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Tax and spending
Taxpayer's Alliance calls for lower taxes
21 May 2012

Pope's religion unconfirmed.

Business
Facebook's weak IPO hurts NASDAQ owners
21 May 2012

NASDAQ OMX down 4 per cent following botched opening

Economics
Chart of the day: myth of the lazy Greek
18 May 2012
Consumer/Retail
When life gives you graffiti, make graffitiade
18 May 2012

Marc Jacobs v Kidult.

Economics
This is what "savage austerity" looks like
18 May 2012

Let's avoid the euphemisms

Economics
Opinionomics | 18 May 2012
18 May 2012

Must-read comment and analysis. Featuring the Eurozone. Not featuring much optimism.

Economics
Chart of the day: Bank jog
17 May 2012
Economics
Not a good day to be a European bank
17 May 2012

Bank jogs continue merrily along.

Employment
Helicopter parenting: 3% of recent US graduates' parents sat in on job interviews
17 May 2012

61 per cent expect a high salary, but only 33 per cent think they have high expectations

UK Politics
Cameron offers the eurozone advice
17 May 2012

The PM offers advice to Europe but suggests little change at home.

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