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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
- Merger mania
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:48:59 GMT
Banks benefit, but what about the real economy?
- Need to cut deficit 'supported'
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:01:49 GMT
Many people are in favour of reducing the deficit but they are less clear about where cuts should be made, a BBC poll suggests.
- Security stepped up at Kabul Bank
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:14:41 GMT
Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse.
- 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.
BBC News
- Car smashes through toilet of pub
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:38:55 GMT
A pub landlady tells how she discovered a car embedded in the wall of the men's toilets.
- Hameed hits out at fixing 'sting'
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:38:53 GMT
Pakistan's Yasir Hameed says a meeting he had with the News of the World that was secretly recorded has been "inaccurately reported" by the tabloid.
- US troops summoned in Iraq attack
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:25:16 GMT
US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deadly attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC.
- Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire'
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:05:57 GMT
Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns.
