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Obama and Romney unveil rival tax plans

36 min ago
The two plans show that there is strong support for reforms to the bafflingly complicated US tax system but division about how much revenue the system should raise
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HP printer business facing challenges

1 hour 12 min ago
The unit which has long underpinned Hewlett-Packard’s finances is facing structural problems that threaten its position as the company’s cash cow
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Record sterling oil price sparks fears

Thu, 23/02/2012 - 00:45
The rally in the price of crude oil denominated in European-currencies is likely to have a negative impact on the continent’s economic growth
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Russian link in $150m fraud claim

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 23:32
A former staff at Otkritie had allegedly contacted a Threadneedle employee about a trade in more than a billion Argentinian warrants
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SFO admits Tchenguiz case errors

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 21:46
Property tycoon receives apology after information was ‘inadvertently miscast’ when obtaining warrants during investigation into Kaupthing
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Syrian assault spurs call for intervention

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 21:26
The intensifying assault on the city of Homs killed dozens, including two western journalists, sparking fresh pleas for international action
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Germany fights eurozone firewall moves

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 21:03
Steffen Seibert, spokesman for Angela Merkel, insisted that Berlin saw no need to increase the size of the €500bn European Stability Mechanism
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Stocks struggle amid Greek deal caution

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 19:23
Risk appetite blunted by lacklustre economic activity data from the eurozone and China, and doubts over Athens’ ability to enact reforms
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West dismayed at failure of IAEA talks in Iran

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 19:15
The failure of talks between Iran and the IAEA over Tehran’s nuclear programme has triggered dismay among western powers
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Santorum’s fire and brimstone hit right chord

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 19:05
Republican presidential hopeful is ‘a person of faith’ who talks of evil and comes across as having the credentials of a preacher
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Shell offers £1bn for Cove Energy

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 18:40
Anglo-Dutch oil group is poised to expand into Mozambique with the proposal to buy the Aim-listed company, one of Anadarko’s junior partners
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Rudd blames ‘faceless men’ as he resigns

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 18:30
Australian foreign minister blames ‘faceless men’ for decision, amid speculation he will challenge Julia Gillard for Labor party leadership
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Global summit to tackle Somalia’s woes

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 18:06
Terrorism and piracy fears spur more than 50 heads of state and foreign ministers to convene for discussions on the volatile African state
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Profumo in frame at Monte dei Paschi

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 15:59
Alessandro Profumo, former chief executive of UniCredit and one of Italy’s most high-profile bankers, is frontrunner to take over as chairman of the bank
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Unions attack Fox’s workplace rights comments

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 15:07
Liam Fox’s call to strengthen employers’ power to fire workers is an attack on working people that will not create a single job, say unions
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Veteran journalist killed in Homs attack

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 13:57
Award-winning war correspondent at the Sunday Times Marie Colvin is killed along with a French photographer in the shelling by regime troops
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UniCredit wins dismissal in Madoff case

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 13:24
A US district judge threw out racketeering charges that alleged the bank participated in a scheme to attract investor money to Ponzi scheme
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MPC strongly backed stimulus increase

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 12:23
Financial policymakers at the Bank of England were unanimous in backing more financial stimulus at their meeting in February
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Peugeot and GM gear up for Europe alliance

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 11:22
The carmakers are in advanced talks about an alliance that would see them join forces to build cars and components on the continent
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IAEA ‘disappointed’ by Iran nuclear talks

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 11:05
The UN agency has failed to gain access to the suspected military site at Parchin or reach a deal on any other key issues
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