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World's richest woman is worth £19bn (AUS $29bn)

World's richest woman is worth £19bn (AUS $29bn)

Her name is Gina Rinehart, she's an only child and a magnate in the mining industry. And with a fortune of some £18 billion (that's around £29bn Australian dollars) according to business magazine BRW she's the world's richest woman.
Hewlett Packard to cut 27,000 jobs

Hewlett Packard to cut 27,000 jobs

The world’s largest manufacturer of PCs, Hewlett Packard, is feeling the heat of the global recession as it announced its intention to axe 27,000 jobs worldwide - about 8% of its total workforce - within two and a half years.
EU doesn't want Greece to leave Eurozone

EU doesn't want Greece to leave Eurozone

It was all about the Grexit: what if Greece leaves the Euro scenario but despite that the President of the EU Council, Herman Van Rompuy said they don't want Greece to leave.
Hollande- Merkel Meeting in Berlin

Can the Franco-German Partnership That Has Held the EU Together Weather Their Differences Tackling Austerity?

At the heart of the European Union is a pact that was first formed by two European leaders who were determined to lay to rest for good, the past enmity between their two countries. Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963, made his first visit to General de Gaulle, the French President and founder of the Fifth Republic, at his home in Colombey-les-Deux Églises in 1958.
Facebook IPO: Regulators review disclosure procedures

Facebook IPO: Regulators review disclosure procedures

It was the most hotly anticipated stock debut in years, raising $16bn, and valuing the social networking sensation, Facebook at $104bn. But now - just days after the fanfare - it’s in another media storm.
UK Retail sales for April: down 2.3%

UK Retail sales for April: down 2.3%

We all spent much less last month and it’s a record drop. According to figures released by the Office of National Statistics today, retail sales volumes fell by 2.3% last month, all because of a sizeable fall in petrol sales.