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BBCBusiness

  1. Ebay buys GSI Commerce for $2.4bn http://bbc.in/gCq9lb about 4 hours ago via twitterfeed
  2. Top court to resume Yunus appeal http://bbc.in/ggS80A about 5 hours ago via twitterfeed
  3. Li's Hutchison to end 3G losses http://bbc.in/hpSK7b about 5 hours ago via twitterfeed
  4. Greek fin min says businesses are closing, unemployment rising but this is the price to pay - listen World Service now http://bbc.in/14Ta4 about 5 hours ago via web
  5. Irish government mulls bank move http://bbc.in/gyCi4S about 6 hours ago via twitterfeed
  6. US consumer spending rises again http://bbc.in/ew9BWX about 6 hours ago via twitterfeed
  7. BA cabin crew back fresh strikes http://bbc.in/gJ6TXS about 7 hours ago via twitterfeed
  8. UK rejects EU ban on petrol cars http://bbc.in/gA6nMz about 7 hours ago via twitterfeed
  9. PM: Now is time to start business http://bbc.in/dHBhZG about 8 hours ago via twitterfeed
  10. BA cabin crew back fresh strikes http://bbc.in/i1k5Ah about 8 hours ago via twitterfeed
  11. Warning follows tax code blunder http://bbc.in/g0rizh about 8 hours ago via twitterfeed
  12. VIDEO: Toyota restarts Japan production http://bbc.in/htCqq2 about 8 hours ago via twitterfeed
  13. Ban petrol cars by 2050, EU urges http://bbc.in/gBzWib about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  14. Northern Rock to see 680 jobs go http://bbc.in/haNUtT about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  15. Cable hints at property tax rise http://bbc.in/hKKkd8 about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  16. House prices 'down in most areas' http://bbc.in/g4Bk8n about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  17. PM: Now is time to start business http://bbc.in/g3cUrJ about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  18. Southern Cross 'to keep trading' http://bbc.in/gbyBPC about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  19. 'Teaser rate' warning for savers http://bbc.in/hRJwN1 about 10 hours ago via twitterfeed
  20. VIDEO: One family: The edge of eviction http://bbc.in/efWzuD about 10 hours ago via twitterfeed
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