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LATEST BUSINESS HEADLINES |
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| EU attacks 'optimistic' outlooks | The European Union criticises the UK and other European nations for having "optimistic" growth assumptions and bloated deficits. | |
| Net piracy takes 'toll on jobs' | The growth of illegal file-sharing could cost European countries 1.2m jobs and 240bn euros by 2015, an industry report says. | |
| Iran tightens petrol sanctions | Petrol within Iran is heavily subsidised but the ration is being cut - is there a link between that and the threat of petrol sanctions linked to its nuclear programme? | |
| Arriva shares up on takeover bid | Shares in transport group Arriva climb by almost 20% after it confirms it has received its second takeover approach in as many months. | |
| Going bust | What to expect if you end up going bankrupt | |
| US producer prices in sharp fall | Prices paid by US farms and factories fell by more than expected giving authorities room to hold official interest rates at current low levels. | |
| New stores help Zara profit | Inditex, the parent of the Zara fashion chain, says profits rose 5% in 2009, helped by the opening of hundreds of new stores. | |
| S&P backs Greece deficit plan | Greece receives some positive news from the financial markets as ratings agency Standard & Poor's backs its economic recovery plans. | |
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