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The FTSE 100 suffers its worst week since July 2002 as higher-than-expected US jobless figures send world markets tumbling
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Shares plunge after the firm was forced to recall 438,000 Vaio laptops amid reports that some models have caught fire and injured their owners
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Relations between BA and Virgin Atlantic bosses stay hostile as TV appearance called into question
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A company spun out of Oxford's science laboratories with the backing of Richard Farleigh, a former star of the BBC show, should have been paying royalties to another company, a court has ruled. By Simon Bowers
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Cheap meals sales surge while Premier Inn reaps benefit of corporate travel budget cuts
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One day this month will mark Google's official 10th birthday, but when exactly should we be celebrating, asks Richard Wray -
JD Wetherspoon has warned it will have to grow comparable sales by 3% if it is to prevent annual profits from shrinking
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Passengers are still snapping up tickets in their droves, easyJet has said. By Dan Milmo
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HMV reported a slowdown in sales growth as revenues from Waterstone's bookshops fell and the overall economic picture darkened. By Chris Tryhorn
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| FTSE 100 | -121.4 |
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| 5240.7 | |
| Closed |
| DAX | -152.13 |
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| 6127.44 | |
| Closed |
| Dow Jones | +26.3 |
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| 11214.53 | |
| Nikkei | -345.43 |
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| 12212.23 | |
| Closed |
| Moving up FTSE 100 | Price | Change |
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| RSA INSRANCE GRP | 163.27p | +2.84% |
| CADBURY | 632.12p | +2.25% |
| WOOD GRP (JOHN) | 412.25p | +0.92% |
| UNILEVER | 1,589.25p | +0.63% |
| HAMMERSON | 939.50p | +0.55% |
| Moving down FTSE 100 | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON MATTHEY | 1,451.66p | -8.51% |
| KAZAKHMYS | 975.50p | -8.15% |
| EURASIAN | 805.50p | -7.63% |
| FERREXPO | 183.94p | -7.07% |
| ANTOFAGASTA | 508.58p | -7.03% |
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City fears effect of weak growth but inflation still top priority as recession looms closer
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Jérôme Kerviel's legal team is aiming to prove that Société Générale knew what the rogue trader was doing. By Alasdair Sandford
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Industry slowdown hits hard as chief executive claims prudence will see off crisis
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A US hedge fund partly owned by Lehman Brothers has folded after suffering huge losses on energy, mining and commodity punts. By Andrew Clark in New York
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High fuel costs and dwindling passenger demand means gloomy forecast for industry's finances
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Analysts and the chancellor himself temper the bleakness of his Guardian interview
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Ben Goldacre: The golden age of medicine has creaked to a halt and the industry is rapidly running out of new drugs
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Interview: In the face of scepticism, Tiffinbites chief executive found workers had a taste for spicy lunches. By Julia Kollewe
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