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World Service,06 Feb 2014,28 mins

Twitter Shares Plummet

World Business Report

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A surprise slow-down in Twitter’s user growth causes concern for the company’s future. What next for the microblogging site? Technology analyst Rob Enderle shares his thoughts. Luxury brands score a victory in their fight against fake goods - lawyer Jeremy Blum tells us that customs officials can now seize counterfeit goods bought from abroad. Also, British workers are celebrating as the award of a massive new trainbuilding contract with Bombardier keeps jobs in the UK. And bankers' bonuses get higher, despite official efforts to cap them. Robert Peston tells us how banks can find their way around EU bonus limitations. And we take you 40 metres beneath London's bustling streets: the low-tech, low-level alternative to the cloud for storing data.

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