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BBC News
- NI cards to be axed to save money
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:56:48 GMT
National Insurance cards are to be phased out as the government tries to cut the deficit, the BBC learns.
- Obama contradicts Mexico claims
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:54:51 GMT
US President Barack Obama contradicts claims made by his secretary of state that Mexico is dealing with a "drugs insurgency".
- Lucas to suggest 'MP job share'
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:46:52 GMT
Pairs of parliamentary candidates should be allowed to stand in general elections and share the job if elected, the Green party leader Caroline Lucas is set to say.
- US Koran burning event 'on hold'
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:34:45 GMT
The US pastor who drew worldwide condemnation for his threat to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11 says his plan is now on hold.
- Homes set ablaze in San Francisco
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:44:01 GMT
Dozens of homes have been set ablaze near San Francisco International Airport, after a reported explosion.
BBC Business News
- Bloodhound budgets
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:01:21 GMT
Are speed records indulgent or are there benefits for all?
- Bank rules to 'prevent another crisis'
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:08:58 GMT
The world's top central bankers and regulators are meeting to approve new rules to prevent another financial crisis.
- US slips in competitiveness poll
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:03:46 GMT
The United States has been overtaken by Sweden and Singapore in the World Economic Forum's competitiveness survey.
- Wheat price hike affects Mozambique
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:48:32 GMT
Mozambique is reeling from last week's food riots which left 13 dead, and after years of war, floods and drought, they are heavily reliant on wheat imports which shape the price of food.
- Global economy slowing, says OECD
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:44:56 GMT
The global economic recovery is slowing faster than forecast, but a return to recession is unlikely, an economic group says.
Citywire News
- Friday Papers: tips and comment
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:55:00 +0100
Tablets start to bite into laptop market.
- Friday Papers: Deutsche lines up pre-Basel rights issue - other news
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:53:00 +0100
And AIA has struck a distribution deal with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
- Friday Papers: 3i set for lucrative return with sale of pump-maker - bid news and gossip
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:49:00 +0100
The disposal of Hyva is expected to generate a return of nine times the buyout group's initial equity investment.
- Junior oil shares: risky, but the returns can be enormous
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
Experienced investor David Kempton explains what junior oil companies he is investing in and why. There are dangers, but careful assessment and following a few obvious rules can mitigate much of the risk, he says.
- HSBC's Turner says double-dip risk overplayed
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
The prospect of a double-dip recession has been overplayed, according to HSBC chief economist Dennis Turner, speaking at the New Model Adviser retreat in Brighton.
Citywire Investment News
- Barclays Wealth continues alternatives push with double appointment
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:16:59 +0100
Barclays Wealth has beefed up its alternatives team in London with a double appointment.
- Invesco Perpetual selling down Rolls-Royce as Harrison buys in
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:01:02 +0100
Invesco Perpetual's has been trimming its stake in blue chip Rolls- Royce just as Threadneedle's head of UK equities Leigh Harrison has been buying into the stock.
- Five properties raided in £65m 'boiler room' fraud
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:47:45 +0100
Around 40 police officers and investigators swooped on the residences in pursuit of information linked to an international mis-marketing of shares scandal.
- Osborne names Chote as new budget watchdog head
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:27:12 +0100
Highly regarded economist Robert Chote has agreed to replace Sir Alan Budd as the head of the Office for Budget Responsibility.
- Lang and Pattison to launch trio of absolute return funds
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:45:00 +0100
Jeremy Lang and William Pattison, founders of new boutique Arderova Asset Management, are to launch three absolute return funds later in the year.
FT.com - Financial Markets News
- Asian shares at 4-month high on economic data
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:40:33 GMT
Global market overview: Faster-than-expected growth in Japan and positive US jobs data are giving a boost to Asian shares, while the yen has weakened slightly
- Storage growth to keep natural gas off lows
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:18:09 GMT
The combination of more capacity and less need for it has brought a calm stretch for one of the most volatile commodities
- Aussie hits all-time high against euro
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:13:37 GMT
Stronger-than-expected employment data raised expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia would raise interest rates at its October policy meeting
- Positive data boost US equities
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:05:11 GMT
US stocks rose rose after the number of initial claims for jobless benefits dropped and US exports climbed
- Lloyds? gains help banks lift Footsie to four-month high
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:02:37 GMT
With the loan losses inherited from HBOS now under control, Lloyds can redistribute more than its entire earnings while still improving capital ratios
