The UK’s industrial and manufacturing output both fell at their fastest pace for six months in October, figures show.

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Scottish recruitment agencies report the fastest growth in permanent staff placements since May of this year.

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Jobs market ‘still improving’

Qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix starts at 1300 GMT, with Lewis Hamilton setting the fastest time in final practice.

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Small government contractors are being bought at the fastest pace in at least a decade as buyers target vendors holding “multiple award” contracts that can provide years of federal dollars. Two Northern Virginia-based firms, General Dynamics and GTSI , are among the companies that have been most active making acquisitions in expanding or stable contracting sectors such as information technology, health, intelligence and computer security. Read full article > >

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Small-vendor acquisitions soar in hunt for coveted U.S. contracts

Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) — China’s status as the fastest- growing major economy and holder of the largest foreign-exchange reserves lured another bailout candidate as Italy struggles to avoid a collapse in investor confidence. Italian officials held talks in the past few weeks with Chinese counterparts about potential investments in the country, an Italian government official said yesterday, adding that bonds weren’t the focus. Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti met with Chinese officials in Rome earlier this month, his spokesman Filippo Pepe said by phone today. Read full article > >

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Italy calls on China as emergency lender as crisis deepens

Research by communications regulator Ofcom has deemed operator O2 as providing the fastest mobile broadband service.

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McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton springs a surprise by running Red Bull close for the fastest time in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.

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Hamilton challenges Red Bull pace

Foreign investment in Latin America grew by about 40% in 2010, with China the fastest growing investor, a UN study says.

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Foreign investment in Latin America grew by about 40% in 2010, with China the fastest growing investor, a UN study says.

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The number of homes selling for at least £1m in Scotland grew at the fastest rate for three years in 2010, new figures show.

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Pope Benedict XVI beatified his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, before a crowd of one million Sunday morning, as the sun shined brightly on St. Peter’s Square. The beatification was the fastest in modern times and brought the late pontiff closer to…

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Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai has won the Boston Marathon in a record-breaking 2 hours, 3 minutes, and 59 seconds. It’s not only a record for the course, it’s the fastest marathon ever run-though there isn’t an official world record for marathons due to…

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Articles on study abroad, majoring in business, blogging scholars, the fastest growing fields for students to consider and more.

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WASHINGTON — Consumers spending rose in February at the fastest pace in four months, but a big part of the increase went to cover higher gas prices.

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Consumer spending and incomes rose in February, but Americans also paid more for gas

Microsoft has sold more than 10 million Kinect sensor systems since launch on 4 November and – according to Guinness World Records – is the fastest-selling consumer electronics device on record.

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