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A construction worker in California
New US home starts surge in June
A spurt in the number of new houses under construction in June sparks optimism the US property market is improving.
US economy dip 'less severe'
Recession: How is it for you?
New wave of US foreclosures

Barbie doll Cost cuts see Mattel profits jump
Toymaker Mattel reports a big rise in quarterly profits, as cost cutting more than offsets a slump in sales.

General Electric General Electric earnings tumble
General Electric's earnings fell 47% to $2.9bn in the second quarter from the same period last year as the slowdown hit.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
A farmer sells vegetables at a wholesale market on March 22, 2005 in Hefei of Anhui Province, China Sink or swim?
China's economic roller-coaster divides a village
Stephanie Flanders Stephanomics
Has crisis proven economics to be a load of rubbish?
Stealing power Power rangers
Trying to stop electricity theft in India's slums


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UK YOUR MONEY
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AFRICA
Nigeria 'ready for 10,000 rebels'
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AMERICAS
IBM increases earnings forecasts
Copa in $1bn Boeing 737 order

ASIA PACIFIC
Nokia shares slide as profits hit
China grows faster amid worries
EUROPE
Renault suffers sharp sales fall
Ukraine's economy 'to shrink 15%'

MIDDLE EAST
Yemenia 'may cancel Airbus order'
Sahara pipeline gets go-ahead
SOUTH ASIA
First Nano owner gets keys to car
UK rail inquiries moving to India

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Campaigner Elga Tenaglia Explosive mix
How an Italian vineyard became a battleground
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Liliana Rajkovic Cutting costs
The 1990s hardships help Serbians survive
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MARKET DATA - 04:48 UK

FTSE 100
4388.75up
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Dax
4978.40up
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Cac 40
3218.46up
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Dow Jones
8743.94up
 32.12 0.37%
Nasdaq
1886.61up
 1.58 0.08%
BBC Global 30
4653.20up
 29.76 0.64%
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