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Shares rally on better bank news
01-04-08 17:59 BBC News | Business | World Edition

The Dow Jones slumps nearly 250 points amid fears that the US economy could see a severe slowdown.

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US factory activity falls again
01-04-08 15:42 BBC News | Business | World Edition

US factory activity falls for a second consecutive month but it still better than had been expected.

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Postal strike threat on pensions
01-04-08 15:24 BBC News | Business | World Edition

The postal workers union the CWU may start fresh strike action against changes to the Royal Mail pension scheme.

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Weaker UK housing market
01-04-08 12:40 BBC News | Business | World Edition

Annual house price growth in England and Wales has continued to fall, data from the Land Registry shows.

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Bed firm goes into administration
01-04-08 11:34 BBC News | Business | World Edition

Blackburn-based bed retailer Sleep Depot is to close, with the loss of 367 jobs, after calling in administrators.

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Strike hits Nike Vietnam factory
01-04-08 11:01 BBC News | Business | World Edition

Thousands of workers go on strike at a factory in Vietnam that makes shoes for Nike.

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Deutsche expects $3.9bn writedown
01-04-08 08:12 BBC News | Business | World Edition

Deutsche Bank says it expects to write off $3.9bn in the first quarter of 2008 because of the sub-prime crisis.

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National Grid makes New York sale
01-04-08 07:19 BBC News | Business | World Edition

UK utility National Grid says it has sold its Ravenswood generating station in New York city for $2.9bn.

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Harry Potter firm looks to future
01-04-08 06:36 BBC News | Business | World Edition

Publisher Bloomsbury says profits tripled in 2007, the year of its last Harry Potter novel.

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UBS doubles sub-prime writedowns
01-04-08 06:30 BBC News | Business | World Edition

UBS unveils a further $19bn of writedowns linked to the sub-prime crisis, taking total writedowns to $37bn.

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Housing decline hits construction
31-03-08 23:02 BBC News | Business | World Edition

The slowdown in the property market has hit the construction industry, an industry report says.

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Lehman share sale to raise funds
31-03-08 22:19 BBC News | Business | World Edition

US investment bank Lehman Brothers is selling $3bn shares to reassure investors it has enough funding.

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