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Times Online Business, 27.12.08 21:35 UTC

Global links mean a chain reaction of trouble

Ever wondered how your iPod or PC was put together? An American writer, Thomas L Friedman, did and in his 2005 book, The World is Flat, analysed the making of his Dell laptop. He thought as most of ...

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Daily Mail, 23.12.08 16:03 UTC

Half glass of wine a day could boost memory and reduce chances of dementia

Revellers this Christmas could receive a memory boost by drinking wine, a study has revealed. New research from Oxford university shows half a glass a day improves cognitive performance in the old. ...

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Times Online Business, 21.12.08 23:03 UTC

Need to know: Marks & Spencer; Taylor Wimpey; Royal Mail; EDF Energy; MFI

View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap Economics GDP : Figures due out tomorrow are tipped to confirm that GDP fell by 0.5 per cent between July and September. Public debt : Dominique ...

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guardian.co.uk, 18.12.08 21:32 UTC

UK carmakers raise pressure for aid after production falls to lowest since 1987

. Britain's carmakers stepped up the pressure for government interventiontoday, after production at the country's car plants slumped by a third last month. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and ...

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Telegraph, 18.12.08 16:31 UTC

Jaguar Land Rover claims car industry crisis is 'national emergency' for UK

The boss of Jaguar Land Rover has claimed that the UK car industry is facing a "national emergency" as new figures showed that production tumbled by a third last month.

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Chigago Tribune, 18.12.08 12:30 UTC

Former Cubs pitcher Dave Smith dies

SAN DIEGO - Dave Smith, a former All-Star closer who holds the Houston Astros record for games pitched, died Wednesday. He was 53. Smith was an All-Star with Houston in 1986 and 1990, and had 216 ...

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BusinessWeek, 16.12.08 22:00 UTC

Web Shopping Hurting British Storefronts

Even as British Internet shopping grew 16% last month, traffic to retail stores fell. That's bad news for stores lacking a presence on the Web

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The Independent, 16.12.08 01:10 UTC

High street stores suffer as shoppers hit internet

Bargain hunters helped drive online retail sales last month but a drop in footfall on the high street at the weekend suggests the soaring trade on the internet is hitting stores that do not have an ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12.12.08 05:43 UTC

Unemployment crush has state seeking help

With jobless numbers rising at a steep rate, it might come as no surprise that one place is hiring

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Daily Mail, 08.12.08 10:33 UTC

Mega Monday: Net shoppers to spend £16,000 a second today in biggest trading day of the year

Consumers are expected to spend billions online in a 'mega Monday' spree, making today the busiest of the year for internet shopping. Credit card companies claim more than two million transactions ...