01-04-08 17:59
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The Dow Jones slumps nearly 250 points amid fears that the US economy could see a severe slowdown. 
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01-04-08 15:42
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US factory activity falls for a second consecutive month but it still better than had been expected. 
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01-04-08 15:24
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The postal workers union the CWU may start fresh strike action against changes to the Royal Mail pension scheme. 
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01-04-08 12:40
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Annual house price growth in England and Wales has continued to fall, data from the Land Registry shows. 
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01-04-08 11:34
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Blackburn-based bed retailer Sleep Depot is to close, with the loss of 367 jobs, after calling in administrators. 
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01-04-08 11:01
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Thousands of workers go on strike at a factory in Vietnam that makes shoes for Nike. 
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01-04-08 08:12
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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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01-04-08 07:19
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UK utility National Grid says it has sold its Ravenswood generating station in New York city for $2.9bn. 
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01-04-08 06:36
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Publisher Bloomsbury says profits tripled in 2007, the year of its last Harry Potter novel. 
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01-04-08 06:30
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UBS unveils a further $19bn of writedowns linked to the sub-prime crisis, taking total writedowns to $37bn. 
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31-03-08 23:02
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The slowdown in the property market has hit the construction industry, an industry report says. 
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31-03-08 22:19
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US investment bank Lehman Brothers is selling $3bn shares to reassure investors it has enough funding. 
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