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Markets rally as US jobless figures better than feared
About 54,000 jobs lost, far fewer than the 100,000 expected, easing fears of a second US recession -
Service sector slowdown revives fears of double dip recession
Growth in Britain's service industry has slowed sharply as employers have scaled back hiring in the face of the gloomy economic outlook amid looming public spending cuts -
Asil Nadir trial set for October 2011
Fugitive tycoon must wait until October 2011 before he can contest fraud charges and must stay under curfew and keep on his electronic tag -
BP says Deepwater oil well will be permanently sealed 'in two weeks'
Oil giant hopes ruptured oil well in Gulf of Mexico will be sealed by mid-September, with clean-up bill now at $8bn
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3D TV dominates IFA electronics show
Panasonic and Sony show off new 3D products at the IFA 2010 consumer electronics show in Berlin -
Lehman Brothers rescue would have been unlawful, insists Bernanke
Federal Reserve chairman says central bank did not have the power to lend taxpayers' money to Lehman -
RBS cuts 3,500 UK jobs
Total positions lost at bailed-out British banks RBS and Lloyds rises to almost 45,000 -
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Carluccio bosses could see £10m windfall