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Watchdog U-turn paves way for Ticketmaster mega-deal
Competition Commission rules that Live Nation merger will not harm rivals after all
Inside Business News
Record number of companies go bust
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
227,000 firms forced to close during economic crisis, Conservatives say
Britain's economy has worst slump for 90 years
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Third-quarter GDP is revised slightly upwards, but the UK is still in recession
British retailers lose battle as Europe U-turns on tariff
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
The European Union U-turned on the controversial shoe tariff yesterday, disappointing retailers by voting to extend duties on imports from Asia.
Peter Rabbit set for return in Chorion deal
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Beatrix Potter's much-loved cast of children's characters, including Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Mrs Tiggywinkle, are to make a comeback on British television screens after two decades, thanks to a deal unveiled yesterday by the entertainment company Chorion and the publisher Penguin.
BBC Trust backs Canvas internet TV project
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
The BBC Trust provisionally backed the broadcaster's involvement in the internet TV project Canvas yesterday, despite the objections of rival BSkyB, which says the BBC's involvement would distort the market.
Fraudsters jailed after targeting expats
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Five men have been jailed for running an investment scam through which British expats lost nearly £2m, after a trial which ended at Worcester Crown Court this week.
Greece's debt rating cut by Moody's
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Moody's Investors Service cut Greece's debt rating yesterday but partially reassured financial markets by saying that the country remained far from a crisis, igniting a rally in Greek bonds and bank stocks.
Business Diary: 23/12/2009
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
John Lewis staff put in the extra hoursSo this is how John Lewis is achieving those stonking sales figures it has been boasting about of late. Staff at its High Wycombe branch actually spent Monday night sleeping in the store.
Stansted sale on ice as BAA lands appeal win over 'bias'
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Court 'reluctantly' finds that competition panel may have been affected by bias
Go-ahead for Ticketmaster and Live Nation tie-up
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
The mega-merger of ticketing giant Ticketmaster with the world's largest concert promoter, Live Nation, was given the all-clear by UK regulators today.
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