meeting. Draghi focused on the Eurozone inflation rate which remains at well below its mandated target
  
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• Russian economy hit by oil price slide

  25-01-2016 11:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russia's economy contracted by 3.7% in 2015, according to preliminary figures published by the country's statistics service.
  
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• Needed - facts about broadband

  25-01-2016 10:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Do claims about Britain's broadband infrastructure, made by a Conservative MP, stack up?
  
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• Google to face grilling by MPs over tax deal

  25-01-2016 09:36
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A UK parliamentary committee will invite Google to testify about a back tax deal under which it will pay 130 million pounds to settle claims covering a 10-year period – an amount the opposition Labour party has described as derisory.
  
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• GSK, Astra, J&J link with universities in new drug research fund

  25-01-2016 08:54
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have joined with three leading British universities to create a new 40 million pounds fund backing early drug research.
  
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• VIDEO: YouTube mogul: 'Follow your passion'

  25-01-2016 08:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jamal Edwards, founder of the SBTV YouTube channel, offers the business advice he wishes he had had when he started out, as part of the BBC News series, CEO Secrets.
  
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• Will new maternity law help keep Indian women in work?

  25-01-2016 02:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will extending maternity leave help keep Indian women in work?
  
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• VIDEO: Indonesia's first high speed train

  25-01-2016 02:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can Indonesia's first high speed train help it overcome its traffic problem?
  
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• Is Land Rover's off-road heyday over?

  25-01-2016 01:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The last of Jaguar Land Rover's classic Defenders will roll off the production line this week, ending 68 years of production - does this mean the carmaker's best off-road days are behind it?
  
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• The takeaway worker turned IT boss

  25-01-2016 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former takeaway worker who set up a fast-growing IT firm
  
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