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Chinese 3D porn film may get sequel

Producers of groundbreaking adult movie Sex and Zen 3D: Extreme Ecstasy planning follow-up with new cast

World economy facing numerous ‘black swans’, IMF chief warns

Dominique Strauss-Kahn told students in Washington on Monday night that 'great uncertainty still prevails' in the global economy

Waterstone’s potential Russian saviour in line for £1bn from Euroset flotation

Alexander Mamut may sell stake in Russian phone group after it floats this month, as he works up bid for Waterstone's book chain

Microsoft co-founder lays bare his battles with Bill Gates

Paul Allen uses memoir to portray Bill Gates as a bully who sought to deprive him of his share in Microsoft fortune

HMV puts Waterstone’s up for sale

Troubled retailer denies it is in takeover talks but confirms it may sell book chain and Canadian operation

Blogging anthropologist to study the City tribe for The Guardian

Pioneering journalist Joris Luyendijk to write a blog about London's financial district

EU raids ebook publishers in price fixing investigation

Brussels suspects a cartel where publishers see a defence against distributors with the clout to drive down prices below cost

Pearson reports 12% revenue rise at FT Group

Chief executive Marjorie Scardino said the results represented 'best year ever' as overall pre-tax profits jump 28% to £670m. By Mark Sweney

Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next by Greg Lindsay and John Kasarda – review

Will the urban centres of tomorrow be built around large, busy airports? Rowan Moore does not think so

Bill Bryson launches battle against litter on railways

Campaign led by the author aims to force Network Rail to fulfil its legal obligation to clear up rubbish

Borders poised for bankruptcy in US

Bookstore chain whose UK arm went bust at the end of 2009 will bid to renegotiate debts in US under chapter 11 protection

Make way for the new in the book world

Peter Preston: Save Our Libraries Day overlooked one thing: technology has changed our reading habits

Yell casts JR Hartley ad into digital era

Author's search for fly-fishing book becomes DJ's hunt for trance mix in search company's update of classic 1980s ad. By Mark Sweney

Waterstone mulls bid for bookshops that bear his name

Shares in parent company HMV rise as speculation mounts about intentions of entrepreneur turned novelist Tim Waterstone

Michael Lewis: ‘Liar’s Poker was a comedy. The Big Short is a tragedy’

When Michael Lewis wrote his 1989 book about Wall Street, he thought he was chronicling a vanishing system. In his latest work, he found investors still making a killing, with much more serious consequences.

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