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Existing-home sales rebound in September in the United States

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Existing-home sales in the US in September picked up after declining marginally in August, says the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Gains were seen...

JPMorgan Chase fined $78 million by European Commission

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JPMorgan Chase has been fined for over $78 million on Tuesday by European authorities for the manipulation of an international financial benchmark and being...

Tesco plunges as the smaller supermarkets rise

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Sales of the world’s second largest retailer Tesco are falling faster than any other UK supermarket chain, while German discounters Lidl and Aldi and...
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Staples reports possible cyberattack, investigating issue

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Staples is investigating a potential credit card data breach and has contacted law enforcement officials about the problem. The office supplies company is the...

United Technologies posts strong third quarter figures

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American multinational conglomerate United Technologies Corp. posted a 31% increase in net income to $1.9 billion ($2.04 per share) in the third quarter. The...
Chancellor George Osborne

UK Government borrowing jumped to £11.8 billion in September

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Government borrowing in the United Kingdom increased by £1.6 billion in September to £11.8 billion compared to September 2013. Analysts had predicted there would...

US pushes Japan for free trade deal

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The US is pushing Japan for a free trade deal, saying that the timing is now to sort out the obstacles for a Trans-Pacific...
AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel meets targets in third quarter

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AkzoNobel N.V., the Dutch decorative paints, performance coatings and specialty chemicals multinational, met targets in the third quarter of 2014, but warned on Tuesday...
China

China GDP growth hits 5-year low

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China’s GDP growth hit a five-year low in the third quarter of this year, as it struggles with a weakening property market, slumping industrial...
Christophe de Margerie head of Total

Total’s boss Christophe de Margerie dies in plane crash at Vnukovo Airport Moscow

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Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and CEO of French multinational integrated oil and gas company Total SA, died in a private plane crash at Vnukovo...