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Citywire Investment News
- Investment Line: Has the recession permanently damaged UK GDP?
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:00:34 +0100
Measuring whether the UK's ouput gap is closing or lost forever after the downturn is playing a key role in determining monetary policy.
- Global markets soar as US jobs data brings more cheer
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:58:10 +0100
Today's US jobs data came in much better than expected dampening fears the world's largest economy is heading back towards recession.
- Wealth managers recover second quarter losses
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:20:46 +0100
Research from Asset Risk Consultants (Arc) shows wealth managers managed to recover some of the losses from dreadful in May and June.
- The financial crisis isn?t the problem ? it's expensive old people
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:18:23 +0100
We risk ignoring 'the fiscal challenge of the 21st century'.
- Capita employee in fatal fall at AXA office
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:43:06 +0100
A Capita employee has died after falling three floors inside one of AXA?s offices in Bristol.
Citywire News
- 10 collectables that can make you a lot of money
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:01:00 +0100
When was the last time you went through your attic? It might be worth having a dig around up there because for all you know that box of old 'junk' you buried away years ago could be worth a fortune today...
- The two pensions and why we shouldn't lump them together
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
We need another word for ?pension?, writes Steve Bee.
- The end of the 'cheap mortgage'
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
Linton Chiswick questions whether the regulator is about to call time on the last remaining ?cheap mortgage?.
- Sunday Papers: tips and comment
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
Western countries need trade liberalisation more than the East.
- Sunday Papers: Warning of 'sharp interest rate rise' in 2012 - other news
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
The Bank of England is this week set to hold interest rates at 0.5%.
BBC Business News
- Rovers takeover man left UK debts
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:02:53 GMT
The Indian businessman hoping to buy Blackburn Rovers, Ahsan Ali Syed, left a trail of debt from his time in the UK, 5 live Investigates reveals.
- BP well 'poses no further risk'
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:27:10 GMT
The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.
- Tourism near the Gaza border
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:43:21 GMT
At the Zikim Kibbutz, near Ashkelon in southern Israel, tourists come in to see what life is like living just a short distance from the Gaza border.
- Long lines at troubled Kabul Bank
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:47:12 GMT
Afghans have continued to withdraw money from the country's largest bank, Kabul Bank, over fears it may collapse.
- Wrong tax bill for millions in UK
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:44:34 GMT
Almost six million people in the UK have paid the wrong amount of income tax in the past year, with some facing a bill of up to £1,400 - although others can expect a rebate.
BBC News
- Four held over Blair egg pelting
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:41:51 GMT
Four men are arrested after eggs and shoes are thrown at former Prime Minister Tony Blair at a book signing in Dublin.
- Pensioner 'stabbed in the heart'
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:38:56 GMT
An elderly man found dead at a house in Surrey had received a fatal stab wound to the heart, post-mortem tests reveal.
- Could adverts appear on the Colosseum?
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:25:53 GMT
The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs.
- Seven children ill with E.coli
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:25:30 GMT
Seven children in County Armagh have been infected with E. coli 0157, the Public Health Agency has confirmed.
- Danish rocketeers go for lift-off
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:19:12 GMT
A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts are set to launch a dummy 30km into the sky as part of their quest to develop a private launch system.