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Citywire Investment News
- Saturday Papers: RBS keen to offload private equity fund stakes -- bid news and gossip
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:40:00 GMT
BAE Systems has lost the race to build the British army's next generation of 'Scout' armoured vehicles.
- Saturday Papers: Eurozone agrees £22bln bail-out for Greece -- other news
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:09:43 GMT
Unexpected rise in US shop sales boosts hopes of revival.
- Broker Roundup: Goldman Sachs has a Conviction Buy for Aveva
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:11:00 GMT
Nomura ups target for Old Mutual and RBS upgrades Lancashire Holdings.
- We messed up on mis-selling but we're clamping down now, says regulator
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:04:02 GMT
The Financial Services Authority vows to be more proactive, do more to protect the consumer and toughen up on the mis-selling of financial products.
- Withers: 50% tax likely to remain for most of next parliament
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:47:25 GMT
The law firm believes the party that wins this year's election will be forced to keep the 50% tax on income in place for longer than anticipated.
Citywire News
- Saturday Papers: RBS keen to offload private equity fund stakes -- bid news and gossip
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:40:00 GMT
BAE Systems has lost the race to build the British army's next generation of 'Scout' armoured vehicles.
- Saturday Papers: press tips and comment
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:35:00 GMT
Comment on Lehman report, ASOS, Cashbox and Hydrotec.
- Saturday Papers: Eurozone agrees £22bln bail-out for Greece -- other news
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:09:43 GMT
Unexpected rise in US shop sales boosts hopes of revival.
- Ratewatch - mortgages
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT
The best remortgage and guarantor mortgage deals.
- Home sales slumped by half in January
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:42:17 GMT
The number of house purchases dropped by half in January, after the stamp duty holiday ended in December.
BBC Business News
- Royal Mail quality tests 'rigged'
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:07:07 GMT
The postal watchdog is considering taking action against Royal Mail after finding that delivery quality tests were rigged.
- Sarkozy and Brown attack US deal
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:39:58 GMT
Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown criticise the US for "protectionism" over an aerospace deal after talks in London.
- Port exports
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:58 GMT
Portuguese exporters hit by strong euro
- Lloyds aids mortgage overpayments
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:53 GMT
UK mortgage lender Lloyds Banking Group is encouraging borrowers to pay off up to 20% of their mortgages early.
- Interns 'exploited by employers'
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:47 GMT
The TUC is claiming that young people are being exploited by employers through internships in which they do not get paid.
BBC News
- Two arrested over 'hero' killing
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:54:56 GMT
Two teenagers are arrested by police hunting the killer of a man stabbed to death after chasing handbag-snatchers.
- Clegg 'will not back early cuts'
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:51:02 GMT
The Lib Dems would not support a government which proposes major spending cuts within in the next year, leader Nick Clegg says.
- Three freed in Irish 'Vilks plot'
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:25:36 GMT
Police in the Irish Republic release three of the seven Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist.
- Superb Alonso sets Bahrain pace
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:24:41 GMT
Ferrari new boy Fernando Alonso excels in final practice to go quickest ahead of qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
- Two escape injury in gun attack
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:13:09 GMT
Two people escape injury after a shot is fired at the window of a house in the Caulside area of Antrim on Friday night.
