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Two major business lobby groups, the CBI and the British Chambers of Commerce, suggest the UK economy is in good health.
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US car giant Ford recalls a total of 1.4 million cars, the majority of which are sport utility vehicles sold in North America, due to a possible loss of power steering.
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Budget airline Southwest is fined $200,000 by US regulators for TV adverts that promised non-existent low fares.
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Is cricket's IPL losing its brand appeal?
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Virgin Galactic signs a deal with the US Federal Aviation Authority, which will allow it to charter space flights from a base in New Mexico.
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Britain's Linda Jackson talks about her new role as chief executive of France's iconic car company, Citroen
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To help them hide from deadly flies, male crickets on two Hawaiian islands have separately evolved an inability to sing, biologists report.
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The former head of BP, Lord Browne, encourages gay City workers to come out and stop living secret lives.
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What can we learn from people with the genetics to get sick — who don’t? With most inherited diseases, only some family members will develop the disease, while others who carry the same genetic risks dodge it. Stephen Friend suggests we start studying those family members who stay healthy. Hear about the Resilience Project, a massive effort to collect genetic materials that may help decode inherited disorders.
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A mystery benefactor has been leading social media users on a treasure hunt for hidden money in the US cities of San Francisco and San Jose.
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US satellite TV operator Dish Network says it will accept payments in Bitcoins from customers later this year.
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The US economy contracted 1% in the first three months of 2014, according to the latest official estimate from the US Commerce Department.
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A project to reintroduce a rare dragonfly to Cheshire has had "a successful start", a wildlife trust says.
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India's biggest carmaker, Tata Motors, reports a slight fall in fourth-quarter net profit due, in part, to a foreign exchange loss.
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Large ocean waves can travel through sea ice for hundreds of km before their oscillations are finally dampened, scientists have shown.
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The Bank of England says lending to small and medium sized businesses under the government's Funding for Lending scheme is down this year.
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Muslim retail and consumer groups in Malaysia demand a boycott of Cadbury products after pork DNA was found in its chocolate.
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Apple has confirmed it will buy headphone maker and music-streaming service provider Beats Electronics.
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Some 7,313 homes have been sold so far in the UK under the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme, the Treasury says.
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Customers of high street retailer Office are urged to change their password after its website was the victim of a security breach.
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Shares in B&Q owner Kingfisher have fallen 6% after it failed to meet quarterly profit forecasts.
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Do the economics of a UK spaceplane stack up?
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London's transport authority says it believes Uber's car service fee calculation app is legal, but is referring the matter to the High Court.
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The boss of British Gas, Chris Weston is to leave his role after only 15 months to join temporary power supplier Aggreko.
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Kingsley Wheaton and Dr John Britton discuss the UK tobacco industry and attempts to rebrand itself.
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