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P&G China make-up sales resume
Procter & Gamble is to resume Chinese sales of its SK-II cosmetics after the products were recalled in a health scare.
Whitbread investors bag £350m
Pubs to hotels owner Whitbread says it will return £350m to shareholders as it unveils a rise in first-half profits.
Boom for debt management firm
The debt management company Debts.co.uk reports a 62% jump in annual profits to £2.1m.
Google offers personal searches
A tool that allows users to create a customised search engine is the latest offering from search giant Google.
Vivendi files Deutsche complaint
French media group Vivendi files a complaint in the US courts against Deutsche Telekom.
London 'losing India and China'
The City of London needs closer relations with China and India to avoid losing out to rival financial hubs, a report warns.
BHP output hit by copper strike
BHP Billiton's copper output fell 19% in the third quarter of 2006 after a month-long strike at its Escondida mine in Chile.
Bullying hits 20% of UK workers
Bullying and harassment at work are still commonplace, says the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Warm weather hits Debenhams
Department store group Debenhams warns that September's unseasonably warm weather has knocked sales.
French say 'non' to Ryanair route
Some residents of Deauville, France, object to cheap Ryanair flights to the seaside town.