Pfizer and AstraZeneca to Discuss Potential Merger with UK Lawmakers
British parliamentary committee will call representatives from Pfizer and AstraZeneca to discuss potential merger.
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Scottish Independence Poll Suggests Teenagers Will Not Ensure Union Break
Reuters survey shows young Scots less keen on independence than analysts predicted
UK Public Sector Bodies Hire More Temporary Workers in Flexibility Drive
The number of temporary workers in IT roles increased by 11.2% during the 2013/2014 financial year.
OECD Warns UK: Rein In Your Dangerous Housing Market
OECD says Bank of England should look at tools to put brakes on runaway UK house prices.
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Markit said output growth was at its fastest pace in three years during April.
WPP Acquires South Africa's Quirk Amid Rising Competition
Advertising giant snaps up the South African digital marketing agency
Ukraine Crisis Forces Gold Prices to Three Week High
Gold steadies after trading close to a three-week high over the increasing violence in Ukraine.
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Firm says profit lifted 26% as mortgage market recovery drives millions more visitors to Zoopla.
UK Economy Eyes 450,000 New Private Sector Jobs by 2015 General Election
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AIG Profit Declines 27% on Weak Property and Casualty Unit
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UK Self-Employment Surge Conceals Pay Plunge
Weekly earnings of the self-employed people have plummeted by 20% since 2007.
John McAfee Launches Chadder - A Privacy App For Young People
Former antivirus software pioneer John McAfee has put his name behind a new privacy-based messaging app called Chadder.
UK Unemployed Face Benefit Sanctions if They Refuse Zero-hours Contracts
The change comes under the government's new universal credit scheme.
Barclays Banker Bonus and Pay Plunge 20% in First Quarter 2014
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Balfour Beatty Shares Plunge 16% After CEO Andrew McNaughton Steps Down
The construction group said it will commence a process to appoint a successor shortly
Jury Keeps Samsung's $119.6m Payment to Apple Intact after Additional Deliberations
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Britons' Energy Bills Too Cheap, Says Newcastle University
Price fails to reflect high economic and environmental costs
Financial Transaction Tax Won't Hit EU Until 2016, say Diplomats
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Financial Worries Stop 25% of UK Businesses from Hiring New Staff
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UK Manufacturing Sector Confidence at Record High
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Pfizer Reports $1bn Decline in Revenues
First-quarter revenues declines to $11.4bn from $12.4bn last year.
Europe Experiencing Gradual and Broad-Based Recovery: European Commission
Real GDP in EU is set to grow 1.6% in 2014 and to improve further to 2% in 2015.
Ukraine's Privatbank Shuts Down Branches in Pro-Russian Regions
Privatbank's branches in Donetsk and Luhansk down shutters after coming under attack..
US Authorities Want Credit Suisse to Plead Guilty in Tax Row
Swiss government could use emergency law to protect its banks.
Concerns Rise For India's High-Growth Beef Export Market as Hindu Nationalist BJP Likely to Win
India is set to overtake Brazil as world's largest beef exporter, with industry's recent unprecedented growth.
China National Nuclear Power Eyes $2.6bn Shanghai Floatation
Planned 16.3bn yuan share sale part of Beijing's push toward cleaner energy.
China Business Conditions Deteriorate Further in April
Final reading for HSBC's China manufacturing PMI survey at 48.1 for April.
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