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The FTSE 100 share index edged up on Monday by 9.2 points to 5,702.1 (up 0.16 per cent).

Brewer Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has said that its shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of a £10 billion takeover big from a consortium of Carlsberg and Heineken. The vote was taken at an extraordinary general meeting on Monday.

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The FTSE 100 dropped a staggering 217.3 points down to 5,414.4 points (minus 3.9 per cent) on Monday following the shock sale of US bank Bear Stearns to rival JPMorgan Chase. The index finished at its lowest point since late 2005.

The FTSE 100 share index dropped 1.2 per cent on Monday following poor performances by banks, miners and housebuilders.

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Halifax has said that house price growth is continuing to slow, with prices in the UK falling by 0.3 per cent in February, according to its latest monthly survey.

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has announced a drop in pre-tax profits from £776.5 million in 2006 down to £535.6 million last year.

The FTSE 100 share index rose on Wednesday by 85.8 points to 5,853.5 after dropping for five consecutive days.

Warner Music has signed a deal with media site 7digital.com to offer its music without copy protection.

The FTSE 100 share index dropped 1.1 per cent on Monday after poor performances by banks and oil companies and worries of a possible U.S. recession. Overall the FTSE 100 dropped 65.7 points down to 5,818.6.

HSBC's profits rose 10 percent last year as buoyant growth in Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia helped Europe's biggest bank absorb $17.2 billion in bad debts as the U.S. housing crisis deepened. Hong Kong profits rose 42 percent while Asia earnings grew by 70 percent. North America was managed a small gain.

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger only survived an assassination attempt by Hells Angels members nearly 40 years ago because a boat carrying his would-be killers was swamped in a storm, according to a new BBC documentary.

Facebook, the social network site that has enjoyed spectacular international growth in the past year, despite being published only in English until recently, said on Monday it was offering a German version.

The U.N. Security Council is expected to adopt a third round of sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program on Monday, but diplomats said this might be the first round that is not approved unanimously.

Online auction leader eBay Inc warned in an annual report on Friday that it faces difficulty getting former customers to return, adding to the normal challenge of attracting new users to its sites.

Oil fell more than $1 to stand under $102 a barrel on Friday, stepping back from a record high reached due to supply disruptions and as a weak dollar encouraged investors to buy commodities.