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Morrisons to test online shopping

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 9:11am
The UK's fourth biggest grocer, Morrisons, says it hopes to trial online shopping and convenience stores next year.
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FSA fines Goldman Sachs

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 8:59am
Business editor Robert Peston reports on the £20m fine for Goldman Sachs.
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World Cup knocks trading at HMV

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 8:49am
Music, computer games and book retailer HMV says that its sales were disrupted this summer by the football World Cup.
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Tax officer: HMRC 'at melting point'

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 7:33am
Serving tax officer: "HMRC has not been fit for purpose for a very long time. It's now at melting point"
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South Korea in surprise rate hold

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 7:24am
South Korea's central bank surprises markets by keeping interest rates on hold in the face of "global uncertainties".
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Why do interest rates matter?

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 6:16am
The BBC's Declan Curry looks at why interest rates matter
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Plus size debut at NY Fashion Week

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 6:06am
For the first time at New York Fashion Week there will be a runway show featuring plus size models.
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Empty shops highlighting 'divide'

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 2:09am
The number of shops closing in Britain is slowing but a north-south divide has emerged, a survey by retail analysts the Local Data Company suggests.
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Rig firms hit back at BP report

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 12:55am
Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Off the dial

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 12:11am
What happened to Mercury, as in Mercury music prize?
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Big money

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 12:04am
Russia is home to the wealthiest expats
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Shoppers turning to card payments

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 12:01am
The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show.
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Google revamps search system

Wed, 08/09/2010 - 11:55pm
Google revamps search system with launch of 'Instant'
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BP spreads blame over oil spill

Wed, 08/09/2010 - 11:48pm
A BP report says "a series of failures" by BP and its contractors were to blame for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Google unveils 'instant' searches

Wed, 08/09/2010 - 10:09pm
Google speeds up its internet search engine by launching a new product called Instant that displays results as soon as users type in queries.
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US economic growth 'decelerating'

Wed, 08/09/2010 - 9:57pm
US economic growth showed "widespread signs of deceleration" in August, says the Federal Reserve's Beige Book.
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Dublin to break up Anglo Irish

Wed, 08/09/2010 - 9:39pm
The Irish government has said it will break up the nationalised Anglo Irish Bank.
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Obama defiant on tax cut stance

Wed, 08/09/2010 - 9:37pm
President Obama defends his opposition to extending Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier people and criticises what he calls Republican obstruction.
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Obama pushes business tax breaks

Wed, 08/09/2010 - 9:14pm
President Barack Obama has urged the US congress to approve massive business tax breaks to boost the faltering US economy.
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Greece economy contracts by 1.8%

Wed, 08/09/2010 - 8:03pm
The debt-laden Greek economy shrank by a surprise 1.8% in the second quarter as households slashed spending.
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