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Qualcomm agrees $2.5bn CSR takeover

US chipmaker Qualcomm agrees a cash deal to buy UK counterpart CSR for $2.5bn.

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Tata to sell some UK steel plants

Tata Steel says it is planning to sell its Long Products division, which employs 6,500 in the UK and Europe.

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UK unemployment falls below 2m

UK unemployment fell by 154,000 in the three months to the end of August to 1.97 million, the first time it has been below two million since 2008, official figures show.

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Freezing eggs: Should companies pay?

Should employers pay for women to freeze their eggs?

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Asian shares up despite China data

Asian shares rise despite weak inflation data from China suggesting the economy is slowing.

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Water firms pose as debt collectors

More than half of the UK's water suppliers have been sending their customers misleading debt collection letters, the BBC has learned.

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