austria, germany and luxemburg fared better. the numbers from eurostat also show falling inflation, to an annualized rate of 1.2%, down from 1.7% the previous month. the combination could force the hand of the european central bank to further cut interest rates. the costs of the dreamliner groundings are becoming clearer. half of the world's fleet of 787s are operated by ana holdings and japan airlines. the companies estimate that the three-month suspension of the fleet will cost a combined $110 million. the airlines may ask boeing to pick up those costs. reuters reports that a source close to ana says the airline will ask boeing for a cash payment. virgin galactic is a giant step closer to space tourism. its "space ship two" took its first super-sonic flight over the mojave desert. the spaceliner broke the sound barrier, going mach-2. it reached an altitude of 56,000 feet. the company hopes to take its first tourist space flight in 2014. among "globe trekking" by corporate america, best buy is moving out of europe. the retailer

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other luxemburg for example they're worth twenty two times more the situation could be catastrophic than if you put it in that way so in a wall where banking secrets are no longer cat these havens may have to find another way to seduce the great. the clampdown on bank secrecy comes as the european union present head with its proposal for a banking union one that the deputy leader of the u.k. independence party believes could make it easier to read depositors accounts. we all know why the trying to do this we all know what the it's basically to harmonize banking across the european union to create a banking union which is what the germans in particular ones because they know in the end if they are going to be a people's bank accounts like they've done in cyprus if they are going to do this to begin countries they need this banking union and in many ways they will need to be a people's bank accounts to ensure that the euro continues because bailouts are going to keep coming of course we know that slovenia is now in serious trouble spain has only which is a youth unemployment which is sixty

other luxemburg for example they're worth twenty two times more the situation could be catastrophic that if you put it in that way so in a wall where bank his secrets are no longer cat these havens may have to find another way to seduce the great. kitty pilgrim where the independent online currency bit coin has had a serious snag after u.s. authorities blocks the account of dollar business allows users to convert us dollars into bitcoin and back again the department of homeland security says the peer to peer currency runs roughshod over new laws that require online transfer systems to identify its users as it is more important explains the move as a warning shot for the fledgling currency. the u.s. government has made no secret of the fact that it is keeping a close eye on that point but now it appears that the close eye includes a crackdown on the decentralized digital currency the department of homeland security sees the company known as to wallop which allows customers to transfer their u.s. dollars into points on tuesday washington shut down while his ability to process point payment