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Page last updated at 11:03 GMT, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 12:03 UK

Dollar notes
US cracks 'biggest ID fraud case'
US authorities charge 11 people over the alleged theft of credit card details in the country's largest ID theft case.
How secure is your card info?
Q&A: TK Maxx credit card fraud

Xstrata miner Lonmin snubs £5bn Xstrata offer
Anglo-African platinum miner Lonmin rejects a £5bn ($10bn) takeover offer from larger rival Xstrata, calling it unwelcome.

Man counting dollar bills More misery for US mortgage firm
Freddie Mac, which provides the finance for a large proportion of US mortgages, reported another quarterly loss amid continued misery in the housing market.


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Dog biscuit company Crunch hits US firms' financing

Banking and the credit crunch
Wall street US interest rates left unchanged

Leading Questions: Rio Tinto


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AFRICA
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AMERICAS
US services sector retreats again
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ASIA PACIFIC
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Standard Chartered profits up 31%

EUROPE
BAA sues Ryanair over unpaid fees
BA target Iberia has 6-month loss
MIDDLE EAST
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More oil firms report big profits
SOUTH ASIA
Murdoch plans expansion in India
Material costs dent Tata Motors

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Starbucks Starbuck's retreat
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BNP profits hit by write-downs
Cathay goes from profit to loss
US interest rates left unchanged
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MARKET DATA - 13:26 UK

FTSE 100
5459.90up
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Dax
6521.30up
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Cac 40
4415.67up
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Dow Jones
11615.77up
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Nasdaq
2349.83up
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BBC Global 30
5318.47up
 18.15 0.34%
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