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Four free articles that might be of use for econ & business students:

Troubled times for the FTSE-100 index
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The last three weeks have been difficult times for European stock
markets. The London stock exchange suffered a 96-point slump on
Wednesday and the FTSE-100 finished the week 2.5% down at 5,142. The
index of the leading 100 shares has now fallen by 6.7% from its
four-year high of 5,515 at the start of October. Is this the end to the
nascent bull-market?

Slowdown in the UK Economy:
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Fresh evidence is published on the UK economic slowdown with official
figures showing that national output in the third quarter of 2005 grew
by just 0.4%, well below the long term average rate of expansion of
0,7% per quarter. The annual rate of growth is now just 1.6% and
economic growth has been below the estimated trend rate of growth for
five successive quarters.

Growing a business organically - Caffe Nero
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This blog piece considers the organic or internal growth of a business
and focus in particular on one of the big success stories in the fierce
battle for market share in the retail coffee market - Caffe Nero,
purveyors of the 'best expresso this side of Milan'.

Marks and Spencer Joint Ventures with BP
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The battle for market share and dominance in food retailing is now
spreading to the petrol forecourt. This month Marks and Spencer has
launched a pilot scheme in Scotland and London which brings together
its successful "Simply Food" brand at BP Connect petrol stations.

Jim