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US shutdown: 'This isn't some damn game,' says Boehner
House speaker meeting caucus in an attempt to secure larger budget deal rather than short-term agreement that would re-open government
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Ireland 'will need EU support'
International Monetary Fund report warns that poor state of Irish banks is holding back recovery
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Bitcoin price plummets
Digital currency loses quarter of value after closure of online drugs marketplace Silk Road
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BP welcomes court of appeal ruling
Rethink on how Deepwater Horizon compensation claims are assessed could save company billions of dollars
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US adds 166,000 jobs in September
Delicate recovery threatened by looming budget showdown as payroll firm releases jobs numbers