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Bank split three ways on rates again in Aug

Bank of England policymakers were split three ways in August for a second month running, with one voting to hike interest rates, another to cut but the remaining seven deciding to keep borrowing costs steady at 5 percent.

HP results top Wall Street targets

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard <HPQ.N> results beat Wall Street targets as net profit rose 14 percent, subduing fears that slowing economies and a stronger dollar would weaken the world's biggest computer and printer maker and its rivals.

BAA must sell 3 airports

Spanish builder Ferrovial must sell three of the seven airports it bought for 10 billion pounds two years ago under a tougher-than-expected ruling on Wednesday.

Commodities and China hopes lift FTSE in early trade

The FTSE 100 <.FTSE> rose by 0.5 percent early on Wednesday, after heavy losses in the previous session, as commodities tracked higher crude and metal prices, and investors banked on sustained Chinese economic growth.

Asia stocks plumb two-year low

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell to a two-year low on Wednesday, down 30 percent from a peak hit in November, as the past month's $30 drop in the price of oil has not been enough to shake a sense of fear about sharply slowing global growth.

Online retail sales up 11 percent in July

Online retail sales in Britain rose by 11.3 percent in July compared to the month before as wet weather boosted online clothing sales while electrical sales also soared, a report said on Wednesday.

Buyout group raises offer for Australia's Indophil

A consortium bidding for Australian-listed prospector Indophil Resources NL <IRN.AX> raised its offer on Wednesday, hoping to trump a rival offer by Xstrata Ltd <XTA.L>.