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Protesters clash with police in Paris includes [VIDEO]

Protesters clash with police in Paris includes [VIDEO]

Protesters clashed with police in Paris at the headquarters of Total the French oil giant. These protests come after Total announced that the will be closing down their Northwest site. Total said a worldwide decline in demand for petroleum products has lead them to this decision. There were around 300 demonstrators they smashed the...

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Some countries may have to default on their debt.

Some countries may have to default on their debt.

When an individual cannot pay their debt; then they stand to lose their possessions. When a country cannot pay back their debt they are put in a similar situation. According to Ken Rogoff, a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund some countries will experience sovereign debt defaults. A sovereign bond is a...

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Blackberry and iPhone makers to be investigated by US agency

Blackberry and iPhone makers to be investigated by US agency

Blackberry and iPhone makers are going to be investigated by the International Trade commission (ITC) regarding the technology used in their phones. This was announced on Wednesday as Kodak have made a complaint that technology used in Blackberry and iPhone handsets may violate their digital patents. This case has started because of a complaint...

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Bonus cuts force two RBS bankers to resign

Bonus cuts force two RBS bankers to resign

Two bankers from RBS have resigned after RBS have been forced to decrease the amount given in bonuses. Steve Ashley, head of RBS’s trading division and Chris Fleming, sales, quit the bank on Friday. This is going to hit RBS hard as their trading business is one of their top earning businesses. Mr Kingman,...

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Warning that inflation will rise above 3% from Bank of England

Warning that inflation will rise above 3% from Bank of England

The governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, has predicted that inflation will rise above 3% in the next few weeks. Although this is a major worry he has also predicted that this will be short lived. This increase in inflation is due to higher VAT and the rises in petrol prices. If...

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Amazon see 71% increase in profits for Q4 due to kindle, can Apple beat this?

Amazon see 71% increase in profits for Q4 due to kindle, can Apple beat this?

Amazon has reported a net profit for quarter 4, 2009; of $384m (£238m), up from $225m a year ago. Sales have rose 42% up to $9.2bn, is this a sign of the popularity of the kindle and what may be expected for the iPad?

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Obama proposes restrictions for US banks

Obama proposes restrictions for US banks

Activities of US banks are to be restricted according to Barack Obama's new proposal. This comes a week after the largest firms have been hit with a responsibility fee to help recover bail out losses.

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Google launches Hot Trends in the UK

Google launches Hot Trends in the UK

Hot trends a feature of Google trends has started to integrate UK data and give UK specific hot trends. This means UK marketers can use UK based data now to show hot trends rather than relying on US data and presuming that the UK is following the same trend. This is great news for...

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$194m fourth-quarter loss ‘disappointing’ for BofA

$194m fourth-quarter loss ‘disappointing’ for BofA

Bank of America has reported a loss of $194m in the fourth quarter of 2009. Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo both had profits in the fourth quarter of 2009 whilst the Bank of America reported it's loss. The new chief executive Brian Moyniham said the loss was 'disappointing' compared to a year ago this...

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Will we still be allowed to bid on trademarks in Google?

Will we still be allowed to bid on trademarks in Google?

laptop business womanBidding on trademarks in Google Adwords is a great way for small businesses and affiliates to run profitable campaigns. A ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will decide whether Trademarks are still allowed to be used as keywords whilst running Pay Per Click (PPC) campaigns.

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