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| Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. |
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| Mortgage bail-out rallies markets |
| Financial markets rally as the US government says it is taking over mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in the biggest bailout in US history. |
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| Nano car plant protest suspended |
| Opposition groups blocking work at a Tata Motors plant suspend their protests after the government agrees to return land. |
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| Oil prices rise on hurricane fear |
| Oil prices rise on fears that Hurricane Ike could disrupt oil production in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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| Australian banks' historic deal |
| Australian bank St George agrees a takeover by Westpac Banking, the biggest banking acquisition in the country's history. |
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| Brazil oil boom 'to end poverty' |
| Profits from major new offshore oil fields will be used to eradicate poverty and boost education, Brazil's President Lula vows. |
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| US Boeing workers strike over pay |
| Workers at the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, go on strike in the US. |
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| US rules out new economic package |
| White House says it does not see need for new measures to stimulate economy despite sharp rise in unemployment. |
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| Crude oil price drops below $106 |
| Oil prices dip below $106 as traders predict rising US unemployment will see consumers cutting back on petrol use. |
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| Nokia expects market share loss |
| Nokia lowers its predicted market share for the third quarter, sending its shares plummeting. |
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| Pakistan 'needs help' on economy |
| Pakistan needs a "substantial" injection of external funds if it is to stabilise its economy, an IMF official says. |
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| One Laptop signs up with Amazon |
| Online retailer Amazon will help the One Laptop Per Child organisation with its plans to sell its XO laptop in the US. |
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| US lifts some Belarus sanctions |
| Some sanctions imposed by the US on firms working with Belarussian companies are lifted, US officials announce. |
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| Charity shops boosted as shoppers try to beat credit crunch |
| Charity shops beat the economic slowdown as shoppers look for value away from the traditional high street chains. |
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| Global journey |
| BBC News to track a container around the world |
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| Business views |
| Firms discuss concerns ahead of the US election |
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| Robert Peston |
| Fresh evidence of financial fragility in US and UK |
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| Snap poll |
| Election call as Canada feels economic chills |
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| Google is 10 |
| What is the secret behind Google's huge success? |
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| Taking a pounding |
| Sterling's decline hits key shares in the BBC Global 30 |
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| Nationwide rescues small lenders |
| The Nationwide Building Society says it will merge with two smaller rivals, the Derbyshire and Cheshire Building Societies. |
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| Technical glitch halts LSE trades |
| The London Stock Exchange has suspended trading due to a technical problem. |
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| Flybe profits despite fuel costs |
| The regional UK airline Flybe has defied the steep rise in the cost of aviation fuel and posted a 14% rise in profits for the first quarter. |
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| Regulator closes mortgage broker |
| Another mortgage broker, Mr Mohammed Habib, based in Coventry, has been closed down by the FSA. |
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| S Africa plans to stop blackouts |
| A massive investment in new energy in South Africa is needed to prevent more power cuts, according to one of the country's government ministers. |
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| Arcelor targets South Africa mine |
| Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steelmaker, is to develop a manganese mine in South Africa to help secure raw materials. |
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| Chavez takes over fuel transport |
| Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez approves a plan to take over the firms that distribute fuel to households and petrol stations. |
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| Job market jitters add to US woes |
| Downbeat US employment ad retail data adds to economic jitters despite more positive figures from the service sector. |
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| BHP stops ore output after deaths |
| BHP Billiton suspends all iron ore production in Western Australia after the deaths of two workers in the space of ten days. |
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| Australia lowers interest rates |
| Australia's central bank cuts interest rates for the first time in seven years as its economy slows |
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| Russian invasion spooks investors |
| Russia's stock market loses more than 30% of its value as foreign investors pull out after the country's intervention in Georgia. |
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| Eurozone rates on hold at 4.25% |
| The European Central Bank keeps eurozone interest rates at 4.25% after its latest meeting. |
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| Iraq economic outlook 'improves' |
| Iraq's economic prospects have improved, thanks to better security, increased oil output and exports, says an IMF review. |
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| Crude oil price drops below $109 |
| Crude oil prices slip further after Hurricane Gustav fails to disrupt output and on concerns slowing world growth will dent demand. |
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| More protests hit Tata Nano plant |
| Work on the Indian factory where the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, is to be made is indefinitely suspended amid violent protests. |
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| Work stopped at Nano car factory |
| Work on the Indian factory where the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, is to be made is suspended amid local opposition. |
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