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<description><![CDATA[The world's wealthiest countries are failing to deliver money promised to poor countries, a UN report says.]]></description>
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<title>Charity shops boosted as shoppers try to beat credit crunch</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Charity shops beat the economic slowdown as shoppers look for value away from the traditional high street chains.]]></description>
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<title>Google is 10</title>
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<description><![CDATA[What is the secret behind Google's huge success?]]></description>
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<title>Taking a pounding</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sterling's decline hits key shares in the BBC Global 30]]></description>
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<title>Spanish sale</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7587343.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Slashed prices are a common sight as a slowdown hits]]></description>
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<title>Ground force</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Australia's minerals at the heart of a corporate battle ]]></description>
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<title>Q&#x26;A: Zoom rights</title>
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<description><![CDATA[What happens to customers now airline has failed?]]></description>
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<title>New oil</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As Brazil finds new oil reserves, where will the profits go? ]]></description>
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<title>UK food prices show 8.3% increase</title>
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<description><![CDATA[UK food prices have risen by 8.3% on average since January, with meat and fish up 23%, according to a study for the BBC.]]></description>
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<title>Bank keeps UK interest rate at 5%</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Bank of England holds interest rates at 5% for a fifth month as it balances a weak economy and high inflation.]]></description>
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<title>Smoking ban hits JD Wetherspoon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The UK smoking ban and slow consumer spending knocks pub group JD Wetherspoon's full year pretax profits down 11%.]]></description>
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<title>BHP stops ore output after deaths</title>
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<description><![CDATA[BHP Billiton suspends all iron ore production in Western Australia after the deaths of two workers in the space of ten days.]]></description>
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<title>S Africa plans to stop blackouts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A massive investment in new energy in South Africa is needed to prevent more power cuts, according to one of the country's government ministers.]]></description>
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<title>Arcelor targets South Africa mine</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steelmaker, is to develop a manganese mine in South Africa to help secure raw materials.]]></description>
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<title>Job market jitters add to US woes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Downbeat US employment ad retail data adds to economic jitters despite more positive figures from  the service sector.]]></description>
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<title>Argentina buys back flag carrier</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Aerolineas Argentinas is back in state hands 18 years after the troubled airline was sold to the private sector.]]></description>
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<title>Australia lowers interest rates</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Australia's central bank cuts interest rates for the first time in seven years as its economy slows]]></description>
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<title>South Korea in talks with Lehman</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7593205.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[South Korea confirms speculation that it is interested in  troubled US investment bank Lehman Brothers.]]></description>
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<title>Eurozone rates on hold at 4.25%  </title>
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<description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank keeps eurozone interest rates at 4.25% after its latest meeting.]]></description>
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<title>BP moves to settle Russia dispute</title>
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<description><![CDATA[BP signs an agreement with its Russian partner aimed at solving a festering dispute at joint venture TNK-BP.]]></description>
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<title>Iraq economic outlook &#x27;improves&#x27;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Iraq's economic prospects have improved, thanks to better security, increased oil output and exports, says an IMF review.]]></description>
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<title>Crude oil price drops below $109</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Crude oil prices slip further after Hurricane Gustav fails to disrupt output and on concerns slowing world growth will dent demand.]]></description>
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<title>More protests hit Tata Nano plant</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Work on the Indian factory where the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, is to be made is  indefinitely  suspended amid violent protests.]]></description>
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<title>Work stopped at Nano car factory</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Work on the Indian factory where the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, is to be made is suspended amid local opposition.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05yuan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Main Bank of China Is in Need of Capital</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05yuan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[China’s central bank is in a bind, after snapping up roughly $1 trillion worth of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed debt issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the last seven years.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/business/worldbusiness/06asia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Markets Across Asia Tumble</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Stock markets plunged in Asia, continuing a downturn that began in Europe and deepened on Wall Street.    
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<title>Two Banks in Europe Stand Pat on Rates</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England kept their key interest rates unchanged Thursday amid concerns of high inflation and a slowing economy.    
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<title>Russia&#x2019;s Oligarchs May Face a Georgian Chill</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Some policy makers are starting to suggest that the best way to influence the Kremlin would be to put more pressure on the Russian business community in Europe.    
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<title>BP Makes Deep Concessions in Agreement With Russian Partner</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05venture.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[BP agreed to replace the American head of its Russian joint venture and surrender some control on the board to resolve a bitter dispute with its Russian partners.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05tax.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>British Companies Emigrating Over Taxes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In the past week, three British companies have announced plans to move abroad before the end of the year, unhappy about a lack of clarity about tax rules and eager to cut their tax bill.    
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<title>Two Brokers Accused of Securities Fraud</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Two former brokers at Credit Suisse have been indicted on fraud and conspiracy charges in connection with the sale of auction-rate securities, federal prosecutors said.    
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<title>Coke Bids for Chinese Juice Giant</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company said it had made a bid to acquire one of China’s largest juice makers for about $2.5 billion.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04siemens.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Siemens Accused of Posting a Rival&#x2019;s Secrets</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04siemens.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Rival software maker Dassault Systèmes accused Siemens of posting confidential business data about Dassault clients on Siemens’s intranet.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04regulate.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Europe Weighs Caps on Roaming Fees for Text Messages</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04regulate.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The price control would substantially cut the roaming fees that individuals are charged to send text messages and limits that could reduce the cost of surfing the Internet.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04air.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>American Defends Plan for British Airways Alliance</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04air.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[American Airlines rejected claims that a proposed alliance with British Airways would create a monopoly on trans-Atlantic service from London’s Heathrow Airport.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04looney.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Bank of Canada Offers a Downbeat Outlook</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady on Wednesday, as expected, and was downbeat on the prospects for growth in the United States and Canada.    
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<title>Ford to Revive Engine Plant in Canada</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The automaker said it would reopen a plant in Windsor, Ontario, after the government announced 80 million Canadian dollars in assistance for the project.    
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<title>Indian Carmaker Says Local Politics Stopped Factory</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04tata.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Tata Group said its plans to manufacture the world’s least expensive car were halted when it was caught in the middle of a political dispute in West Bengal State.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03fund.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Abu Dhabi Puts More Cash on the Line in Hollywood</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Media, flush with oil cash, is adding to the $1 billion deal it announced with Warner Brothers last year, and is putting another billion in a new movie business.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03soccer.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>English Soccer Club Sale Reveals Emirates&#x2019; Rivalry</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03soccer.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Soccer may not yet compare with blue chip stocks. But the intense interest in the soccer club Manchester City illustrates the appeal of these visible assets for foreign investors.    
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<title>Wage Gaps for Women Frustrating Germany</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03women.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite having a woman as head of government, Germany has one of the widest gender wage gaps in Europe.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/technology/03alcatel.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>New Alcatel-Lucent Leaders Vow to Move Ahead</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/technology/03alcatel.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ben Verwaayen, who was appointed chief executive on Tuesday, said he would push forward with the integration of the troubled French-American company.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/worldbusiness/02taxis.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>London&#x2019;s Traditional Black Cabs Face a Sleek New Rival on the Streets</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/worldbusiness/02taxis.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The new cabs are a bigger and, according to the manufacturer, a less polluting alternative to the tourist symbol that traces its roots to 1919.    
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<title>In Parts of Canada, Landowners Battle Prospectors</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/02mine.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Landowners campaign to change a provincial law that allows anyone who pays the equivalent of $23.50 to dig for pretty much any mineral on private property in much of rural Ontario.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/worldbusiness/02kosher.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Entrepreneurs Find Ways to Make Technology Work With Jewish Sabbath</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/worldbusiness/02kosher.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[New products approved by rabbis are helping the world’s more than 1.5 million Orthodox Jews use the conveniences of modern life.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/worldbusiness/02bank.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Price of Dresdner Deal Worries Commerzbank Investors</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/worldbusiness/02bank.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Investors dumped shares of Commerzbank on Monday, a day after the lender sealed an agreement to acquire Dresdner Bank, on concern that it had overpaid.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/worldbusiness/02vivendi.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Little Change for Vivendi as Telecom Restrains Profit</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/worldbusiness/02vivendi.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The French media company said that underlying net profit in the second quarter was little changed as higher earnings were offset by a decline in profitability at its mobile telecom business.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/worldbusiness/02fashion.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Jil Sander to Be Sold to Japanese Group</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/worldbusiness/02fashion.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The fashion house is a maker of luxury ready-to-wear clothing for men and women.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/02drug.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Japanese to Buy U.S. Drug Maker</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/02drug.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Shionogi & Company plans to buy an American rival, Sciele Pharma, for $1.1 billion, the fourth big overseas deals in nine months by a Japanese company eager to expand overseas.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-DEERETOOPENC_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Deere to Open Center</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Deere & Company, the farm equipment maker, plans to establish a European Technology and Innovation Center in Kaiserslautern, Germany, to meet demands of customers in the region.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-ECONOMICEXPA_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Business Briefing | Australia/new Zealand: Australia: Economic Expansion Slows</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-ECONOMICEXPA_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Australia’s economic expansion slowed to the weakest rate in more than three years as consumers reduced spending, stoking speculation the central bank would cut interest rates again.    
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<title>World Business Briefing | Europe: France: Total to Buy Energy Assets</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-TOTALTOBUYEN_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Total, the French oil company, agreed to buy Talisman Energy’s assets in the Dutch sector of the North Sea for $480 million.    
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