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US sees paper profit on bail-outs 30 Jul 2010 | 6:05 am BBC News - Business
Assets bought by the US to bail out AIG and Bear Stearns are showing a paper profit, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York says.
Disney sells Miramax film studios 30 Jul 2010 | 5:16 am BBC News - Business
Walt Disney announces the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors.
Strikes and ash extend BA losses 30 Jul 2010 | 5:09 am BBC News - Business
BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.
Sale of EDF's UK networks agreed 30 Jul 2010 | 4:50 am BBC News - Business
A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agrees to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).
Deadline for tax credits renewal 30 Jul 2010 | 4:35 am BBC News - Business
Families face missing out on financial assistance if they miss Saturday's deadline to renew tax credits.
US to publish GDP estimates 30 Jul 2010 | 3:32 am BBC News - Business
The US government will publish GDP estimates for the three months to June later
Proposal to scrap benefit system 30 Jul 2010 | 3:31 am BBC News - Business
Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up.
Iran sanctions: Turkey's dilemma 30 Jul 2010 | 3:27 am BBC News - Business
Turkey is facing a difficult decision after the EU approved an embargo on foreign trade with Iran this week.
Building your brand (and keeping your job) 30 Jul 2010 | 3:19 am Economic news - CNNMoney.com
Scott Monty's personal brand doesn't take a back seat to anyone else's -- not even that of Ford Motor Co., his employer. "I'm not somebody who can be accused of using Ford's brand to benefit my own," says Monty, the car giant's first global digital and multimedia communications manager. "If…
IDS: Welfare system 'close to breaking' 30 Jul 2010 | 3:05 am BBC News - Business
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith says welfare reform will be "humanizing" rather than "finger wagging"
States go deeper into debt 30 Jul 2010 | 2:50 am Economic news - CNNMoney.com
The states are broke, and like many consumers, they're borrowing big time to get out of their fiscal binds.
Fuel protests: 'Three days from anarchy' 30 Jul 2010 | 2:11 am BBC News - Business
Tom Feilden investigates whether the lessons on food security from the fuel protests 10 years ago have been learned
Chip sales boost Samsung profits 30 Jul 2010 | 1:25 am BBC News - Business
Samsung Electronics reports record quarterly profits thanks to higher sales of smartphones and components such as memory chips.
Novel take on French home shortage 30 Jul 2010 | 1:10 am BBC News - Business
Young French people having difficulty finding affordable housing are being given the chance to help older members of society and put a roof over their own heads.
Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail 29 Jul 2010 | 11:04 pm BBC News - Business
Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.
Picking up Penguins for 75 years 29 Jul 2010 | 6:14 pm BBC News - Business
A colourful history of the famous book publisher
Pensions timebomb 29 Jul 2010 | 6:13 pm BBC News - Business
Russians fear the benefits system will cease to exist
What's so scary about Elizabeth Warren? 29 Jul 2010 | 1:09 pm Economic news - CNNMoney.com
Elizabeth Warren doesn't look or sound scary. She's a 61-year-old Harvard Law School professor from Oklahoma who has written personal finance books, some with her daughter.
New Wall Street rules pit SEC vs. the media 29 Jul 2010 | 12:09 pm Economic news - CNNMoney.com
One of Wall Street reform's littlest known provisions is getting big attention for giving a government agency a possible loophole for avoiding journalists' requests for information.
Jobless claims slide in latest week 29 Jul 2010 | 8:18 am Economic news - CNNMoney.com
The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance fell last week, the government said Thursday.

Aon Corp. Second-quarter Profit Rises 2.7% 30 Jul 2010 | 5:46 am FOXBusiness.com
Aon Corp. Second-quarter Profit Rises 2.7%
LME STEEL-Billet firm as merchants buy and scrap rises 30 Jul 2010 | 5:28 am FOXBusiness.com
LME STEEL-Billet firm as merchants buy and scrap rises
Wright Express To Buy Australian Card Issuer 30 Jul 2010 | 5:14 am FOXBusiness.com
Wright Express To Buy Australian Card Issuer
NEWSMAKER-Sanofi's new broom CEO gets serious on M&A 30 Jul 2010 | 5:11 am FOXBusiness.com
NEWSMAKER-Sanofi's new broom CEO gets serious on M&A
BA, Virgin Signal Pace Of Recovery Picking Up 30 Jul 2010 | 5:04 am FOXBusiness.com
BA, Virgin Signal Pace Of Recovery Picking Up
WRAPUP 1-Japan banks report strong Q1 earnings, wary on outlook 30 Jul 2010 | 4:36 am FOXBusiness.com
WRAPUP 1-Japan banks report strong Q1 earnings, wary on outlook
UPDATE 2-China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy - FX chief 30 Jul 2010 | 4:26 am FOXBusiness.com
UPDATE 2-China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy - FX chief
Shanghai falls, HK at best month; Chalco up on joint venture 30 Jul 2010 | 4:22 am FOXBusiness.com
Shanghai falls, HK at best month; Chalco up on joint venture
Euro-zone Jobless Rate Steady, Inflation Picks Up 30 Jul 2010 | 4:05 am FOXBusiness.com
Euro-zone Jobless Rate Steady, Inflation Picks Up
India's parliament shut for 5th day, reforms at risk 30 Jul 2010 | 3:45 am FOXBusiness.com
India's parliament shut for 5th day, reforms at risk
ANALYSIS-Rampant Turkish stocks have further to run 30 Jul 2010 | 3:16 am FOXBusiness.com
ANALYSIS-Rampant Turkish stocks have further to run
ANALYSIS-Rampant Turkish stocks have further to run 30 Jul 2010 | 3:16 am FOXBusiness.com
ANALYSIS-Rampant Turkish stocks have further to run
WRAPUP 1-Nomura, Macquarie hit by fewer deals, frail markets 30 Jul 2010 | 3:08 am FOXBusiness.com
WRAPUP 1-Nomura, Macquarie hit by fewer deals, frail markets
UPDATE 3-DBS's Gupta cleans up books, but faces challenges 30 Jul 2010 | 3:07 am FOXBusiness.com
UPDATE 3-DBS's Gupta cleans up books, but faces challenges
German Retail Sales Fall 0.9% In June 30 Jul 2010 | 2:48 am FOXBusiness.com
German Retail Sales Fall 0.9% In June
UPDATE 1-China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy -FX chief 30 Jul 2010 | 2:31 am FOXBusiness.com
UPDATE 1-China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy -FX chief
BOJ FOCUS-BOJ to opt for minor steps, shun quantitative easing 30 Jul 2010 | 2:10 am FOXBusiness.com
BOJ FOCUS-BOJ to opt for minor steps, shun quantitative easing
JGBs gain as yen rise hits stocks; auction eyed 30 Jul 2010 | 1:26 am FOXBusiness.com
JGBs gain as yen rise hits stocks; auction eyed
German retail sales fall more than expected in June 30 Jul 2010 | 1:05 am FOXBusiness.com
German retail sales fall more than expected in June
UPDATE 1-France's Lafarge cuts cement outlook, H1 sales down 30 Jul 2010 | 1:05 am FOXBusiness.com
UPDATE 1-France's Lafarge cuts cement outlook, H1 sales down

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