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Hopes that the US economy is more resilient than feared have risen after two key manufacturing barometers registered increases. Orders for durable goods - costly items such as cars and fridges - rose by 1.3pc to a seasonally adjusted $219.3bn in July, the second consecutive rise.
Key American manufacturing indices show growth may be back
Britain's economy is set to shrink over the next year as a deepening recession inflicts the first full-year fall in national income since 1991, a leading forecasting group predicts today.
Deepening recession may throw Britain into full-year GDP fall
A new Cold War between Russia and the West grew steadily closer yesterday after the Kremlin gave a warning about direct confrontation between American and Russian warships in the Black Sea.
Cold War tension rises as Putin talks of Black Sea confrontation
Japan's powerful yakuza organised crime syndicates are mounting a widespread assault on the country's financial markets that may have left hundreds of listed companies riddled with mob connections. In a surprisingly stark admission, the National Police Agency (NPA) says that it is locked in a battle for the economic soul and international reputation of Japan.
Yakuza stalk Japanese markets as organised crime opens new front
Lehman Brothers has admitted closely copying parts of a Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. research report, in a note sent last week to clients apologising for issuing a report on the semiconductor industry that in places closely resembled two 2007 reports written by Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi, reports the WSJ.
Lehman apologises for plagiarising research