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TUC says real jobless toll is 6.3 million
Unemployment could be as high as 6.3 million in the UK if a different counting measure was used, says a new report from the TUC.
Monday, February 13, 2012 (Independent )
High yen and Thai floods hit growth
Floods in Thailand and a strong yen did heavy damage to Japan as the world's second-biggest economy floundered in the final quarter of 2011, official figures showed yesterday.
Monday, February 13, 2012 (Independent )
Scandal-hit Olympus looks at tie-ups as losses loom
The Japanese camera and medical equipment maker Olympus said today it expected to have lost ¥32bn (£260m) in the year which ends next month.
Monday, February 13, 2012 (Independent )
Lack of Heathrow flights 'damaging trade'
The boss of Heathrow airport warned yesterday that capacity constraints were "damaging the UK economy when the country can least afford it", after the number of passengers flying between the UK and Ch
Monday, February 13, 2012 (Independent )
Peppa Pig firm in a trough after sell-off plans fail
Nearly a fifth was lost from the market capitalisation of media firm Entertainment One yesterday after it ditched plans to sell the company, following offers that did not "adequately reflect" its valu
Monday, February 13, 2012 (Independent )
Aurum is sparkling as it ponders sell-off
The retail jewellery group Aurum Holdings has delivered a sparkling jump in operating profits as its owners mull a sale of the company.
Monday, February 13, 2012 (Independent )
Phoenix looks to sell toy developer Vivid for £80m
The owner of the toy developer Vivid Imaginations has hired advisers at KPMG to sell the company for up to £80m.
Monday, February 13, 2012 (Independent )
Takeover by Vodafone could end the misery for CWW
Vodafone may put struggling Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) out of its misery after the mobile giant admitted yesterday it was weighing up a bid for the corporate telecoms supplier.
Monday, February 13, 2012 (Independent )
UK car trade deficit is lowest for 36 years
Overseas demand has surged, especially for premium brands such as Bentley and Mini, while new registrations have fallen
Monday, February 13, 2012 (Financial Times )
Rangers lodges papers for administration
HM Revenue & Customs case concerns use of employee benefits trusts, under which players’ wages go into offshore trusts
Monday, February 13, 2012 (Financial Times )
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