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To help all our members and colleagues, you can keep up to date with the latest business news, as supplied direct from the BBC. News articles are updated on a daily basis - sometimes hourly - depending on the latest news coming through, from around the world.
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Fixed retirement age to be axed Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:59:50 +0000
People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.
Industry toasts beer sales rise Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:05:58 +0000
Good weather and football's World Cup is thought to have given a boost to beer sales in the UK, industry figures suggest.
Gambling firms reveal merger plan Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:10:10 +0000
The UK's Partygaming and Austrian firm Bwin unveil plans to merge and create the world's largest online gaming business.
Oil firms' profits almost double Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:19 +0000
Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses.
Jailed Enron boss requests bail Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:27 +0000
The former chief executive of Enron, Jeffrey Skilling, has applied for bail. His lawyer says his conviction for fraud will be overturned.
Toyota announces fresh car recall Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:11:18 +0000
Toyota is recalling almost 430,000 vehicles in the US and Japan amid concern over steering problems.
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