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BBC Business

1. Alcohol drinking 'continues fall'
   Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest.
2. Europe agrees finance watchdogs
   The European Union agrees to reform financial supervision, with new agencies to oversee banks, insurers and financial markets.
3. House prices fall again in August
   House prices fell for the second month in a row in August, according to the Nationwide building society.
4. Four power firms face sales probe
   Four of the "big six" UK energy suppliers are to be investigated amid concerns of mis-selling to customers, the regulator says.
5. Dell pulls out of battle for 3Par
   Dell withdraws its bid for 3Par after rival Hewlett-Packard raises its offer for the data storage company to $2.1bn.
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Accountancy Age

1. Seymour Taylor announces new managing director
   Accountancy Age, Accountancy Age, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 16:48:00 32-year-old takes reigns of accounting firm High Wycombe-based firm Seymour Taylor has appointed a 32-year-old accountant...
2. DeBono an asset for KPMG
   Kevin Reed, Accountancy Age, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 16:47:00 Asset valuation expert DeBono joins KPMG James Dimech DeBono has been named an associate partner in KPMG's financial risk mana...
3. One in ten accounts rejected by Companies House
   Mario Christodoulou, Accountancy Age, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 13:14:00 Companies House warns accountants and businesses to file correct accounts One in ten accounts filed to Companies Hous...
4. NetSuite sets up accountants' service
   Kevin Reed, Accountancy Age, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 10:28:00 Clients can allow accountants access to their accounts through Netsuite - for free Online accounting provider NetSuite has set...
5. Anglo-American accountant appointed to disability charity
   Accountancy Age, Accountancy Age, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 10:21:00 Charity appoints accountant as treasurer A senior accountant from a major mining company has been appointed a trustee of ...
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Telegraph - Personal Finanace

1. Ben Bernanke: new regulations may prompt ' too big to fail' banks to break up
   New financial regulation is likely to prompt the biggest US banks to break themselves up, says Fed chairman.
2. Burger King takes a Brazilian turn
   Feijoada, a stew of beans with beef and pork, has long been considered the national dish in Brazil.
3. Saskatchewan government cold on Chinese Potash deal
   PotashCorp's hopes of securing a white knight to fend off a hostile $40bn (£26bn) bid from BHP Billiton has been delivered a blow, after Saskatchewan's premier said he would be "very circumspec...
4. US companies find it tougher to squeeze more from staff
   American companies are finding it harder to squeeze more work out of their staff because the downturn has already forced them to trim employee numbers.
5. Rupert Murdoch takes home $17m after 6pc pay cut
   Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul owner of The Times, The Sun and the News of The World, took a 6pc pay cut to $16.8m (£10.9m) last year, his smallest pay packet since 2003.
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The Register - Finance

1. SEC doesn't do a Moody
   Credit rating allegations? Not our job The Securities and Exchange Commission is dropping an investigation into alleged fraudulent behaviour at ratings agency Moody's because it is not sure if it has ...
2. SGI bleeds less than expected
   Vows 2011 break-even Supercomputer and hyperscale server maker Silicon Graphics is still losing money, but it's hopeful that the years ahead will actually yield some profits. And thus, as the company ...
3. Intel to acquire wireless chipmaker for $1.4bn
   The Third Pillar: Infineon Intel today announced an acquisition targeted at beefing up their stuttering efforts to become a player in the hottest segment of the consumer-electronics market: smartphone...
4. DoJ double eyes Google flight data play
   $700m airline search pact under microscope Google's proposed $700 million acquisition of flight data outfit ITA Software is receiving extra scrutiny from the US Department of Justice.?
5. HP and Dell trade (still more) 3PAR bids
   $2bn ? because nothing else is 'available' Dell and HP have once again traded bids as they tussle over storage outfit 3PAR. On Friday morning, Dell matched HP's Thursday bid of $27 a share, and HP pro...
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