The UK’s jobless total rose for the second month in a row in December, official figures show. The number of…
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Iraqi voters turn to economic issues
Beyond the desperate security situation in Iraq lies an economy in tatters. A vicious cycle of unemployment, poor social services…
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Christmas shoppers flock to tills
Shops all over the UK reported strong sales on the last Saturday before Christmas with some claiming record-breaking numbers of…
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Mixed Christmas for US retailers
US retailers posted mixed results for December – with luxury retailers faring well while many others were forced to slash…
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Rich grab half Colombia poor fund
Half of the money put aside by the Colombian government to help the country’s poor is benefiting people who do…
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Cars pull down US retail figures
US retail sales fell 0.3% in January, the biggest monthly decline since last August, driven down by a heavy fall…
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House prices suffer festive fall
UK house prices fell 0.7% in December, according to figures from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Nationally, house…
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US manufacturing expands
US industrial production increased in December, according to the latest survey from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Its index…
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Alfa Romeos ‘to get GM engines’
Fiat is to stop making six-cylinder petrol engines for its sporty Alfa Romeo subsidiary, unions at the Italian carmaker have…
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BMW cash to fuel Mini production
Less than four years after the new Mini was launched, German car maker BMW has announced £100m of new investment.…
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