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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'.
BBC Business News
- Six million facing new tax bills
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:20:07 GMT
HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.
- Banks leave customers in 'poverty'
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:29:15 GMT
High Street banks have been accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission.
- Nigerian economy 'to grow by 10%'
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:04:42 GMT
Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says.
- Bank customers in 'dire poverty'
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:02:20 GMT
Banks are accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission.
BBC News
- Protests over French Roma policy
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:43:48 GMT
Demonstrators gather in Paris and other French cities to protest against the government's policy of deporting Roma people.
- Karzai sets up Taliban talks body
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:38:30 GMT
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office says.
- Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:23:33 GMT
Shoes, eggs and plastic bottles are thrown at Tony Blair as he arrives at a book-shop in Dublin to sign copies of his memoirs.
- Spud u like: Gardener chipper over his super-spud
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:12:36 GMT
An amateur gardener grows what he believes to be the largest potato in the world.
