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Rogue trades cost oil broker $10m
A rogue trader at a London-based oil brokerage causes his employer to lose $10m (£6m) after making unauthorised trades.


More backing for Rio cash-raising
A Rio Tinto rights issue sees strong take-up from existing holders of its Australian-listed shares - after similar UK success.


BA to cut spending by one fifth
British Airways says it is to reduce capital spending by 20% as it faces falling passenger numbers.


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Eurozone retail sales post fall
Retail sales in the eurozone fell more than expected in May, a further sign of the slowing economy, data shows.



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Unemployment by County
Maps of (seasonally-unadjusted) unemployment rates, by county, since the start of the crisis.

'Rationing' Health Care: What Does It Mean?
As the dreaded R-word - rationing - once again worms its way into our debate on health reform, it may be helpful to relearn what is taught about rationing in freshman economics, an economist writes.

Uncle Sam Still Wants You
Compared to their counterparts in the private sector, which has sustained the bulk of the job losses, government workers are still doing pretty well.

A New Kind of Protectionism
A The Tonight Show sketch on Mark Sanford.


Paul Krugman
Whom the gods would destroy ...
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