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24 April 2013 Last updated at 12:56 GMT

Barclays first quarter profits fall 25%

Barclays adjusted first quarter profits fell 25% to £1.8bn, largely due to the bank's restructuring programme.

• Barclays chief to waive his bonus
• Barclays 'ignored pay warnings'

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Boeing profits up despite 787 crisis New

Boeing's quarterly profits beat analysts' forecasts despite the grounding by airlines of its 787 Dreamliner due to battery problems.

• Boeing 'may never find 787 fault'
• Boeing starts Dreamliner battery fix

Daimler and VW hit by sales falls

German carmakers Daimler and Volkswagen Group suffer falls in profits as the slump in European car sales continues to bite.

• Can Mercedes climb back to the top?

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• Apple reports rare fall in profits

  Computer and smartphone maker Apple reports its first quarterly drop in profits in a decade, despite strong sales in the three months to March.
  

• Nintendo profits revived by weak yen

  Games maker Nintendo has been helped back into profit by a weaker yen, but sales continue to struggle
  

• Australia to invest in China bonds

  Australia's central bank is planning to invest around 5% of its foreign currency reserves in Chinese government bonds, its deputy governor says.
  

• Singapore Air increases Virgin stake

• Etihad takes stake in India's Jet

• German business confidence sinks

• Tighter rules for EU mortgage lending

• Lloyds' Co-op deal falls through 214

• US manufacturing worst in six months

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• Fake terror tweet hits US markets

• Twitter secures advertising deal