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• U.S., Britain eye letting spy agencies, police seek email, chat data from companies

  05-02-2016 23:20
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and UK spy agencies and police may soon be allowed to directly ask media companies in each others' countries for email and online chat data for people being investigated, under a tentative bilateral deal, officials said on Friday.
  
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• Calls to legalise betting in India

  05-02-2016 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The clamour to legalise sports betting in India
  
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• VIDEO: Super Bowl 50: In numbers

  05-02-2016 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Super Bowl 50, American football's showstopper takes place this weekend between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos. The BBC takes a look at the numbers.
  
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• Has Outlook for the Dollar Changed After Payrolls?

  05-02-2016 22:09
  
  It has been a brutal week to be long U.S. dollars but Friday's non-farm payrolls report gave investors a glimmer of hope that the long dollar trade is still alive.Although job growth slowed materially in the month of January, the greenback traded higher against most of the major currencies on the back of a lower
  
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• The January Jobs Report Does Not Ensure a March Rate Hike

  05-02-2016 20:54
  
  Investors should be alarmed by what the Fed will miss in the most recent slew of data on the state of the U.S. labor market. By the same token, they should be reassured that there’s is another payroll report ahead of the March Federal Open Market Committee meeting.What messages will the Fed glean? Their in-house
  
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• HSBC pays $470m for mortgage misconduct

  05-02-2016 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  HSBC reaches a settlement with the US government over dubious lending and foreclosure practices that contributed to the financial crisis.
  
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• Zayn scores fastest-selling single of 2016 with solo release

  05-02-2016 19:58
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The debut solo of former One Direction singer Zayn shot straight to the top of the British charts on Friday as the fastest-selling single of 2016 so far, while David Bowie continued to dominate the albums.
  
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• Poland's Kaczynski backs deal with Cameron to keep Britain in EU

  05-02-2016 19:40
  
  WARSAW/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron secured the support of Poland's most powerful man on Friday for a proposed deal to keep Britain in the European Union, though an opinion poll suggested voters may still reject continued membership in a planned referendum.
  
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• Jobs Data in Focus

  05-02-2016 18:17
  
  This morning's mixed labor market reading adds to the market's Fed uncertainty. Market participants had come around to expecting the Fed to change course from its December plan by going super slow in future rate hikes, particularly at the
  
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• FTSE 100 follows Wall Street lower

  05-02-2016 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London's leading shares lost ground in afternoon trading on Friday, following Wall Street lower after disappointing US jobs figures.
  
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• Accused 'flash crash' trader's actions not a crime in UK, court hears

  05-02-2016 17:02
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A London-based trader, accused by the U.S. of contributing to the 2010 Wall Street "flash crash", should not be extradited because the offences he is accused of are not crimes in Britain, his lawyers said on Friday.
  
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• 'No UK crimes' by flash crash trader

  05-02-2016 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Navinder Sarao, the "flash crash" trader, should not be extradited to the United States because the offences he is accused of were not crimes in the UK, his lawyers said.
  
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• US stock markets fall on jobs data

  05-02-2016 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US shares dip after figures reveal the US economy created fewer new jobs than expected in January.
  
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• Nearly 30 sperm whales wash up and die on North Sea beaches

  05-02-2016 15:39
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A sixth sperm whale has died on a British beach, the latest of nearly 30 to have become stranded in shallow waters on the coastline of Europe's North Sea over the past month.
  
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• VIDEO: How will young find jobs in future?

  05-02-2016 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colm O'Regan looks at geo-demographics and the future of work.
  
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• US economy adds 151,000 jobs in January

  05-02-2016 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US economy added 151,000 jobs in January, helping to push the country's unemployment rate down to 4.9%, official figures show.
  
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• VW delays publishing its results

  05-02-2016 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Volkswagen says it will not release its results nor hold its shareholders' meeting on time, as it needs more time to work out its accounts as a result of last year's emissions crisis.
  
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• Can Big Oil Continue To Pay Dividends?

  05-02-2016 14:46
  
  By Nick Cunningham The dividends for the largest oil companies in the world are suddenly not looking as untouchable as they once were.Hefty payouts from Big Oil are what has made them the darlings of Wall Street for a long time. The oil majors, in most cases, have not reduced their dividends in decades. For
  
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• Global Capital Markets Today: It Is Not All About U.S. Jobs

  05-02-2016 13:55
  
  The US nonfarm payroll report typically dominates the first Friday a new month .  In recent years, it has become among the most important economic reports globally.  Not today.   The market's focus has shifted from Chinese stocks and yuan that dominated the first week or so, then oil, and now it is heightened
  
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• Age UK faces new criticism on insurance

  05-02-2016 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The charity Age UK is facing further criticism - this time for selling insurance deals that may not be the best value for money.
  
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• FTSE 100 up as mining stocks surge

  05-02-2016 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London's leading shares rise as mining stocks reverse earlier falls to notch up a second day of gains.
  
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• Smelling the Recession

  05-02-2016 13:05
  
  There is little evidence that the USA is in recession - except in the goods producing sectors and business sales which are marginally in a decline. Even in the contracting goods producing sectors, the recession evidence is far from overwhelming.What triggered this post is continued unwavering assertions by some
  
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• VIDEO: China's new year helps abalone sales

  05-02-2016 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Abalones, or marine snails, are a much sought-after delicacy in Asia with demanding peaking around the Chinese new year - and many are sourced from South Africa.
  
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• VIDEO: New SA train on track for growth

  05-02-2016 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How an urban train network is expanding in the South African city of Johannesburg.
  
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• VIDEO: Red tape strangles trade in DR Congo

  05-02-2016 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo are getting angry about bureaucracy.
  
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• VIDEO: Chinese New Year preparations

  05-02-2016 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What will Chinese people be stocking up on for the start of the new year?
  
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• BG Group profit up ahead of takeover

  05-02-2016 09:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oil and gas firm BG Group, whose takeover by Royal Dutch Shell is almost complete, reports a rise in its in final full-year earnings.
  
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• ArcelorMittal slumps to $8bn loss

  05-02-2016 09:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  ArcelorMittal slumps to an annual loss of almost $8bn (£5.4bn) as the world's biggest steelmaker is hit by plunging commodity prices.
  
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• Asian shares mixed ahead of jobs report

  05-02-2016 08:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in Asia were in mixed territory on Friday ahead of a closely watched US monthly jobs report.
  
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• Toyota profit up 5% on US demand

  05-02-2016 08:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, reports a 4.7% year-on-year rise in net income for the December quarter, due in part to stronger sales in the US.
  
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• Oil price fall 'good for UK economy'

  05-02-2016 05:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fall in oil prices has been a "net good" for the economy, Bank of England deputy governor Ben Broadbent tells the BBC.
  
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• Indonesia's growth slows for fifth year

  05-02-2016 04:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Growth in South East Asia's largest economy, Indonesia, has come in at 4.76% for 2015 - the fifth consecutive yearly decline.
  
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• VIDEO: KAEC: Saudi's $100bn construction project

  05-02-2016 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will one of the world's largest construction projects taking place in Saudi Arabia be a success?
  
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• Are economics degrees fit for purpose?

  05-02-2016 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Are economics degrees fit for purpose?
  
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• Carnival cancelled in budget cuts

  05-02-2016 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Brazilian cities that can't afford to party
  
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• How social media is transforming the fashion industry

  05-02-2016 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How social media is transforming the fashion industry
  
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• LinkedIn shares fall 26% on profit miss

  05-02-2016 00:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Professional social networking site LinkedIn saw its shares fall 26% after projecting a lower than expected profit for the first quarter of 2016.
  
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