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Beatles end trademark dispute with Apple
The Beatles buried their latest trademark dispute with US technology company Apple, removing one of the obstacles to a potential deal that could bring the Fab Four’s songs to the iTunes music store.
Chrysler to share more parts with Mercedes
DaimlerChrysler tries to sharpen US division
Indonesia withholds vital bird flu data
Raises fears for pandemic preparations

Italian police officers carry the coffin of a colleague killed in a riot outside a stadium in Sicily. Italian authorities suspended all games after the killing.
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Europe to impose new limits on car emissions
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Hyundai Motor chief gets three year jail term
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Ryanair
Ryanair goes from strength to strength. A few days after British Airways announced that operating profits fell 27 per cent year on year in its third quarter, the Irish carrier unveiled a 16 per cent increase in profitability over the same period.
Markets
Carry trade worries
For all the worries expressed about risks to global markets from the carry trade, the extent of the phenomenon has proved remarkably elusive to quantify, writes Tony Tassell.
Business life
‘My boss is an ageing slacker who won’t quit’

Lucy Kellaway analyses your workplace woes in her fortnightly “Agony Aunt” column. Send your own queries – or you can suggest a solution to someone else’s problem.