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Birmingham City shares suspended as club is put under investigation

Shares in Birmingham City Football Club were suspended on the London Stock Exchange today amid a corruption investigation.

Yahoo to test Google advertising deal

Yahoo is considering outsourcing the advertising on its search engine to the market leader Google.

The currency crunch

Today a euro is worth 80p, an all-time high against the pound. Bad news for British holidaymakers – but are there more serious consequences of living next door to the world's strongest currency?

Bank cuts interest rate to 5 per cent new

Bank of England policymakers cut interest rates to 5 per cent today in the latest attempt to shore up the economy in the face of a deepening credit crisis.

Saudi bribery probe decision overturned new

The Serious Fraud Office's decision to drop its investigation into alleged bribery and corruption involving arms deals between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia was overturned by the High Court today.

University degrees are a waste of time – the students' verdict

Undergraduates fear that the Government's drive to get half of young people into university will make degrees worthless, an official report reveals.
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