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| India IT boss quits over scandal |
| The boss of Satyam, India's fourth-biggest software firm, resigns after admitting to irregularities in its accounts. |
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| US recession forecast to drag on |
| The US recession is likely to drag on well into 2009, according to forecasts from the US Federal Reserve. |
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| Row halts European gas supplies |
| Exports of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine stop altogether with both countries accusing each other of turning off the tap. |
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| Alcoa cuts 13,500 workers' jobs |
| The US aluminium maker Alcoa has said it is cutting 13,500 jobs, or 13% of its workforce, due to the global economic slowdown. |
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| Bank of America in Chinese sale |
| 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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| German billionaire kills himself |
| German billionaire Adolf Merckle commits suicide after his business empire runs into trouble in the global economic slowdown. |
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| Toyota shuts plants for 11 days |
| Toyota announces that it is to halt production at its domestic plants for 11 days in February and March. |
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| Euro inflation hits two-year low |
| Inflation in the eurozone falls more than expected to 1.6% in December, which is the lowest level for 26 months. |
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| Porsche takes majority VW stake |
| German luxury carmaker Porsche announces that it now holds more than 50% of Volkswagen's shares. |
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| Euro weakens on rate cut evidence |
| The euro weakens against the pound and the US dollar as data suggests that a eurozone interest rate cut next week is likely. |
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| Madoff's million-dollar mailings prompt court outrage |
| US prosecutors call for Bernard Madoff to be put in prison until his trial after it emerges he sent jewellery and watches to friends and family. |
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| Air India sacks nine overweight hostesses |
| India's state-run carrier Air India dismisses nine hostesses who had earlier been grounded for being overweight. |
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| Guidelines for financial journalists |
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| Layoff payoff |
| The financial costs of making redundancies |
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| Vintage vinyl |
| The 7 inch single is still making music after 60 years |
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| Gas dispute |
| How reliant is Europe on Russian gas supplies? |
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| Fans' reaction |
| Apple boss Steve Jobs's health hot topic at Macworld |
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| Robert Peston |
| Sterling's fall is next challenge for UK High Street |
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| Cracking up |
| How Waterford Wedgwood ran out of steam |
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| UK 2008 car sales to fall by 10% |
| UK car sales figures for the past year are expected to be more than 10% lower than sales in 2007. |
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| Job demand falls at record rate |
| Demand for staff is falling at a record rate, according to a report by Britain's recruiters. |
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| M&S to close stores and cut jobs |
| 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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| Blacks Leisure in profits alert |
| Blacks Leisure issues a profits warning after its boardwear business drags down sales in the run-up to Christmas. |
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| Areva wins Niger uranium licence |
| French nuclear energy group Areva is awarded a licence to build and operate a uranium mine in Niger. |
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| Cocoa prices hit a 23-year-high |
| London cocoa futures hit a 23-year-high as it proves to be the most lucrative commodity in 2008. |
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| Venezuela suspends US fuel aid |
| Venezuela's US-based oil subsidiary is halting a programme to provide cheap heating oil to low-income communities in the US. |
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| Congress launches Madoff inquiry |
| The US Congress begins an inquiry into a suspected $50bn (£32bn) fraud allegedly run by the American hedge fund manager, Bernard Madoff. |
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| Japanese vehicle sales plunge 22% |
| Vehicle sales in Japan fell 22% in December compared with the same month in 2007, making it the worst December on record. |
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| China factory output dips further |
| China's manufacturing output falls for a third consecutive month as the economic slowdown continues to hit its economy. |
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| Aer Lingus cool on Ryanair offer |
| Shareholders in Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus show little appetite for a Ryanair takeover. |
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| French TV ditches prime-time ads |
| State-run French TV stations stop showing ads in prime time as part of President Sarkozy's plans to reform public broadcasting. |
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| Oil price rises on Gaza conflict |
| Oil rises briefly above $48 a barrel on fears of heightened Middle East tension after Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. |
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| Oil rises on Middle East tensions |
| Crude oil prices rise on concerns Israel's attacks on Hamas could threaten supplies from the Middle East. |
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| India truck strike over fuel cost |
| Millions of trucks in India are off the roads in an indefinite strike, with operators demanding a lowering of diesel prices. |
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| India unveils economic boost plan |
| Indian authorities unveil a fresh economic stimulus package, including another cut in the country's main interest rate. |
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