Latest update : 2014-01-24
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Brands bet big on Super Bowl Sunday
In today's update we look at how major oil companies are feeling the heat from the drop in oil prices. We also bring you up to speed on the latest data for the eurozone, and give...
Facebook user base now bigger than China’s population
Facebook now has 1.4 billion users worldwide - greater than the population of China. Despite recording a 49 percent increase in revenues between October and December, profits...
Apple breaks profit record as new iPhone bears fruit
Apple has reported record profits of $18 billion for the three months to the end of December – the highest in corporate history. The results were boosted by sales of the new...
Greece 'set to run out of money by March'
Greece's goverment is set to run out of money by the end of March if it doesn't come with a new source of funding. That's one of the economic challenges that will face the new...
Davos 2015: Businesses 'cautiously optimistic' in Japan
Japan has been on a rollercoaster ride since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began his plan to kick-start the economy. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, FRANCE 24’s Stephen Carroll...
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