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Delia's files for bankruptcy
The once-popular US teen retailer Delia's says it will liquidate all of its stores and file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, after failing to report an annual profit since 2007.
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Business editor
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Changing technology companies' tax arrangements is harder than you think.
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Linda Yueh
Chief business correspondent
5 December 2014
Economic output and even jobs have recovered to pre-crisis levels in some major economies, but wage growth continues to lag.
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Cashless in Cape Town
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Drink to success
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Flatpack pride
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Smuggled bananas
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Truth to power
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