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16 May 2012 Last updated at 15:08 ET

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Facebook says it will sell 25% more shares than first planned in its forthcoming flotation in response to strong demand.


Sir Mervyn KingBank warns of euro crisis 'storm'

The Bank of England warns that the eurozone is "tearing itself apart" with the "storm" threatening the UK recovery, as it cuts its forecast for growth this year.

Fed wary of any US spending cuts

The Federal Reserve is worried about the impact on the US economy if government spending is cut sharply, minutes of its April meeting show.

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Robert Peston, Business editor Article written by Robert Peston Robert Peston Business editor

Does JP Morgan loss show regulators' great failure?

The $2bn loss made by JP Morgan’s chief investment office highlights that bankers have been forced by regulators to do almost nothing to eliminate the impenetrable complexity of how they operate.

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Stephanie Flanders, Economics editor Article written by Stephanie Flanders Stephanie Flanders Economics editor

Sir Mervyn, the UK and the euro

As Sir Mervyn was at pains to emphasise, this is not a simple matter of "in or out" - or even, in Prime Minister David Cameron's rather undiplomatic phrase, "make-up or break-up".

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