From RETAIL & CONSUMER 7:13pm

Tui Travel in talks with German parent

Groups discuss nil-premium, all-share merger

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Aaron Swartz’s illusion over research

Deleting private companies from the equation might allow savings but could reduce efficiency

From FINANCIALS 6:11pm

Top City bankers join forces in boutique

Robertson Robey Associates to provide advice to large companies

file photos from left to right of LiDL, Aldi, Tesco and Iceland who are all effected by the news that horse meat has been found in a number of their beef products. puknews ©PA From WORLD 6:09pm

Union blames cuts for burger incident

Public deserve to have confidence in products, says Unison

From RETAIL & CONSUMER 6:07pm

Blockbuster adds to high street gloom

DVD rental group in administration with 4,190 UK jobs at risk

From TRANSPORT 6:02pm

Other airlines sanguine about Dreamliner

Carriers will not cancel orders for Boeing’s 787s

From FINANCIALS 5:56pm

FSA to widen review of retail mis-selling

Watchdog to look at banks, insurers and investment managers

A bartender pours a pint of Fosters lager at The Knights Templar public house, operated by JD Wetherspoon Plc, in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. U.K. retail sales dropped in August as consumers remained concerned about their jobs and incomes, the British Retail Consortium said. ©Bloomberg From RETAIL & CONSUMER 5:29pm

Costs weigh on JD Wetherspoon margins

8% increase in like-for-like sales

From WORLD 5:16pm

Playboy fined £100,000 by Ofcom

Group sanctioned for ‘reckless’ failure to protect children

From WORLD 5:12pm

Accenture named most gay-friendly employer

Media and sport ‘still slow’ to embrace change, says Stonewall

From RETAIL & CONSUMER 5:03pm

N Brown to open more high street stores

French Connection reports bigger than expected loss

From WORLD 4:41pm

Expat oil workers abducted in Algeria

At least nine kidnapped from gas facility run by BP and Statoil

From MEDIA 4:27pm

Ebooks lift Bloomsbury’s operating profit

Publisher reports strong growth in ebooks before Christmas

From LEX 3:17pm

Europe’s retailers going home

Return to core markets leaves question of where growth will come

From ENERGY 3:06pm

‘Tight oil’ boom to fuel supply, says BP

North America set to dominate unconventional resources for decades

From TELECOMS 2:39pm

Vodafone holds talks on India tax dispute

International investors look for signs of reassurance

From ENERGY 1:15pm

Amplats workers call off strike

Staff in deal to suspend wildcat move

From WORLD 12:45pm

Supermarkets withdraw contaminated burgers

Horse and pig DNA present in Tesco, Lidl and Aldi products

From WORLD 12:36pm

UK defence minister bullish on arms sales

Corruption risks in emerging markets are ‘manageable’

From INDUSTRIALS 10:56am

EU car sales suffer worst fall in decades

Manufacturers hit by wounding declines in key European markets

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