National Business News
Ex-Cameron aide arrested over alleged perjury
Police say the ex-top media adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron has been arrested on suspicion of perjury - the latest case tied to allegations of wrongdoing by British tabloid newspapers.
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Lending, money data indicate weak eurozone economy
Credit and money data from the European Central Bank are showing that the eurozone economy remains weak.
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Fiat Industrial proposes CNH farm business merger
Fiat Industrial Chairman Sergio Marchionne proposed a full merger with its U.S.-based CNH farm and construction business to simplify what he called its ''cumbersome" corporate structure.
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Eurozone economic confidence slides in May
The European Union's executive branch has found that economic confidence across the continent has fallen sharply in May with business and industry primarily responsible for the decline.
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Iraq holds 4th postwar oil and gas auction
A Kuwaiti-led energy consortium on Wednesday won the right to search for oil and gas in southern Iraq as part of the country's fourth postwar energy auction. Two natural gas exploration deals meanwhile attracted no bidders.
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Spanish bond yields remain at alarming level
Spain's economy is at the center of investor concern following reports that the European Central Bank had rejected a Spanish idea to finance a bank bailout.
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Asia stocks fall as Spain woes intensify
Investors unnerved by Spain's worsening financial condition and a report that China has no plans for a major economic stimulus dragged Asian stock markets lower Wednesday.
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China rolls out mini-stimulus to fight slump
China is rolling out a mini-stimulus to fight its economic slump but is moving cautiously after its massive response to the 2008 global crisis left a painful hangover of inflation and debt.
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Deals with banks stack fees on college students
It took Mario Parker-Milligan less than a semester to decide that he was paying too many fees to Higher One, the company hired by his college to pay out students' financial aid on debit cards.
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Pepsi to launch Twitter push with video, free song
PepsiCo Inc. is lifting the curtain on its music partnership with Twitter, saying it plans to offer free downloadable songs on its Twitter page starting Wednesday and streaming video of live concerts this summer.
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Oil falls to near $90 as Europe's economy falters
Oil prices fell to near $90 a barrel Wednesday in Asia amid expectations Europe's sputtering economy will drag on global crude demand.








