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August unemployment report surprises

03 September 2010 08:59  Falls for third straight month but private hiring surprised on the upside.

BRICs - victims of success?

02 September 2010 21:07  Why are BRIC markets underperforming in 2010 compared to emerging market peers?

Bernanke takes blame for muddled message on Lehman

02 September 2010 21:02  "The only way we could have saved Lehman would have been by breaking the law..."

God did not create the universe, says Hawking

02 September 2010 21:00

The "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics.

Buffett's Berkshire submits Wesco takeover bid

02 September 2010 20:58

The cash-and-stock transaction would be worth about $500 million

Burger King agrees to $3.3 billion sale to 3G Capital

02 September 2010 20:56

Giving the No. 2 US fast-food chain breathing room to fix its business.

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Asian haven

02 September 2010 20:44

Does the future for ‘safe’ bond investment lie in the emerging world?

We are all emerging investors now...

02 September 2010 20:37

Emerging economies are no longer synonyms for regions playing catch up with the West.

HSBC to win big in Africa?

01 September 2010 19:51

HSBC needs more than Nedbank to win big in Africa.

Burger King in advanced sale talks

01 September 2010 19:43

Trying to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital.

Apple's smaller, cheaper version of its Web-to-TV device

01 September 2010 19:41

Stepping up the battle with Google and Microsoft.

Dealing with forced retirement

01 September 2010 19:37

The recession is forcing many people to go into retirement before they are ready.

The end of the beginning...

01 September 2010 19:17

Back to the future...with more global quantitative easing from nervous central banks

China ups the ante in Africa

01 September 2010 15:48

Think China’s been throwing money at Africa? You ain’t seen nothing yet.