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BBC News
- Lebanon urged to resist violence
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:39:20 +0000
Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.
- Bishop backs 1971 killings probe
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:31:28 +0000
Government and society must have the guts to confront past wrongs in NI if the region is to look to a better future, a Catholic bishop says.
- Sisters detained over stab death
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:01:09 +0000
Two sisters from north Manchester are detained after one stabbed her boyfriend and the other let him bleed to death.
- Girl, 9, dies in rafting accident
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:45:10 +0000
A nine-year-old girl from Wales has died in a rafting accident while on holiday in Turkey.
- Pair forced six children to beg
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:44:32 +0000
A Romanian man and a woman are jailed for 30 months for forcing six children, the youngest aged two, to beg on London's streets.
BBC Business News
- BP boss scaling back oil effort
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:46:21 +0000
Incoming BP chief executive Bob Dudley has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Iran trade sanctions hit Dubai port
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:36:07 +0000
In Dubai's port area, the renewed clampdown by the US on trade with Iran is hurting many legitimate, local businesses.
- BP boss scaling back oil effort
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:07:23 +0000
The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Picking up Penguins for 75 years
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:42:49 +0000
A colourful history of the famous book publisher
- Immigrant worker limit criticised
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:31:13 +0000
Government plans to limit the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into the UK are criticised by the Lord Mayor of London.
Citywire News
- Shares fall to day lows as US GDP disappoints
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:52:03 +0100
(Update) US markets opened lower after yet more evidence the pace of the recovery in the world's largest economy is slowing.
- The CFDealer: two stocks to buy, one to sell
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:34:31 +0100
Flushed with the success of my tips and recent bid targets SSL International and Dimension Data, here are three more ideas for active investors.
- The man who wants to save child trust funds
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:23:24 +0100
A campaign is growing to save child trust funds from the scrap heap. Do you agree parents and family should be allowed to continue saving into the schemes for children, even if the government stops handing out free money?
- Keydata tax liability grows to £12m
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:59:25 +0100
HM Revenue and Customs has made a £12 million tax claim against Keydata Investment Services for its breach of ISA rules, according to the Financial Services Authority.
- Push start from Fidelity helped Ocado get its flotation away
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:56:34 +0100
Ocado had to rely on existing shareholders - and fund management group Fidelity in particular - to get its recent stock market flotation away.
Citywire Investment News
- James Montier: The 'Austerians' will destroy the recovery and usher in deflation
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:33:04 +0100
The 'Austerians' could destroy an economic recovery and increase the likelihood of deflation, warns influential investor James Montier.
- Saints hikes divi and expects shareholder payouts to rise
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:10:40 +0100
Manager of the Baillie Gifford trust Patrick Edwardson says as the global economic recovery picks up, so too will company profits and their payouts to shareholders.
- Exeter IFA firm strikes outsourcing deal with Brooks Macdonald
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:54:27 +0100
RK Shipman has entered into an agreement with Brooks Macdonald for the London based asset manager to run its clients' money.
- Push start from Fidelity helped Ocado get its flotation away
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:56:34 +0100
Ocado had to rely on existing shareholders - and fund management group Fidelity in particular - to get its recent stock market flotation away.
- Why did Swip's European experiment fail?
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:51:55 +0100
Lessons must be drawn from Swip's inability to extend its distribution into Europe.
FT.com - Financial Markets News
- Wellstream in frame as takeover talk swirls
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:39:16 GMT
London?s oil services companies were in focus as Royal Bank of Scotland raised the prospect of renewed takeover activity in the sector
- Financials put in a solid show
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:31:15 GMT
Economic data from the US restoked fears about the strength of global economic recovery, prompting a third running session of losses
- Investors drop risk after US GDP data
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:30:20 GMT
Global Markets Overview: The FTSE All-World index is down 0.5% following a lower-than-forecast GDP growth report for the US, and the yen and short-term US Treasuries are seeing record demand
- HTC spearheads Taiwan gains
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:12:00 GMT
Company earnings from the region and the US beat expectations but indices relinquished some ground on Friday
- Coffee surges on poor Colombian harvests
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:24:12 GMT
Coffee prices hit their highest level in 12 years on the back of low availability of premium Arabica coffee j
