Barclays Rights Issue Sees 95% Take-up as Bank Addresses £7bn Capital Shortfall
Barclays bank offered existing shareholders discount shares to raise required capital.
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Retail Sales In Europe Increase In August
Retail trade increased by 0.7 percent in the Eurozone and by 0.4 in the European Union, according to data released Thursday by Eurostat, the statistics office of the European Union.
European Markets Mixed as US Shutdown Threatens Debt Ceiling Vote
US Labor Department cannot release nonfarm payrolls data.
Twitter Seeks $1bn IPO - Even Though It's Yet to Make Profit
Twitter has significantly grown its revenues from just $28m in 2010 to $317m at 2012-end, according to its IPO prospectus.
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Colleges to train 300 million youngsters who join the workforce over two decades.
Skills Minister Matthew Hancock Pledges Extra £20m for Traineeship Programme
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India Targets $3.2bn Public Spending Cut to Avoid Junk Credit Status
Cut is necessary for India to meet its budget deficit goal of 4.8% of gross domestic product.
Bank of Japan May Ease Monetary Policy After April's Sales Tax Hike
Pressure grows to increase monetary stimulus for Japanese economy.
Iain Duncan Smith's Benefit Cap Hits More Than 8,000 Households
The DWP says more than three quarters of those affected lost up to £100 a week.
Eurozone's Recovery Gathers Pace as Business Activity Expands Further
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LEGO Presents Ambitions for Asia After Successful Results
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UK Employees 'Working Harder' as Economy Recovers
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Serbia's Deputy PM Aleksandar Vucic: We Must Fight Scourge of Socialist Corruption
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European Markets Open Higher on Positive China Data
China's services PMI jumps to a six-month high in September.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: BP Wins Appeal to Reconsider Settlement Payments Over Deepwater Horizon Disaster
US federal appeals judge orders lower court to examine settlement claims to check fraud.
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US Shutdown: No Agreement Again as Debt Default Fears Loom [VIDEO]
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Washington Shutdown: Mario Draghi 'Right to Expect US will Avoid Default'
Experts back ECB president view that Washington budget shutdown will be short-lived and solution will be found.
Tory Conference: David Cameron Proposes Ban on Benefits for Under-25s
Prime minister tells Conservatives at Manchester he wants to see everyone under 25 earning or learning.
Ryanair Fined €8m for Breaking French Labour Law
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Liquid Labs' Paul Jozefak: Outsourcing Innovation is a Compelling New Business Tool
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Universal Credit: Iain Duncan Smith Scheme Will 'Create Payment Confusion' among Claimants
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Tory Conference: David Cameron Echoes Margaret Thatcher in 'Land of Opportunity' Pledge
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Employee Ownership Expert Graeme Nuttall Speaks Out on Shares for Rights and Royal Mail IPO
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Chocolate Industry Set For Massive Merger Between Cargill and ADM Giants
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UK Construction Recovery: Housebuilding Output Close to 10-Year High
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Tesco Profits Fall but Sainsbury Sales Stay Solid [VIDEO]
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Reckless UK Bankers Face Seven Years' Jail and Unlimited Fines
Banking Reform Bill amendments outline new criminal offence and sanctions.
Microsoft Investors 'Move to Oust Bill Gates'
Three top investors in Microsoft call for chairman Bill Gates to step down.
US Shutdown: Obama Blasts 'Crusade' of Anti-Health Reform Republicans
US government closing for business as Republicans block budget in political dispute over Obamacare.
Top US Libor Regulator David Meister to Quit CFTC for "Personal Reasons"
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