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Page last updated at 16:22 GMT, Friday, 17 April 2009 17:22 UK

Citigroup's offices, New York
Citigroup results beat forecasts
Citigroup reports its first quarterly net profit in nearly two years, the latest US bank to see an improvement in its performance.
JP Morgan profits beat forecasts
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General Electric General Electric profits fall 35%
US conglomerate General Electric, seen as a barometer of US economic health, reports a 35% fall in quarterly profit.

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The founders of Pirate Bay, the world's most famous file-sharing site, are given jail terms in Sweden for copyright offences.

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IPL cricket contest set to boost South African economy
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AMERICAS
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ASIA PACIFIC
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EUROPE
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MIDDLE EAST
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MARKET DATA - 19:19 UK

FTSE 100
4092.80up
 39.82 0.98%
Dax
4676.84up
 67.38 1.46%
Cac 40
3091.96up
 53.78 1.77%
Dow Jones
8166.29up
 40.86 0.50%
Nasdaq
1675.68up
 5.24 0.31%
BBC Global 30
4712.52up
 63.99 1.38%
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