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In all the gushing over Netflix, there's room for caution

By Douglas Blakey - 23 April 16:05

The reaction is predicable. The share price is not.

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Goldman Sachs’ boss Lloyd Blankfein says we must stick with austerity

By Mike Jeffree - 23 April 14:34

Enough to make you weep.

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HSBC faces potential strike after further job cuts

By Christian Jensen - 23 April 14:33

The latest round of layoffs could be the last straw

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Why central banks will just keep getting weaker

By economia - 23 April 13:51

Mario I. Blejer, former governor of the Central Bank of Argentina, on independence.

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A welfare system that provides greater support to people when they need it.

Why Labour is right to consider a salary insurance scheme

By Graeme Cooke - 23 April 11:57

A welfare system that provides greater support to people when they need it most offers an alternative to the divisive pose bring struck by the coalition.

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China's Spring Festival. Photograph: Getty Images

Why can't private banks break China?

By Sophie McBain - 23 April 11:34

European banks trying to break into China are biting off more than they can chew.

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Why News Corp is like Russia

By Dominic Ponsford - 23 April 11:10

Murdoch can take the losses.

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Archbishop clarifies on bankers: "They do not come in with horns and a tail burning £50 notes to light large cigars"

By Martha Gill - 23 April 8:02

Business quote of the day.

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Most of the women on the Sunday Times richlist owe their fortunes to their parents or husbands

By Sophie McBain - 22 April 15:45

No cause for celebration.

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Don't hate the player... Google just plays it well

By Billy Bambrough - 22 April 13:46

You can't blame companies for paying the smallest amount of tax they can.

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Five questions answered on Betfair’s rejection of CVC Capital’s takeover bid

By Heidi Vella - 22 April 12:26

CVC shot down.

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A national salary insurance scheme would disincentive work.

The problems with Labour's benefit loan plan

By Jon Stone - 22 April 10:55

A salary insurance scheme would disincentive work, penalise low earners and likely prove unpopular.

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Google's approach to tax beats Starbucks' hands down

By Martha Gill - 22 April 10:17

Just how do you calibrate morality?

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The FRC has blundered into Britain’s boardrooms

By Richard Cree - 22 April 8:16

...and set out a series of potentially very difficult tests for the directors.

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Alisher Usmanov and his wife arrive at the opening of the Bolshoi in 2011. Photo

Britain's 200 wealthiest people "are together worth £318.2bn"

By Helen Lewis - 21 April 9:35

Sunday Times Rich List says worth of country's super-elite has increased eightfold since 1989.

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The Crossrail shaft in Farringdon. Photograph: Getty Images

Wanted: a Secretary of State for Infrastructure

By Alexander Jan - 19 April 15:13

After some neglect, the UK is ramping up investment in its economic infrastructure. A Minister for Infrastructure should now lead the charge, writes Alexander Jan.

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