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UK and France get powerful EU jobs

The UK and France get powerful jobs in the new European Commission, overseeing financial services and economic policy respectively.

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Emerging-market currency turbulence picks up, options markets flash red

By Anirban Nag and Sujata Rao LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The cost of hedging against sharp fluctuations in many emerging-market currencies jumped to multi-month highs on Wednesday, and derivatives markets indicate that bets against them are on the rise...

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Retirees hit by annuity rate fall

Annuity rates - which determine the value of private pensions - saw their biggest monthly fall in three years last month, according to research.

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Colliers International: Dubai House Price Index (Q2-14)

This is a PDF report.

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Microsoft is 'set to buy Minecraft'

Reports suggest that the Swedish studio behind video game blockbuster Minecraft is on the verge of being acquired by Microsoft.

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Call for new way to fix debt crises

The UN's general assembly has called for a new international system to help countries resolve debt crises

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