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Village of the scarecrows: Residents of Nagoro in Japan are being replaced by life-size straw dolls

In the remote Japanese village of Nagoro, the young have been replaced by scarecrows.

Chuka Umunna interview: Labour's business star talks skills, apprenticeships and diversity

Exclusive: Labour's shadow business secretary talked with IBTimes UK in Birmingham.

Yahoo signals the end of the password by launching On-Demand service at SXSW

Yahoo announces time sensitive passwords at SXSW

Yahoo's new sign-on method sends a time-sensitive code to your mobile number, removing the need for passwords

Activist investor Elliott nominates three new directors to 'improve' Alliance Trust

Elliott Advisors has noted that Alliance's investment portfolio is persistently underperforming against benchmarks and that of rivals.

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FCA to test if bankers are 'fit and proper' each year

The FCA is to carry out an annual 'MOT' of thousands of banking staff to ensure they are 'fit and proper'.

Deutsche Bank, KKR and Varde buy GE Capital unit for over $6bn

Group of three companies agrees to buy GE's Australia and New Zealand financial services unit.

US officials confident of arresting JPMorgan hackers

Criminal complaint against hackers expected to filed in coming months.

Japan: Nikkei hits 15-year high on economy and shareholder returns hopes

Nikkei hits a 15-year intra-day high of 19,349 points just as Bank of Japan kicks-off its two-day monthly meeting.

Israel: Deflation at eight-year high and shekel at 30-month low ahead of elections 2015

CPI rate drops to -1.0 in February, its lowest since early 2007..

Pension reform: George Osborne plays for general election 'grey vote' with annuity shake-up

Chancellor George Osborne says plan to allow pensioners to cash in annuity rewards hard workers.

Crude oil seen dropping to $40 or even $20 a barrel this year

A global oil glut, a stronger dollar and a storage dearth could flood the physical markets with oil, hitting prices.

Central banks watch: FOMC, Janet Yellen in focus with SNB, BoJ, Norway to set rates; BoE, RBA to release minutes

Indonesia, Iceland, Turkey, Chile and Columbia are also scheduled to set rates.

Crude oil prices tank on glut forecast and US dollar strength

Energy watchdog IEA's report fuels concerns that the global supply glut and a storage dearth in the US will hit prices.

Lib Dems claim new rent-to-own scheme will help first-time home buyers who lack big deposits

Lib Dems claim 'rent-to-own' scheme will help first-time home buyers struggling to raise deposits.

Gold set to drop further amid US dollar strength ahead of Fed FOMC meeting

The Federal Reserve's looming policy statement may provide hints as to when the US will raise interest rates this year.

Precious metals wrap: Dollar rally pushes platinum to six-year low, gold and silver near five-year lows

Palladium too falls but is keeping broad uptrend on strong fundamentals.

FX fixing scandal: US seeking about $4bn from RBS and other global banks

RBS, Barclays, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and UBS would have to pay about $1bn each.

US lawsuit against BlackBerry over BlackBerry 10 dismissed

District Judge Thomas Griesa in Manhattan says accusation of stock manipulation by BlackBerry not proved.

Tottenham Hotspur stadium: Archway Sheet Metal Works gives up fight to stop stadium

Final company standing in way of new Spurs stadium will not appeal Court of Appeal decision

The Chancellor George Osborne and the 2014 Budget

Osborne election budget 2015: Austerity George and his 5 years of trimming the fat

George Osborne is due to give 2015 budget - the last before the general election - on 18 March.

Egypt's investment conference is more political circus than economic showcase

John Kerry said US companies are ready to invest but Gulf states pledged billions of dollars.

George Osborne's election budget 2015: Five more years as Britain's chancellor?

We asked several economic commentators to appraise George Osborne's five years as chancellor.

Ed Miliband promises to give Ofgem power to cut energy bills

Labour says that it will be 'one of the first bills' that they introduce.

Canadian dollar hovers near six-year low as jobs data disappoint

The employment change was slightly better than expected, but the unemployment rate has risen to a five-month high.

Cairn Energy's stock drops as Cairn India gets $3.2bn tax claim

Cairn India's massive tax demand comes three days after ex-parent company contests its own $1.6bn bill.

Juergen Fitschen Deutsche Bank co-Chief Executive

Winners and losers in Barclays and RBS 20,000 investment banker jobs cull

Expect over 20,000 investment bankers to haemorrhage from RBS, Barclays, Standard Chartered and Credit Suisse.

HSBC Swiss private bank: French prosecutor formally requests trial over tax-dodging case

French prosecutor is seeking trial in HSBC Swiss bank tax-dodging scheme.

MiHomeCare staff 'not being paid minimum wage'

An internal document states that it could owe 50 staff £80,000 collectively.

Halifax bank app lets you log in using nothing but your heartbeat

Halifax bank is trialling a smartphone app which lets customers log in using nothing but their heartbeat.

Russia cuts key interest rate to 14% amid perceived economic confidence

Russia believes the worst of economic turmoil, Western sanctions and oil price could soon be over.

India telecom spectrum auction bids cross one trillion rupees

Operators' commitments totalled about Rs1.02tn after the 49 rounds of bidding.

John Kerry supports Egypt economic reform but no new military aid

US Secretary of State said US companies were ready to invest more in Egypt.

GSK offloads half its stake in Aspen Pharma for about £570m

Sale of 28.2 million ordinary shares in Aspen Pharma was conducted through a placing at a discounted price.

Russia's ruble holds two-month low ahead of CBR rate decision

Russia's key rate stands at 15% after the 200 basis points cut in January.

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