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British Gas faces strike ballot
British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions.
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Airlines offer to give up slots
British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia offer to give up take off and landing slots in London and New York, say EU watchdogs.
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Economic storm not over, says PM
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
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BA strike action talks under way
Talks aimed at averting strike action by BA cabin crew are continuing at the TUC, after a deadline was extended.
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Top public servants' pay frozen
Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges and NHS managers, will have their pay frozen next year.
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Cardiff given tax bill deadline
Cardiff City football club are given eight more weeks by the High Court on Wednesday to settle an outstanding tax bill.
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EMI names ex-ITV boss as chairman
Troubled record company EMI - whose artists include Coldplay - has named former ITV boss Charles Allen as its new chairman.
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Standard Life enjoys profit boost
Insurance firm Standard Life reports better-than-expected profits and unveils plans for a further cost-cutting.
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Oil price fall hits Tullow profit
Oil firm Tullow says profits for 2009 fell by 93% but it is optimistic after major new discoveries in Uganda and Ghana.
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Insurers 'face $7bn Chile bill'
The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.
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UK industrial output falls back
Industrial production in the UK fell unexpectedly in January, dropping by 0.4% form December, official data has shown.
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German exports fall unexpectedly
German exports fell unexpectedly in January, with analysts saying that the cold weather that month was to blame.
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UK bank fraud 'moves to internet'
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, research suggests.
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Cathay Pacific returns to profit
Cathay Pacific reports a return to full-year profit as cost cutting and bets on the price of fuel pay off.
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Northern Rock sees reduced losses
Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.
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China's exports see big increase
China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.
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£10m to get students into sport
Universities are to be given £10m of National Lottery money to encourage more students to get involved in sport.
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Royal junk mail
Why postal reforms are good news for direct mailers
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Doctom Crash
10 years on from the burst Nasdaq bubble
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Obama backs Greece on speculators
President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.
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Photographer Annie Leibovitz snaps up debt rescue deal
Photographer Annie Leibovitz does a deal with Colony Capital to clear huge debts that meant she may have lost her library of famous pictures.
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Payment protection rules delayed
The Financial Services Authority is delaying its plans to combat the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.
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Npower will cut gas bills by 7%
Energy company Npower is to cut domestic gas bills by 7% from 26 March, following price cuts by other suppliers.
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'Low morale' hits tax authority
Low morale and poor leadership is affecting performance at HM Revenue and Customs, a report by MPs says.
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'Sharp cut' in pensions deficit
A sharp cut has been reported in the deficit of final salary pension schemes in the private sector, figures show.
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Northrop and EADS exit tanker bid
Northrop Grumman and EADS pull out of bidding for a $35bn US Air Force air-to-air refuelling tanker contract.
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Fuel fighters
Boeing wins lucrative mid-air refuelling battle
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Legoland firm sees more visitors
Madam Tussauds, Sea Life and London Eye owners, Merlin, weathers the downturn with visitor growth and expansion plans.
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Eurotunnel makes profit in 2009
Eurotunnel, which manages the Channel Tunnel, makes an annual profit of 1.4m euros despite a "poor economic environment".
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Toyota rejects electronics fears
Toyota rejects claims that faulty electronics could be behind its worldwide recall of more than eight million cars.
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