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The global slowdown resulting from the credit crunch has not been as sharp as initially feared, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says.

Top US and European bankers will appear before US lawmakers later over claims they promote tax fraud.

JP Morgan Chase sees profits in the second three months of 2008 fall, partly because of mortgage-related write-downs.

Older workers are the happiest employees while those in their thirties are most negative, research suggests.

German carmaker VW says it has regulatory approval to take over Swedish truck firm Scania.

Beleaguered lender Bradford & Bingley faces a shareholder vote on its fund-raising plan in a crunch week for UK banks.

Online auction site eBay is cautious about its future growth as it struggles against a weakening global economy.

Hundreds of mobile phone download sites are expected to be investigated after an EU-wide sweep of services.

Better news from the banking sector and a further sharp fall in oil prices boost US stock markets.

Clean is mean
16-07-08 20:40

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