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November 23, 2009

Recession 'a catalyst for change'

The recession has become the catalyst for a new era in business focusing on greater collaboration, according to the CBI.


Working together

Collaboration will help UK industry recover, says CBI


Kabul capital

Property prices in Afghanistan go through the roof


Russia 'is now a criminal state'

Russia has turned into a "criminal state", according to the man who was once its leading foreign investor.


November 22, 2009

Closing down

Niche clothes shop says goodbye to Covent Garden


Floods claims could exceed £100m

Floods claims in Cumbria and south Scotland could top £100m, according to the Association of British Insurers.


Deutsche Bahn in Qatar rail deal

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn signs a 17bn euro contract to build rail and underground lines in Qatar and Bahrain.


November 21, 2009

Dutch car maker plans move to UK

A luxury sports car maker based in Holland says it plans to move its luxury car assembly plant to Coventry.


Call for flood prevention change

Charity says people who have costly work done on their homes are not qualifying for cheaper insurance.


Bogus callers in council tax scam

Bogus callers posing as council staff are luring homeowners into a council tax scam, say council leaders.


Banks 'are charging sneaky fees'

Banks are still finding "sneaky ways" to make money out of people, says the consumers' association Which?.


Hershey 'mulls $17bn Cadbury bid'

US chocolate maker Hershey considers launching a solo bid of at least $17bn (£10bn) for UK firm Cadbury, reports say.


November 20, 2009

Valero shuts another oil refinery

Valero Energy announces it is permanently closing its oil refinery in Delaware City, with the loss of 550 jobs.


Valero shuts another oil refinery

Valero Energy announces it is permanently closing its oil refinery in Delaware City, with the loss of 550 jobs.


Easyjet sorry for Holocaust error

Easyjet apologises after fashion photographs shot at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin were published in its in-flight magazine.


Match-fix probe targets 200 games

About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal.


Homeward bound

Why many Nigerian entrepreneurs are returning home


ECB slows emergency cash support

The European Central Bank says it will scale back emergency monetary support for fear of fuelling inflation.


More job cuts at Threshers owner

A further 381 stores are to close at off licence group First Quench, with the loss of 1,908 jobs, the firm's administrators announce.


In pictures

BT marks 25 years since the firm was privatised


Volkswagen to increase production

Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car company, plans to invest 26bn euros over the next three years to create new vehicles.


Q&A: Floods

How the deluge affects all our insurance premiums


Union cancels next Iberia strike

Unions representing staff at Spanish airline Iberia call off planned strike action after a preliminary agreement with management.


The Royal Mint quadruples gold production as demand sparkles

The Royal Mint has more than quadrupled its production of gold coins in recent months, as the record price of the metal causes demand to soar.


Beefing up

How Botswana is putting more meat on its beef industry


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