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UBS investigated by US regulators
Europe
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Novartis reveals UK job losses
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Africa & Mid East
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Unrest shuts down Bahrain banks
HSBC and StanChart close their offices, the stock exchange is shut and borrowing costs rise amid the turmoil in Bahrain.
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Rebels 'will respect oil deals'
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Oil price falls on Saudi comments
Asia
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Profit at China Mobile up in 2010
China Mobile, the world's biggest mobile operator, says its profits increased as more music and video was downloaded.
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Companies move staff from Japan
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Japan shares rebound after slump
Business of Sport
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Companies
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RBS pays £375m to 323 key staff
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Savills wary on property growth
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UK car production up in February
UK Your Money
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Graduates 'could pay back double'
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Higher cost of living 'expected'
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Market Data
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Market index | Current value | Trend | Variation | % variation |
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Dow Jones | 11774.59 | Up | 161.29 | 1.39% |
Nasdaq | 2636.05 | Up | 19.23 | 0.73% |
S&P 500 | 1273.72 | Up | 16.84 | 1.34% |
FTSE 100 | 5696.11 | Up | 97.88 | 1.75% |
Dax | 6656.88 | Up | 143.04 | 2.20% |
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