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Tackling under-age online sales
Young people are using the anonymity of the web to buy goods suitable only for adults but software could stop that.
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Npower axes staff in sales probe
Npower dismisses six staff from its sales team after claims of mis-selling energy contracts.
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Microsoft contests $1.4bn EU fine
Microsoft appeals against a $1.4bn fine given for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour.
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BAA's shareholders agree funding
BAA shareholders have agreed to stump up £400m ($779m) as the firm struggles to refinance its debt.
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New Sign of Hard Times: Imports Down
The U.S. trade gap shrank as the economy cut demand for imports by 2.9 percent.
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Citigroup to shed $400bn assets
US bank giant Citigroup aims to sell $400bn of assets over the next three years to bolster its financial position.
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Weak dollar shrinks US trade gap
The US trade deficit shrinks by more than expected as the weak dollar leads to a surge in exports, figures show.
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Alliance and Leicester's rates up
Alliance and Leicester joins other lenders in charging new customers with smaller deposits higher rates.
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Oil's Broken Record, Surges Above $126
Traders fear that a fight with Venezuela could stop the flow of oil.
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Will We Ever Pay for an Album Again?
The latest trend to hit the music industry: artists giving away their songs.
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BA confirms June move for flights
British Airways will begin to move its long-haul flights to Heathrow's Terminal 5 from June, the firm confirms.
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Big fall in French factory output
French industrial output falls four times more sharply than expected in March, raising concerns about the economy.
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Burma cyclone raises rice prices
Rice prices rise for a sixth straight day as supplies continue to be stretched after cyclone damage in Burma.
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Repossession orders climb by 17%
The number of people under threat of losing their homes has risen sharply in England and Wales, figures show.
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New Dublin brewery for Guinness
Drinks giant Diageo says it will invest 650m euros in its Irish beer business - its largest capital investment to date.
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