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Tumblr stumbles into Yahoo!'s clutches
In an attempt to get 'down with the kids', internet giant Yahoo! has bought micro-blogging service Tumblr for the princely sum of £1.1bn.
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Record profits at Ryanair but the only way is down
Ryanair reports a record 13% rise in full-year profits but warns that higher airport charges means it's downhill from now.
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FirstGroup share price derails after £615m rights issue
The transport group has announced a rights issue - which offers investors shares at a discount to raise cash quickly - to try and pay off some of its debt.
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High inflation has 'cost the UK £10bn', says report
20 May 2013The Ernst & Young Item Club, which makes economic forecasts using the Treasury's own methods, says inflation has cost the UK £10bn over the last three years alone.
David Cameron: 'Damn you, tax havens!'
20 May 2013The PM has penned a stiffly-worded letter to 10 overseas British territories demanding that they sign up to international tax treaties. 'Get your house in order!' he wrote.
Ooh Ahh....Help your business
17 May 2013Sean Farrington of QlikTech identifies the five winning criteria for the Eurovision Song Contest and discusses how this can be applied to the world of business
Don't let the hackers take you down
17 May 2013Making sure that hackers don't frazzle your company can be extremely tricky business. Here are some ways to guard against the black hats...
Social networking 'expert' Murdoch predicts Facebook's demise
17 May 2013The media mogul has piped up on Twitter saying the Facebook will face the same fate at MySpace, the company which he bought at the top of the market and then sold for hundreds of millions less.
Jamie Oliver knocks Lord's visitors for six with £20 steak
17 May 2013The celebrity chef's glorified burger van at Lord's cricket ground is selling steak sandwiches for £20, according to outraged Twitter users.
Howard Davies: Why did Hollande entrust France's finances to a cosmetic surgeon?
17 May 2013Cahuzac, a cosmetic surgeon and Frances' budget minister, left a toxic cloud behind him after he resigned over a tax scandal. What did Hollande know and when?
Avoid these top ten CV howlers
17 May 2013Even the most senior professionals make mistakes on their CV. Recruitment and talent management expert Vicky Dodd gives her advice for selling yourself well on paper
YouTube campaign launched to make Abercrombie & Fitch go homeless
17 May 2013Thanks to A&F's notorious 'we don't like fat people' approach, a prominent video blogger is calling for the brand to be made 'synonymous with homelessness'.
Dell profits fizzle as takeover battle rages
17 May 2013Profits are down 79% at the PC maker as consumers snub computers for smartphones and tablets. Could the fall pave the way for founder Michael Dell's takeover attempt?
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Ocado defies Waitrose boss with Morrisons tie-up
Shares in food delivery business Ocado have soared 56% after it confirmed a deal to get Morrisons into online retail by January 2014.























