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BBCBusiness: Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is fined £17.5m by the UK's financial watchdog. Industrial areas in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests. Music, computer games and book retailer HMV says that its sales were disrupted this summer by the football World Cup. The UK's fourth biggest grocer, Morrisons, says it hopes to trial online shopping and convenience stores next year. Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show. The number of shops closing in Britain is slowing but a north-south divide has emerged, a survey by retail analysts the Local Data Company suggests. US economic growth showed "widespread signs of deceleration" in August, says the Federal Reserve's Beige Book. Property giant Connaught formally enters administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk. South Korea's central bank surprises markets by keeping interest rates on hold in the face of "global uncertainties". The country "cannot afford" to write off underpayments of income tax caused by problems with the calculation system, a minister says. The Irish government says it will break up the nationalised Anglo Irish Bank as part of the failed lender's resolution. Canada now has interest rates of 1%, after raising its key lending benchmark for the third time this year. The debt-laden Greek economy shrank by a surprise 1.8% in the second quarter as households slashed spending. UK house prices have stabilised, according to the latest survey from the Halifax. Union leaders publicly endorse Royal Mail management plans to phase out bikes for postal deliveries. German gambling restrictions breach European Union law, the EU's highest court rules Phone card firm Lycatel agrees to make its charges much clearer in its adverts for international phone cards Union leaders claim some workplace accidents go unreported with 1.2 million people suffering from work-related illnesses. UK tax authorities are bracing themselves for a deluge of complaints and enquiries after sending out fresh tax calculations. UK manufacturing output rises 0.3% in July from the month earlier, thanks to increased output in the machinery sector. Job appointments grew at their slowest rate in 10 months in August, raising questions about the strength of the UK job market, a survey suggests. The Japanese finance minister says there could be market intervention as the yen hits a new 15-year high. Google speeds up its internet search engine by launching a new product, Google Instant, that displays results as soon as users type in queries. A BP report says "a series of failures" by BP and its contractors were to blame for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Business Secretary Vince Cable expresses "worry" about the combination of High Street banks with investment banking, after Bob Diamond is named as Barclays' new boss. Formula 1's governing body turns down all the entries from teams hoping to fill the vacant 13th slot in 2011, with former champion Jacques Villeneuve among those to miss out. Four Nigerian former football officials are arrested amid accusations that some $8m (£5m) went missing during the World Cup finals in South Africa. Triple Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Stephanie Rice loses a sponsorship deal with Jaguar after making a homophobic remark on Twitter. The BBC's Declan Curry looks at why interest rates matter Maurice Saatchi: "We had a romantic belief that it was possible for individuals to change the world by an act of will - a flat refusal to accept the status quo." The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has expressed concern about the appointment of the investment banker, Bob Diamond, as the new chief executive of Barclays. Google revamps search system with launch of 'Instant' The Irish government has said it will break up the nationalised Anglo Irish Bank. The National Basketball Association wants to expand the game and are looking at emerging markets such as India and China to push their products. President Barack Obama is backing new company tax breaks in an attempt to regain the initiative as mid-term polls loom Pete Key and Marc Woodcock work for Connaught on a Hull City Council contract, carrying out conversions for tenants with disabilities. Russia is home to the wealthiest expats What happened to Mercury, as in Mercury music prize? Could this rock be a new major energy source? Can trade with China help the UK economy? Finding investors to delve beneath the ocean waves What should you do if the tax blunder affects you? |