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Setanta joins Premiership action - 05 May 2006 20:14:02 GMT Irish pay-TV operator Setanta breaks BSkyB's exclusive coverage of live Premiership football matches, winning two packages of TV rights.
Banker 'not sacked for being gay' - 05 May 2006 17:10:52 GMT A tribunal has begun hearing the case of a former HSBC executive who claims he was unfairly dismissed for being gay.
Air Berlin delays market debut - 05 May 2006 16:43:01 GMT German budget airline Air Berlin postpones its planned stock market flotation, scheduled for Friday.
Ice cream firm takeover agreed - 05 May 2006 16:12:58 GMT Richmond Foods, the ice cream firm that makes Fab lollies and Original Screwball cones, agrees to a £182m takeover.
A&L shares climb on bid rumours - 05 May 2006 16:11:48 GMT Shares in Alliance & Leicester jump 7% after a report says it is in takeover talks with Spanish bank Santander.
More claiming middle-class status - 05 May 2006 15:38:10 GMT The number of Britons who think they are middle-class has risen by nearly half in 40 years, a report says.
T&G threatens Easyjet pay strike - 05 May 2006 15:17:24 GMT The T&G union will ballot 1,500 Easyjet cabin crew about whether to take strike action at the budget airline over pay.
US budget deficit set to shrink - 05 May 2006 15:07:37 GMT A surging economy and the ensuing rise in federal tax revenues could cut the US budget deficit this year, says a report.
Africa 'coping' with oil prices - 05 May 2006 15:02:23 GMT The IMF says African countries ­ even non-oil producers - are dealing better with high oil prices than in the past.
Download sales ease Warner loss - 05 May 2006 14:54:14 GMT Warner Music reports lower-than-expected losses thanks to the success of digital downloads.
US job growth less than expected - 05 May 2006 13:33:47 GMT The US economy created 138,000 jobs in April as the jobless rate stayed steady at 4.7%, official figures show.
Oil prices 'threaten Asian boom' - 05 May 2006 12:03:53 GMT Escalating oil prices could cut economic growth across Asia by at least 0.6%, the Asian Development Bank warns.
Fee cash machine taskforce set up - 05 May 2006 10:32:45 GMT The effect on poorer consumers of the spread of fee-charging ATMs is to be examined by a new taskforce.
AngloGold earnings boost - 05 May 2006 10:03:33 GMT A 25-year high gold price helps AngloGold Ashanti more than double its earnings in the first three months of 2006.
British veal calf exports resume - 05 May 2006 09:38:23 GMT The first shipment of live veal calves in 10 years heads to the continent as the EU British beef export ban ends.
EU urges Kazakh gas pipeline - 05 May 2006 09:35:48 GMT Top EU and US officials visit Kazakhstan to revive the idea of a gas pipeline which would bypass Russia.
Bankruptcies show dramatic rise - 05 May 2006 09:13:49 GMT More than 23,000 people became insolvent in England and Wales in the first quarter of 2006 - 73% up on the same period last year.
Body Shop earnings increase - 05 May 2006 07:39:41 GMT The Body Shop's earnings rise despite criticism of its decision to be bought by cosmetics giant L'Oreal.
Profit boost for French drugmaker - 05 May 2006 07:01:14 GMT French drugs giant Sanofi-Aventis sees its profits jump by 54%, helped by the sale of rights to rival Pfizer.
South Americans in energy deal - 04 May 2006 23:19:52 GMT Four South American leaders agree to negotiate new prices for Bolivian gas and keep supplies flowing.
Global child labour figures fall - 04 May 2006 19:49:46 GMT The number of children in work worldwide falls for the first time, but Africa still has huge problems, a study finds.
Bid for VNU is increased - 04 May 2006 18:38:30 GMT The private equity group trying to buy Dutch media giant VNU ups its bid in an attempt to win over shareholders.
Wal-Mart leads bumper US sales - 04 May 2006 17:10:01 GMT Warm weather and a late Easter has helped some of the United States' biggest retailers report bumper April sales.
Boost to US productivity - 04 May 2006 15:20:51 GMT US workers upped productivity in the first quarter of 2006, but rising wages pose a threat to inflation.
Orange plans up to 2,000 job cuts - 04 May 2006 15:12:38 GMT Mobile phone group Orange plans to cut between 1,800 and 2,000 UK jobs as part of a cost-cutting review.
Bank of England keeps 4.5% rate - 04 May 2006 13:13:23 GMT The Bank of England votes to keep interest rates at 4.5%, for the ninth consecutive month.
Petrobras scraps Bolivia project - 04 May 2006 09:31:41 GMT Brazilian energy firm Petrobras suspends investment in Bolivia following its neighbour's gas industry nationalisation.
House prices show sharp increase - 04 May 2006 09:13:17 GMT House price inflation rose sharply in April but should level off later in the year, Halifax bank has said.
Niger Delta unrest dampens Shell - 04 May 2006 08:11:04 GMT Royal Dutch Shell has seen its first quarter profits climb by 12% but reports reduced output in Nigeria and the Gulf of Mexico.
Wait for new consoles knocks EA - 04 May 2006 06:42:31 GMT Electronic Arts reports a loss as computer gamers save their cash for the release of new consoles.