06-06-08 12:51
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The US unemployment rate rose to 5.5% in May after the economy lost 49,000 non-farm jobs, official data shows.
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07-01-09 11:07
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Sub-prime lender Cattles plans to cut 1,000 jobs, 20% of its workforce, as it seeks to weather the economic downturn. 
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07-01-09 07:52
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Blacks Leisure issues a profits warning after its boardwear business drags down sales in the run-up to Christmas.
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07-01-09 07:36
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Marks and Spencer says it plans to close 25 Simply Food stores and two of its regular stores, and cut 1,230 jobs.
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07-01-09 07:26
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Bank of America is to sell a stake in China Construction Bank, in an move that could raise $3bn, the Chinese bank says.
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07-01-09 00:26
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The financial costs of making redundancies
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07-01-09 00:11
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The number of new workers being recruited is falling sharply due to the worsening economic downturn, a survey finds.
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06-01-09 23:57
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UK car sales figures for the past year are expected to be more than 10% lower than sales in 2007.
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06-01-09 22:16
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The US recession is likely to drag on well into 2009, according to forecasts from the US Federal Reserve.
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06-01-09 16:53
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German billionaire Adolf Merckle commits suicide after his business empire runs into trouble in the global economic slowdown.
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06-01-09 13:55
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How reliant is Europe on Russian gas supplies?
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