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		<title>Greek deal buoys Asian markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asian stock markets rose after Greece's parliament approved a new set of austerity measures that were required by international lenders in exchange for an emergency bailout.]]></description>
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		<title>Lending records to be scrutinised</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK banks' lending records are to go under the spotlight after official Bank of England figures confirmed Britain's top five lenders missed targets for smaller businesses in 2011 by more than £1 billion.]]></description>
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		<title>Firms on brink as shoppers struggle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A reluctance to spend by cash-strapped consumers is set to push a record number of shops, manufacturers and property businesses to the edge of collapse this year, a body representing advisory firms has warned.]]></description>
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		<title>UK economy &#8216;on brink of recession&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Growth forecasts for UK slashed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading business body has slashed the UK's growth forecasts again but believes the economy will narrowly avoid another recession.]]></description>
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		<title>Greek parliament approves debt bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greek politicians have approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy, after riots in Athens and other cities left stores looted and burned and more than 120 people hurt.]]></description>
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		<title>Public sector bonuses under review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The coalition has launched a review of public sector bonuses amid anger over payouts at bodies such as Royal Bank of Scotland.]]></description>
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		<title>Private sector activity &#8216;on the up&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All nine English regions recorded a rise in private sector business activity last month, according to a Lloyds TSB survey, in another boost to recovery hopes.]]></description>
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		<title>Fewer small firms access bank loan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of small businesses using a bank overdraft or loan has fallen in the past two years despite moves aimed at increasing lending, a new study has revealed.]]></description>
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		<title>Job prospects to worsen, says study</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Job prospects are set to worsen in the coming months as firms make workers redundant, with unemployment sliding closer to the three million mark, according to a new report.]]></description>
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		<title>Dyson set to create 300 new jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[British success story Dyson has broken through the £1 billion turnover mark for the first time and revealed plans to create 300 new skilled jobs.]]></description>
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		<title>Top shareholders back easyJet board</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou's battle with the airline's board has been dealt a blow after its bosses won the support of the carrier's three largest institutional shareholders.]]></description>
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		<title>BAE executives &#8216;could net bonuses&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bosses at BAE Systems are set to be rewarded with multimillion-pound bonuses, it has been reported, amid fears for the future of its Portsmouth shipyard and the failure of its Eurofighter consortium to land a large contract to supply fighter jets to India.]]></description>
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		<title>RBS bankers arrested in tax probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bankers from the Royal Bank of Scotland have been arrested as part of an ongoing probe into an alleged tax fraud.]]></description>
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		<title>Quarterly inflation report awaited</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bank of England will give a clearer insight into how deep and long it expects the current downturn in the economy to last when it publishes its quarterly inflation report on Wednesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Kidderminster boat builders Sealine to axe 72 jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luxury boat builders Sealine International, based in Kidderminster, is to shed 72 jobs.]]></description>
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		<title>BAE to face questions over shipyard</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAE Systems will face questions on Thursday over the threat of closure of its Portsmouth shipyard and the failure of its Eurofighter consortium to land a large contract to supply fighter jets to India.]]></description>
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		<title>Greek crisis sparks US stocks fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks have had their worst day of the year after Greece hit a roadblock on its way to a critical bailout.]]></description>
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		<title>Banks miss lending targets to SMEs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK's banks missed targets for lending to smaller businesses in 2011 by more than £1 billion, according to new figures.]]></description>
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		<title>450 jobs face axe in Comet review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Struggling electricals chain Comet is poised to cut 450 jobs in a drive for the "significant savings" needed to safeguard its future.]]></description>
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