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Yahoo says its $1.1bn (£723m) purchase of blogging platform Tumblr will boost its revenue as soon as 2014.

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China cannot be a "free rider" when it comes to global trade, the EU's trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht, warns.

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China's global ambitions

22:09 UK time, Sunday, 19 May 2013

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Does there need to be an economic case for high-speed rail?

11:48 UK time, Thursday, 16 May 2013

Those who travel on Continental high-speed trains may wish we had them here - but few who have done the sums think there is a strong economic case for them.

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Could RBS stay in an independent Scotland?

00:06 UK time, Monday, 20 May 2013

If Scotland became independent, would and could Royal Bank of Scotland and Bank of Scotland, owned by Lloyds, keep their homes there?

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