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| BBC News - Business |
| The latest stories from the Business section of the BBC News web site. |
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| Apple 'among US's big tax avoiders' |
| Apple is accused of being "among America's largest tax avoiders" by senators, who say the company avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes. |
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| Former Saab cars chiefs arrested |
| Three former top executives from car maker Saab Automobile have been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of accounting fraud charges. |
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| Vodafone sales hit by European slump |
| Vodafone's full-year sales slip for the first time in eight years as tough economic conditions in Europe take their toll on customers. |
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| Asia boost to Burberry profits |
| UK fashion brand Burberry reports a larger-than-expected rise in annual profits after a strong performance in Asia. |
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| Pound falls after dip in inflation |
| The pound falls after lower fuel prices lead to a lower-than-expected inflation rate of 2.4% for April. |
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| Rubber bullets fired at SA miners |
| Ten South African miners are injured after rubber bullets were fired at a crowd of striking workers, police say. |
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| Tumblr 'will boost Yahoo revenue' |
| Yahoo says its $1.1bn (£723m) purchase of blogging platform Tumblr will boost its revenue as soon as 2014. |
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| China 'can't be free rider on trade' |
| China cannot be a "free rider" when it comes to global trade, the EU's trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht, warns. |
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| Marks and Spencer sees profits fall |
| Marks and Spencer reports a big fall in annual profits, as troubles in its clothing division continue. |
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| Ryanair profits at record high |
| Discount airline Ryanair reports record full-year profits and rising revenues despite soaring fuel costs, but hits out at "bizarre" EU takeover decision. |
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| Actavis agrees Warner Chilcott deal |
| US drugs maker Actavis, itself the subject of bid speculation, agrees to buy Dublin-based rival Warner Chilcott for $8.5bn (£5.6bn) including debt. |
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| PM warns overseas territories on tax |
| David Cameron has called on British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax. |
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| JP Morgan boss in shareholder revolt |
| JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon is facing a shareholder revolt as investors prepare to vote on whether he should be allowed to keep both jobs. |
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| Treasury claims banks 'safer in UK' |
| The latest UK government paper on the impact of Scottish independence will claim the UK is better placed to manage the risk of a financial crisis. |
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| Thousands rally to oppose Italy cuts |
| Tens of thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, rally in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government. |
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| VIDEO: The future Ethiopia only dreamed of |
| George Alagiah reports on how Ethiopia has overcome adversity and is now showing some of the fastest growth rates in the world. |
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| VIDEO: From tyres to shoes in Ethiopia |
| George Alagiah has been to a shoe factory with a difference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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| VIDEO: Whisky sales fuel copper stills boom |
| Growth in whisky sales is fuelling demand for stills hand-made by coppersmiths in Scotland. |
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| VIDEO: Pope-themed bus tours hit Argentina |
| Fans of the new Pontiff are being offered the chance to learn more about his childhood with organised Pope-themed bus tours of his home town in Buenos Aires. |
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| VIDEO: Flawless diamond sets auction record |
| A flawless diamond has set a world auction record, selling for $26.7m (£17.5m). |
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| VIDEO: Yahoo-Tumblr deal, the Asia effect |
| What does the takeover by the internet search giant Yahoo of blog site Tumblr mean for Asian users? |
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| VIDEO: Saving 1980s cars from the scrapyard |
| The number of cars from the 1980s being driven in the UK today is dwindling, yet classic cars from the 60s and 70s still appear to be popular. |
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| VIDEO: Did Ghana's oil town strike it rich? |
| What difference has the discovery of oil off the coast of Ghana made to the lives of people in the once run-down port of Takoradi, the hub for the new industry? |
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| VIDEO: Bollywood eyes visual effects future |
| India's film industry is seeking to compete with Hollywood in special effects and animation. Adrienne Murray reports from Mumbai. |
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| VIDEO: 'I bought a whole Spanish village' |
| As people in Spain move out of rural areas and into cities to seek work, entire villages are being sold off at rock bottom prices, drawing buyers from overseas. |
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| VIDEO: The end of instant coffee? |
| The growth of big coffee chains has not only transformed the high street, but also our taste for coffee. |
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| VIDEO: Inside India's newest theme park |
| India's first major theme park has recently opened in Khopoli - but what challenges does it face and are India's consumers ready? |
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| VIDEO: Does handwriting analysis stand up? |
| Hugh Scofield has his handwriting analysed by one of France's leading graphologists. |
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| Sony investor urges company break-up |
| US hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb says Sony should spin off up to 20% of its entertainment business and shore up its struggling electronics arm. |
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| Bank of England criticises Bloomberg |
| The Bank of England calls the data snooping activities at financial news agency Bloomberg "reprehensible" and says it will liaise with other central banks. |
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| Venezuela opposition TV channel sold |
| The owners of Venezuelan opposition TV channel Globovision say they have sold the channel, with changes expected to its editorial line. |
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| Europe car sales break losing streak |
| Car sales across Europe rose in April for the first time in 18 months, helped by strong demand in the UK and by the early Easter break. |
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| Spain reports monthly trade surplus |
| Spain records its first monthly trade surplus in more than 40 years as demand for imports dries up. |
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| Morrisons agrees deal with Ocado |
| Morrisons, the UK's fourth largest supermarket chain, says it will launch online shopping by January 2014 after agreeing a tie-up with Ocado. |
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| Qatar fund buys into India's Bharti |
| India's largest mobile phone operator, Bharti Airtel, agrees to sell a 5% stake to Qatar Foundation Endowment as it looks to strengthen its finances. |
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| Mobile phone data redraws bus routes |
| A competition which released billions of mobile call records in Africa has been used by IBM to redraw bus routes in Ivory Coast. |
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| Mozambique protest over coal mine |
| Hundreds of protesters block the entrance to a coal mine in Mozambique demanding further compensation for being resettled. |
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| EU warns China over telecom payments |
| The EU warns it may investigate claims that Chinese telecom firms have been paid subsidies, allowing them to flood markets with cheap equipment. |
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| Retailers in Bangladesh safety pact |
| Retailers in Europe, including Hennes & Mauritz and Inditex which owns Zara, say they will sign an accord to improve safety conditions in factories in Bangladesh. |
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| India drug firm pays record US fine |
| India's top drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories will pay a record fine in the US for lying to officials and selling badly made generic drugs. |
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| India cricketers due in court soon |
| Three cricketers, arrested last week over allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier league, are due in court soon. |
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| Games numbers 50% below target |
| The organisers of the World Police and Fire Games confirm the number of athletes who have signed up to take part so far is almost 50% below the 10,000 target. |
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| Confusion over Coventry City ground |
| Ricoh Arena owners ACL say they are baffled by reports saying that Coventry City now intend to build a new stadium. |
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| Bringing Lebanon's designers online |
| Ecommerce in Lebanon is still in its infancy - what challenges does this pose online entrepreneurs in the country? |
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| Learning online at the feet of India's gurus |
| Could the internet revive the ancient tradition of learning traditional Indian arts at the feet of a guru? |
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| Are happy cows watched year round? |
| How do you make a cow happy? Using technology to track its every move, as the BBC's Fiona Graham finds out. |
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| The cassette makes a comeback |
| The humble cassette tape, a happy memory for many music fans of a certain age, stages a comeback for one Canadian company. Will the trend last? |
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| Firms aiming to make money while doing good |
| Karen Weintraub explores the growth in the number of US small firms who wish to profit from making a positive difference in the developing world. |
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| The US food firm spicing up exports |
| Magic Seasonings, the spice company run by famous US chief Paul Prudhomme, tells the BBC's Kim Gittleson about its export success. |
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| Honda to supply 2015 McLaren engines |
| Japanese car manufacturer Honda will return to Formula 1 in 2015 as engine suppliers to the McLaren team. |
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| Nissan profit up but China sales dip |
| Japanese carmaker Nissan reports a small rise in full-year profits, but sales in its key market of China fell following a territorial row between Japan and China. |
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| Tesla Motors sparks up first profit |
| Electric car maker Tesla Motors drives into profit for the first time in its 10-year history, reporting a profit of $15m (£9.65m). |
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| Is Apple's tax avoidance rational? |
| Is the company’s tax avoidance rational, asks Robert Peston |
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| China's global ambitions |
| How will China spend its massive cash reserves? |
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| Luxury labels' designs on South East Asia |
| Luxury labels target Singapore's best dressed |
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| Foreign comedians stand up for the UK |
| Why foreign comedians love the British comedy business |
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| Tech finds profit in poo in Dubai |
| Finding profit in poo in the Middle East |
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| Clock ticks on Swiss banking secrecy |
| Swiss banks creak under pressure to end trademark secrecy |
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| New Xbox readies for video games war |
| Will Microsoft's new machine win the next console war? |
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| Not your typical multimillionaire |
| The surprising life of a young multimillionaire |
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| Tumblr takeover: Sex, jokes and gifs |
| Why Yahoo thinks Tumblr is worth more than $1bn |
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