Gazprom of Russia clinched a deal today to double supplies from Azerbaijan in a bid to expand its control over gas produced by former Soviet republics and to undermine the European Union’s plans for an alternative gas pipeline.

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FRANKFURT: The DAX 30 closed up 50.8 at 6134.6.

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Media group Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) has sold one of its regional newspaper titles, The Newry Democrat, to the Alpha Newspaper Group for an undisclosed sum.

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The FTSE 100 Index leapt ahead today after US employers shed fewer jobs than feared in August.

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Argos and Homebase owner Home Retail Group is set to lose its blue-chip status when the latest quarterly review of the FTSE 100 Index takes place next week.

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Chambers Ireland has criticised reports from the Government that ATM transactions should be taxed.

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Employment fell in the US for a third consecutive month in August.

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The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.

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The United Nations’ food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rise in global food prices.

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