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Deutsche Bank takes $3.5 billion loss to pay for clean up

(Reuters) - Deutsche Bank plunged to a 2.6-billion-euro ($3.5 billion) quarterly loss after it took charges aimed at drawing a line under a series of scandals and cleaning up its balance sheet without...

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Swiss referendum 'backs executive pay curbs'

Comments (15)There was outrage in Switzerland over a $78m pay off, later scrapped, to the outgoing Novartis chairmanContinue reading the main storyBig BankingLosses at Lloyds narrow to £570mRBS lost...

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Asia currencies gain as Cyprus bailout fears hurt euro

Euro v Japanese YenLast Updated at 20 Mar 2013, 15:50 GMT*Chart shows local time€1 buyschange%123.6400 + +1.24+ +1.01Continue reading the main storyEurozone crisisQ&A: Cyprus bailoutCyprus crisis:...

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Nato announces Afghanistan Wardak agreement

US forces see Wardak province, not far from Kabul, as strategically significantContinue reading the main storyTaliban ConflictInsider attacks: CausesWho are the Taliban?Militant nexusQ&A: Foreign...

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China IP address link to South Korea cyber-attack

Around 32,000 computers at six organisations were affected by Wednesday's attackContinue reading the main storyRelated StoriesSouth Korea network attack 'a virus'N Korea says US 'behind hack attack'N...

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YouTube reaches one billion monthly users

YouTube was launched in 2005 and was bought by Google a year laterContinue reading the main storyRelated StoriesGangnam Style hits one billion viewsPsy and Nick Clegg trend on YouTubeYouTube, the video...

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Cyprus 'scraps bank levy' in new bailout plan

Big queues have been forming at cashpoints in NicosiaContinue reading the main storyEurozone crisisQ&A: Cyprus bailoutCyprus crisis: What happens next?How damaging is it?Why Cyprus rescue breaks...

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BP to buy back $8bn in shares after Russian sale

BP expects the share buyback could take between 12 and 18 monthsContinue reading the main storyRelated StoriesBP sells TNK-BP stake to RosneftDeadline looms for BP venture WatchOil giant BP has said it...

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Government bank share sale chief Jim O'Neil quits UKFI

The government took stakes in RBS and Lloyds during the financial crisisContinue reading the main storyRelated StoriesBank governor suggests splitting RBSLloyds' Co-op deal falls throughThe man tasked...

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Chat app messaging overtakes SMS texts, Informa says

Nokia has launched a phone with a button dedicated to WhatsAppContinue reading the main storyRelated StoriesChat apps mount challenge to FacebookNokia phone gets Whatsapp buttonWarning over bug in...

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Apple taps markets for record $17bn funding

Continue reading the main storyApple has raised $17bn (£10.9bn) via a bond sale, the biggest ever by a non-banking company, to help fund its plan for extra payouts to shareholders.Last week, it said it...

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Apple iPhone and iPad patent ban overturned in US

Apple and Samsung have been locked in patent litigation for yearsContinue reading the main storyRelated StoriesApple loses patent case with SamsungApple's profit better than estimatesWhat should Apple...

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Boston Globe newspaper sells for fraction of buying price

John W Henry is paying $70m for the titleContinue reading the main storyRelated StoriesTribune group to split into two armsNews Corp officially splits in twoThe Boston Globe, one of the most...

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Chinese exports and imports rise more than expected

Chinese trade data is often seen as unreliable Continue reading the main storyRelated StoriesChina's exports and imports declineChina takes measures to boost growthChina service sector growth...

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How wearable technology could transform business

By Michael MillarBusiness reporter, BBC NewsWork in progress: This "wearable computer" was showcased in South Korea in 1998. The question now is whether newer, more manageable, tech can revolutionise...

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Ladbrokes results hit by gaming machine slowdown

Ladbrokes issued a profits warning in AprilContinue reading the main storyBusiness of SportSponsors count London 2012 benefitsIs technology spoiling the Ashes?The technology of the Tour de FranceSteep...

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India's GDP shows continuing slowdown

The BBC's Sameer Hashmi says this factory has seen less trade recently - but the Indian Prime Minister hopes the weaker rupee will boost exportsContinue reading the main storyRelated StoriesIndian...

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US consumers spend less than forecast in July

US shoppers barely spent in July amidst concerns over federal spending cuts and increasing interest ratesContinue reading the main storyUS EconomyUS economic growth revised to 2.5%US house prices...

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Vodafone Says Its Verizon Sale Talks are Advanced

The deal would be one of the largest corporate transactions of all time if it goes throughContinue reading the main storyRelated StoriesPeston: No UK tax on £84bn saleVodafone confirms Verizon...

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India Considers Night-Time Fuel Pump Shutdown

Fuel demand in India has risen in recent years as its economy has expandedContinue reading the main storyRelated StoriesIndia's economy continues slowdownIndia to sell dollars to oil firmsIndia...

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