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WBR: Avon hoax raises SEC filing questions 15 May 15 Fri, 15 May 15 Avon shares rose by 20% after an offer came in to buy the firm for almost three times its market value. But Avon said it had not received any such offer. We look at the flaws in the
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WBR Wall Street Update 15 May 15 Fri, 15 May 15 Avon share prices peak and plummet as the company is offered a spoof takeover bid - three times its market value - thought to be the work of hackers. Doug McIntyre of 24/7 Wall Street explains.
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WBR: Texas to block fracking bans 18 May 15 Mon, 18 May 15 Texas is poised to sign into law a bill which would overrule individual city bans on fracking. We speak to the Mayor of Denton, one city who's ban is about to be overturned, and Chris Faulkne
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WBR: UK slips into deflation 19 May 15 Tue, 19 May 15 The UK economy slips into deflation for the first time in more than 50 years, but are falling prices a cause for consumer relief or monetary concern? We speak to Roger Bootle of Capital Economics.
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WBR: Wall Street Update 19 May 15 Tue, 19 May 15 Charged with espionage, six Chinese nationals have been accused by US authorities of stealing trade secrets. We hear the latest from the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher. On Wall Street the Dow Jones ended on
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WBR: Barclays fined $2.4b Wed, 20 May 15 Six of the world's biggest banks are fined a total of six billion dollars for their involvement in the foreign exchange rigging scandal. The banks include Barclays, whose total levy comes to $2.4bn. The fines
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WBR: Wall Street Update 20 May 15 Wed, 20 May 15 Did news that some of Wall Street's biggest names in banking were being fined for rate rigging impact the markets? Here's Doug McIntyre of 247wallst.com on the day's trading.
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WBR: McDonald's Faces Wage Protests 21 May 2015 Thu, 21 May 15 Thousands of McDonald's workers and union supporters protest outside the firm's Chicago headquarters, demanding a minimum wage of $15 per hour. Samira Hussain has been speaking to them. T
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WBR: Wall Street Update 21 May 15 Thu, 21 May 15 Cary Leahy of Decision Economics on what's been been moving Wall Street today...
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WBR: EU leaders discuss ties with easterly neighbours Fri, 22 May 15 EU leaders are meeting counterparts from several countries which border Russia in Riga, Latvia. We ask the Prime Minister of Estonia Taavi Roivas what kind of co-operation could res
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WBR: Deal to end Nigeria fuel crisis 25 May 15 Mon, 25 May 15 Nigeria's fuel wholesalers say they have reached a deal with the government that should soon see the end of the country's crippling fuel crisis. Shortages have caused enormous disruption t
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WBR: Amazon's Tax Climbdown 26 May 15 Tue, 26 May 15 The US retailer bows to anger over how much tax it pays in Europe. Vocal critic Margaret Hodge of the UK Parliament's Public Accounts Committee welcomes a move that will see the company pay tax in
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WBR Wall Street Update 26 May 05 Tue, 26 May 15 The first person to be brought to trial for his alleged involvement in the Libor-rigging scandal is accused of acting dishonestly and with greed in the opening day of the trial, and Time Warner Cable me
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WBR: Top FIFA Officials Arrested 27 May 15 Wed, 27 May 15 Top Fifa executives have been arrested on corruption charges. We ask how sponsors of football worldwide will react. We produce enough food for everyone on the planet, so why do so many still g
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WBR Wall Street Update 27 May 15 Wed, 27 May 15 The football world reels after fourteen individuals associated with FIFA, the sport's world governing body, are arrested on charges of bribery spanning 24 years. We ask how FIFA President Sepp Blatter c
