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Citywire News
- Shell profits nearly double
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:15:00 +0100
(Update) Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell said its profits had soared 94% in the second quarter thanks to oil price rises, production increases and cost-cutting.
- Retirement debate: Is the government right to allow us to work beyond 65?
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:44 +0100
The government?s decision to press on with plans to abolish the default retirement age has divided opinion. What do you think about employees being allowed to work beyond 65?
- Fed up with bank rip-offs? It pays off to shop around
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:38:00 +0100
Until consumers wake up and take an interest in their finances, the rip-off will continue. Lorna Bourke looks at the best places to put your money now.
- Leading fund manager slashes US exposure in half
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:56:14 +0100
Jupiter Financial Opportunities manager Philip Gibbs has halved his Financial Opportunities fund's exposure to North America from 26% to 13% within the last month.
- Morning Line: The governor is not a threat to growth, just realistic
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:55:00 +0100
Bank of England Mervyn King always seems to be talking down the economy but that doesn't mean we can dismiss what he has to say.
BBC Business News
- Citigroup agrees $75m fraud fine
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:59:05 +0000
Banking giant Citigroup agrees to pay $75m to settle civil charges that it misled investors over potential losses from subprime mortgages.
- Jailed Enron boss requests bail
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:27 +0000
The former chief executive of Enron, Jeffrey Skilling, has applied for bail. His lawyer says his conviction for fraud will be overturned.
- Tehran's tactics to beat ship sanction
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:25:44 +0000
A look at how Iran's shipping industry stays one step ahead to minimise the impact of international sanction.
- Green shoots of recovery in Europe?
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:21:49 +0000
A raft of European firms have announced bumper profits, fuelling hopes that the economy is on the right track following the recession.
- Results boost AstraZeneca shares
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:37:31 +0000
Shares in AstraZeneca rise more than 3% after the drug company reports a rise in profits after strong sales of key drugs.
BBC News
- Maze site set to be redeveloped
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:17:29 +0000
An agreement on the future of the Maze Prison site is reached by the NI first and deputy first ministers, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness.
- Hughes confirmed as Fulham boss
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:16:59 +0000
Fulham confirm the appointment of Mark Hughes as their new manager, replacing Roy Hodgson.
- Man recorded children undressing
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:07:02 +0000
A Sussex teaching assistant is jailed for secretly filming schoolchildren as young as five as they changed for sports lessons.
- Welfare reform options outlined
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:35 +0000
Ministers are to set out options for reforming the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work.
- Lockerbie inquiry 'may visit UK'
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:53:21 +0000
The US senator who is to chair a congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release says he may send investigators to the UK.
