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Energy firm given fracking permits

The Environment Agency grants energy firm Cuadrilla permits to frack at one of its sites in Lancashire.

Goldman Sachs reports a 7% fall in fourth-quarter profits to $2.17bn after weaker bond trading and a fall in investment banking revenues.

Children in India are now able to open their own bank account once they reach the age of 10.

Zambia’s Kariba Dam is over 50 years old. Now problems with the dam walls are threatening the region’s energy security.

Car sales in the European Union rose in 2014 after six years of falls, the ACEA industry trade group says.

How do you pronounce China’s Apple?

The European Commission says in a preliminary finding that online retailer Amazon’s tax arrangements in Luxembourg probably constitute “state aid”.

The Swiss franc soars as much as 40% in chaotic trade after the Swiss Central Bank abandon the cap on the currency’s value against the euro.

MPs on the Public Accounts Committee say they are “sceptical” about whether the government’s HS2 rail line will deliver value for money.

BP faces a fine of up to $13.7bn (£9bn) after a US judge ruled that the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was smaller than initially feared.