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Finance, fuel and food to top the G8's agenda. http://tinyurl.com/5rngrw

bbcbusiness Japan and the US vow to call for "swift action" on oil and food prices at next week's G8 summit. http://tinyurl.com/6k8d7c
bbcbusiness The UAE says it is cancelling the entire debt owed to it by Iraq, a sum of almost $7bn (£3.5) including int.. http://tinyurl.com/5jor3k
bbcbusiness EU trade chief Peter Mandelson warns France's president not to put world trade talks at risk. http://tinyurl.com/5m6daa
bbcbusiness Changes to the way fuel duty is calculated are being proposed by the Conservatives. http://tinyurl.com/5o6uxy
bbcbusiness South Korea restricts the use of government cars and air conditioning in a bid to tackle rising fuel costs. http://tinyurl.com/62n6o5
bbcbusiness The UN's envoy to Afghanistan is to set out a new plan on aid spending amid fears that millions have been w.. http://tinyurl.com/69xosv
bbcbusiness Rising food and oil prices, global warming and Zimbabwe are on the agenda as G8 leaders gather for a summit.. http://tinyurl.com/643lez
bbcbusiness More money should be allowed to parents with dependent children if their spouse dies without a will, say le.. http://tinyurl.com/5r2rt8
bbcbusiness Close to 150,000 homeowners who took out mortgages since early 2007 may face negative equity, research sugg.. http://tinyurl.com/5bawrd
bbcbusiness High street shop staff are fobbing off customers and giving misleading advice about rights, Which? says. http://tinyurl.com/5fpex7
bbcbusiness The cost of living for pensioners has outstripped inflation over the past 10 years, research suggests. http://tinyurl.com/5uknxk
bbcbusiness The EU opens an in-depth probe into BHP Billiton's $170bn unsolicited bid for rival miner Rio Tinto. http://tinyurl.com/5tg952
bbcbusiness French bank Societe Generale is fined 4m euros for allowing one of its staff operate as a rogue trader. http://tinyurl.com/5ea7n7
bbcbusiness The price of oil falls slightly on hopes Iran will react well to plans to resolve a dispute over its nucle.. http://tinyurl.com/5t2rap
bbcbusiness A man operating a debt advice business exposed by the BBC's Watchdog programme is banned. http://tinyurl.com/67mkfs
bbcbusiness The Nationwide and Abbey are cutting their mortgage rates slightly - but mainly for those with large deposits. http://tinyurl.com/6zha78
bbcbusiness The RAC Foundation is calling on the Treasury for a root and branch review of motoring taxation in the UK http://tinyurl.com/5oze8t
bbcbusiness A 10-foot bronze statue of Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith goes on display in Edinburgh. http://tinyurl.com/5mhenh
bbcbusiness Hamleys owner - Icelandic investment group Baugur - says it is examining ways to relocate to the UK. http://tinyurl.com/6jhhkj