Band Aid sells 72,000 on day one
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More than 72,000 copies of the new version of charity single Band Aid are sold on its first day of release.
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More than 13.3 million viewers watch the debut of Band Aid 20's Do They Know It's Christmas? on the five main TV networks.
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Business & money: Festive week sees 8% jump on previous year with record takings on first  day of January sale
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An auction of items from Johnny Cash's  estate took in $1.24 million on its first day as collectors  paid as much as 15 times the expected amount for the late  country music star's belongings.
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The new Band Aid single, which was released yesterday, has become the fastest selling single of the year in the UK. The single sold 72,000 copies yesterday.
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The number of luxury homes sold in Britain has risen by more than 60%, with some areas recording their first Â£1m sale.
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The new Band Aid charity single will be sold on Apple's popular iTunes online music service, with the company subsidizing the retail cost of the track.
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Despite recording sales of 100,000 copies on the first day of its release, Band Aid 20&#39;s new version of &#39;Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas?
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The new Band Aid single sold nearly 100,000 copies on its first day, according to its record company. Shoppers queued before stores were even open to buy Do They Know Itâs Christmas?
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Apple&#39;S iTunes caused upset yesterday by securing the Band Aid charity single Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas for sale at 79p, instead of the Â£1.49 its rivals, from Napster to HMV, are asking customers to pay.
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The British public has donated 32 million pounds (45 million euros, 62 million dollars) for victims of the Asian tsunami, with calls to an aid line hitting a peak of almost a million an hour, charity organisers said.
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The pharmaceutical's net revenue jumps 77%.
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The new Band Aid version of  Do They Know It's Christmas? looks set to go straight to the top of the UK singles chart.
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More than 13.3m viewers see the debut of Band Aid 20's Do They Know It's Christmas? on the five main TV networks.
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Almost all tickets sell out for a tsunami aid gig as the Manic Street Preachers and Snow Patrol join the bill.
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Johnny Cash's instruments and possessions raise $1.24m (Â£692,000) on the first day of an auction in New York.
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Britons are on average giving more to charity than a year ago, according to a report.