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Unaffordable debt from mail order catalogues is prompting more calls for help to a charity than payday loans, mortgages or rent.
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The eurozone debt crisis could have a negative impact on growth of East Asian economies, the World Bank warns in its latest report.
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TRAINING AMID TENSION: Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it has signed a $3 billion deal with the United Kingdom to buy air force training planes, beefing up the Gulf nation's defense capabilities as regional tensions rise....
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The deal that gave Goldman Sachs Group Inc a $5 billion boost from renowned investor Warren Buffet at the height of the 2008 financial crisis was "as top secret as you could get," a leading banker testified at the insider-trading trial of...(more)
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(Reuters) - CalPERS, the biggest U.S. public pension fund, said on Wednesday it plans to withhold votes for nine Wal-Mart Stores Inc board members amid allegations that the retailer's top brass failed to adequately investigate widespread bribery in Mexico.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Senate panel is reviewing Facebook's high-profile stock offering last week amid allegations that the bank handling the IPO may have provided select clients with a negative assessment of the company....
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MADRID (AP) -- Japan's Shigeru Miyamoto, considered the father of the modern video game, has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities....
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LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England signaled on Wednesday it was likely to pump more money into the struggling British economy if the euro crisis causes more mayhem, and the government flagged new steps to boost growth.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday with all S&P 500 sectors trading negative, on mounting concerns over Greece's future in the euro zone and as a weaker-than-expected revenue forecast from computer maker Dell weighed on investor sentiment.
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(Reuters) - MetLife Inc will change its product mix in the United States and push harder on growth in international markets to substantially boost returns by 2016, the largest U.S. life insurer said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New single-family home sales rose more than expected in April and prices pushed higher, further evidence the housing market was turning the corner.
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MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Germany's Adidas Group said Wednesday that Indian police are investigating two former executives from its Reebok India unit for an alleged fraud that could cost the company tens of millions of dollars....
