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Barclays to announce big job cuts

Barclays is expected to announce as many as 15,000 job cuts in its strategy announcement due on Thursday, according to BBC business editor Kamal Ahmed.

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Easyjet develops inspection drones

Easyjet is developing drones to inspect its fleet of Airbus aircraft, and may introduce the flying maintenance robots as early as next year.

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Insurer's annuity sales 'down 40%'

The sale of annuities by insurer Legal and General dropped by 40% in the first quarter of the year amid a shake-up in the pensions system.

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Cameron and Miliband clash on Pfizer

David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash at Prime Minister's Questions over the proposed takeover of AstraZeneca by its US rival Pfizer.

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Weak Wii U sales hurt Nintendo

Nintendo swings to a net annual loss after sales of the Wii U fall well short of the company's original forecasts.

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Co-op Group's board 'dysfunctional'

The board of the Co-op Group is "manifestly dysfunctional" and the group needs drastic reform in order to survive, says Lord Myners in a highly critical report.

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