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• US stock markets tumble on oil woes

  02-02-2016 22:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The leading US share index closes nearly 300 points lower, with oil companies and banks falling sharply.
  
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• Share to protect bank's 'green' remit

  02-02-2016 22:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The environmental role of the Green Investment Bank, after it is privatised, is to be protected by a so-called "golden share".
  
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• Is 2016 trending as the year of our next recession?

  02-02-2016 21:21
  
  Jim Blasingame explains the relationship between the US comsumer economy as a main driver of GDP, the decrease in fuel costs with no uptick in spending, and the continually lagging economy, as a possible indicatior of an impending
  
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• Fresh Slump in Crude Likely to Weigh on Benchmarks

  02-02-2016 19:17
  
  Fresh weakness in oil is dragging stocks lower at the open today. We don't have much on the economic data front, but the earnings calendar is very busy today, with 32 S&P 500 index members reporting results today, of
  
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• EU and US clinch new data-transfer deal

  02-02-2016 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The EU and US have agreed a new trade pact to make it easy for organisations to transfer data over the Atlantic.
  
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• Man wins Apple Watch court battle

  02-02-2016 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man from Aberystwyth successfully sues Apple after his watch broke - forcing the company to change its product description.
  
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• 3 ETF Sectors Crushed By January Volatility

  02-02-2016 18:16
  
  January was a rough month in the stock market by almost any metric.  From an index standpoint, the U.S. concentrated SPDR S&P 500 ETF ( SPY ) dropped 5.07%, while the globally oriented iShares MSCI ACWI ETF ( ACWI ) fell 5.30%.  Both benchmarks would have been substantially worse if not for a late month rally that
  
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• BT working to fix broadband issues

  02-02-2016 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BT's broadband network appears to be coming back online after suffering nationwide problems in the UK.
  
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• BP shares plunge as profits halve

  02-02-2016 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in BP have tumbled by almost 9% after it reported that annual profits had more than halved.
  
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• Argos 'will future-proof Sainsbury's'

  02-02-2016 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sainsbury's aims to "future-proof" its business with the £1.3bn offer to buy Argos owner Home Retail Group.
  
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• 3 Strong Stocks to Buy in a Weak World

  02-02-2016 17:04
  
  By Tyler Craig, Tyler's Trading Turmoil has struck the Street, and months of profits have been ripped away by a torrent of selling. Take your pick on the catalyst: weak oil, weak China, slowing earning growth. Right now, the fear mongers have an ever-growing stable of spooky stats to use during their daily
  
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• Exxon Mobil quarterly profits drop 58%

  02-02-2016 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Exxon Mobil's quarterly profits drop 58%, continuing the trend of poor results from the oil sector.
  
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• British Gas announces 500 job cuts

  02-02-2016 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British Gas says it is to cut 500 jobs from its 28,000 workforce in the UK as it focuses on reducing costs in its business.
  
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• Eurozone jobless lowest since 2011

  02-02-2016 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unemployment in the eurozone has fallen to its lowest level in over four years despite worries about the global economy.
  
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• Frontier Markets: February 1, Great Day for Democracy

  02-02-2016 14:30
  
  February 1 marks a very important day in the political history of Asia, where one country, Myanmar, transitions to democracy after 50 years of military rule, and Taiwan, where the incoming president has showed no signs of kowtowing to mainland China as her predecessor did.The remarkable transition in Myanmar is
  
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• Russia lines up state assets for sale

  02-02-2016 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Privatisation of state owned Russian companies is being considered by President Putin to make up the shortfall from falling oil prices.
  
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• Tata to rename Zica car over virus woes

  02-02-2016 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India's Tata Motors is to rename its forthcoming Zica hatchback after the similarly-named Zika virus sparked a global health emergency.
  
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• Nintendo profit falls as Wii U flails

  02-02-2016 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nintendo's latest quarterly profit is 36% down, fuelling speculation it plans to reveal a successor to the Wii U soon.
  
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• VIDEO: Ask Andy: What are 'dark pools'?

  02-02-2016 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barclays Bank has been fined $70m by US regulators for its handling of so-called "dark pool" trading. Credit Suisse has also been fined $60m for its involvement. But what exactly are "dark pools"?
  
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• Familiar Patterns Return to Capital Markets Today

  02-02-2016 12:43
  
  The decline in oil and equities are lifting European bonds and Treasuries.   The US dollar is firmer against most major and emerging market currencies.   We never put much stock in last week's seemingly euphoric speculation of a deal between Russia and OPEC to support oil prices.   As the speculation is unwound,
  
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• Can AU Rates Remain on Hold for Long?

  02-02-2016 12:40
  
  Market Drivers February 02, 2016RBA stays on hold but Aussie weakens UK PMI Construction hits 9 month lows Nikkei -0.64% Eurostoxx -1.77% Oil $31/bbl Gold $1125/oz Europe and Asia : AUD RBA stays at 2.0% GBP UK PMI Construction 55 vs. 57.6 EUR PPI -0.8% vs. -0.4% North America :No dataThe Aussie jumped
  
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• Scottish Power cuts gas prices by 5.4%

  02-02-2016 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scottish Power cuts the price of its standard gas tariff by 5.4% from 15 March, the third of the big suppliers to do so this year.
  
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• VIDEO: Falling oil: Is history repeating itself?

  02-02-2016 01:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The falling price of a barrel of oil has made headline news around the world as demand fails to match supply. But have we been here before?
  
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• Could Vietnam become the next Silicon Valley?

  02-02-2016 01:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why tech entrepreneurs are choosing South East Asia
  
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• VIDEO: 'Purpose driven' generation?

  02-02-2016 01:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Millennials" - those born between 1980 and 1999 - aren't motivated by the same factors as previous workers, so how are companies going to attract and retain staff from this generation?
  
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• The millennial generation shaking up the workplace rules

  02-02-2016 01:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The millennial generation shaking up the workplace rules
  
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• How warm homes change lives

  02-02-2016 01:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A tale of two homes, how warm houses change lives
  
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