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A BBC World Service survey covering 11,000 people in 23 countries found unemployment was the world's fastest-rising worry.
India factory output falls 5.1%
Factory output in India fell much more than expected in October in another sign of the slowing economy, official figures show.
President Hu Jintao promises to boost imports on the 10th anniversary of China's entry into the World Trade Organization.
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Robert Peston
Business editor
1 hour ago
The Financial Services Authority's long-awaited report into the failure of Royal Bank of Scotland lays primary responsibility for the bank's collapse on "underlying deficiencies in RBS management, governance and culture".
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Stephanie Flanders
Economics editor
16:32 UK time, Friday, 9 December 2011
UK officials say it's wrong to argue the government was trying to protect the City from more regulation - it was actually trying to obtain the freedom to regulate more.
BoA seeks mortgage settlement
Bank of America agrees to pay $315m (£196m) to investors who say they were misled about mortgage backed securities sold by the firm.
Rating threat to European Union
Standard & Poor's says it will review the top AAA credit rating of the European Union for a possible downgrade.
Oil price back up on Iran fears
Improvements in the global economy and tensions in Iran, the world's fourth-largest oil producer, push up the price of oil.
Australia lifts Samsung sales ban
Australia's High Court lifts a ban on the sale of Samsung's Galaxy tablet in the country in time for the Christmas shopping season.
Rangers settle McIntyre cash case
Rangers FC reaches an out-of-court settlement with former finance director Donald McIntyre, who was suing over alleged breach of contract.
Aiming for first place in the data race
Bringing Thomson Reuters into a new generation of information sharing is no small task, says Andrew Jordan of the firm's governance, risk and compliance business.
Complaints to EDF 'nearly double'
Complaints to EDF Energy have risen by 91% in a year, with most of the major suppliers seeing customer gripes increase, a watchdog says.
Pair charged over phishing scam
Two men, from London and Manchester, are remanded in custody over a £1m email scam which raided the bank accounts of hundreds of students.
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