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Citywire Investment News
- Thursday Papers: UK economy grew by 0.3% in three months to Feb (NIESR) -- other news
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:45:58 GMT
Efforts to reach BA deal and avert strike end in failure and Charles Allen takes over helm at EMI Music.
- Thursday Papers: BP to buy Devon assets for $6bln -- bid news and gossip
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:41:32 GMT
Barrat jumps amid talk of Persimmon bid and Rio Tinto re-starts sale process of its talc business.
- Thursday Papers: tips and comment
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:37:54 GMT
Comment on Barclays, Pru, EMI, Tullett, Inchcape, Melrose, Chime, Cape, Interserve and Laird and tips for Babcock, ClearStream and ITE.
- Ex-Cazenove partner convicted of insider dealing
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:07:35 GMT
Malcolm Calvert has been found guilty on five counts of insider dealing and fined £56k
BBC Business News
- BP to explore for oil in Brazil
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:36:15 GMT
Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the coast of Brazil.
- Greeks stage fresh general strike
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:24:32 GMT
Public and transport services grind to a halt in Greece as workers stage a third strike in protest at austerity measures.
- Japan's economic growth rate cut
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:10:49 GMT
Japan's economy grew by less than first estimated in the final quarter of 2009, revised government figures show.
- China inflation at 16-month high
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:58:32 GMT
Chinese inflation hit a 16-month high in February, leading to calls for the government to take measures to cool the economy.
BBC News
- Chile's new leader to be sworn in
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:36:41 GMT
Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him.
- BP to explore for oil in Brazil
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:36:15 GMT
Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the coast of Brazil.
- Confusion over kidnap in Pakistan
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:31:38 GMT
There is confusion over the whereabouts of a British boy who was kidnapped while on a trip to Pakistan.
- Greeks stage fresh general strike
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:24:32 GMT
Public and transport services grind to a halt in Greece as workers stage a third strike in protest at austerity measures.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- Grant Thornton?s top 10 Budget predictions
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT
With Gordon Brown announcing that the Budget will be held on March 24, the tax experts are dusting off their crystal balls.
- Online banking fraud up by 14% amid wave of 'phishing' attacks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:01:33 GMT
Online banking fraud rose by 14% to £60m in 2009, while card fraud dropped for the first time in three years.
- The economy is not yet out of danger, Gordon Brown warns
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:49:21 GMT
You can trust me, prime minister says, as he unveils a pay freeze for doctors, dentists, and hospital consultants.
- Consumer groups attack delay to reform of PPI market
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:36:31 GMT
Consumer bodies urge Financial Services Authority to push ahead with reform of PPI after it announces a further six week consultation period.
