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National Clearing House buys up Bovis Homes stock in £18m deal -
contractjournal-com
- 36 minutes ago
Bovis Homes has sold some of its unsold housing stock to the government's National Clearing House in a deal worth £18m.
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New Apprenticeships To Beat Slump -
news-sky-com
- 1 hour ago
A further expansion of the apprenticeship programme is being announced as Gordon Brown starts a three-day tour of the regions.
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New Star to exploit FSA changes to fund suspension rules -
citywire-co-uk
- 1 hour ago
New Star Asset Management is to exploit changes to FSA rules which will allow firms to suspend dealings in investment funds for indefinite periods.
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FTSE falls on banks and miners -
reuters-com
- 1 hour ago
LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index was down 1.3 percent early on Wednesday after gaining for six straight sessions, led by miners and banks, but Marks & Spencer rose on relief that its poor trading results were ...
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Carillion wins £170m roads PFI contract in Canada -
contractjournal-com
- 2 hours ago
Carillion has been awarded a £170m highways maintenance contract in Canada.
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Shares rise 5pc on hopes for stimulus plans -
independent-ie
- 2 hours ago
THE Dublin market rose by almost 5pc yesterday as speculation that government stimulus packages and interest-rate cuts will revive the global economy helped maintain the strong start to the New Year.
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More than one million people face court over Council Tax -
citywire-co-uk
- 3 hours ago
Councils filed for bankruptcy for more than 1,700 people in order to collect Council Tax arrears last year, while more than one million people were summoned to court.
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Cattles to cut 1,000 jobs -
reuters-com
- 3 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Subprime lender Cattles said on Wednesday that it will cut 1,000 jobs, lower its costs and preserve capital as uncertainty over its funding situation continues.
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€895m cost-cut plan at CRH buoys share price -
independent-ie
- 3 hours ago
Shares in CRH soared over 7pc yesterday as the building materials giant hiked its cost-cutting guidance in the face of what it expects to be an "extremely challenging" 2009 -- after posting a 16pc slump in profits last year.
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Aer Lingus points to cost improvements in bid battle -
independent-ie
- 3 hours ago
AER Lingus yesterday continued its offensive against Ryanair's takeover bid by publishing details of "cost improvements" recently secured by the former national carrier in a bid to show Aer Lingus' viability as a stand-alone airline.
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Yesterday's trading: 3i bucks trend to make huge leap -
thisismoney-co-uk
- 3 hours ago
Here was no stopping battered private equity investor 3i, which leapt to the top of the Footsie leaderboard with a spectacular rise
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Row building over Bellway bonus plans -
thisismoney-co-uk
- 3 hours ago
Bellway is set to defy a powerful investor body by pressing ahead with plans to pay out huge bonuses to directors
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Babcock & Brown shares off floor as asset sale approved -
independent-ie
- 3 hours ago
Shares in troubled investment firm Babcock & Brown -- whose listed fund BCM owns 57pc of Eircom -- soared yesterday in Australia after investors speculated that the group has secured approval from its bankers to offload assets to ...
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Fyffes expects earnings of €15m for 2008 -
irishtimes-com
- 3 hours ago
Irish banana distributor Fyffes says it is targeting 2008 adjusted earnings "in the order of €15 million ($20.2 million)".
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Oil price holds steady at €49 a barrel -
irishtimes-com
- 3 hours ago
Oil was steady under $49 this morning, after weak US economic data sparked a bout of profit-taking overnight, outweighing escalating tensions in the Middle East and widening supply cuts from the Russian gas row.
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Greggs Christmas cheer -
teletext-co-uk
- 4 hours ago
High street baker Greggs said it is "pleased with its Christmas trading" after like-for-like sales in the four weeks to January 3 rose 5.3%.
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Thorntons sales slide -
teletext-co-uk
- 4 hours ago
Chocolate specialist Thorntons suffered a 2.3% drop in total sales in the 12 weeks to December 27 as the retail sector became increasingly difficult.
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US recession forecast to drag on -
news-bbc-co-uk
- 4 hours ago
The US recession is likely to drag on well into 2009, according to forecasts from the US Federal Reserve.
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Bank set to cut rates to record low -
reuters-com
- 4 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England looks set to cut interest rates by at least half a percentage point this week to their lowest level on record as it tries to prevent the economy sliding into a long and ...
Bank of England - Interest rates - Recession
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Property shows: Sold on television -
telegraph-co-uk
- 4 hours ago
While demand for houses has dried up property shows are booming. Christopher Middleton goes behind the scenes.
Property
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ARC Launches “Sound-to-Silicon” Audio IP Solutions for Portable, DTV, ... -
euroinvestor-co-uk
- 4 hours ago
ARC International (LSE:ARK) today introduced new vertically integrated audio intellectual property (IP) solutions for three major co.. - Read more
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AEGON to Acquire Banca Transilvania's Stake in BT AEGON -
euroinvestor-co-uk
- 4 hours ago
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands and CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania, January 7 /PRNewswire/ -- - The Two Companies Will Remain Partners Through New Distribution Deal .. - Read more
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OchZiff lost 25pc of fund through redemptions in December -
telegraph-co-uk
- 4 hours ago
OchZiff Capital Management one of the world's biggest hedge funds has lost 25pc of its funds in December as a result of investor redemptions and falling markets.
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How to stop the recession -
telegraph-co-uk
- 4 hours ago
Too much recent commentary has treated the current recession as if it were preordained and unstoppable. Recessions are not Acts of God.
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UPDATE 2-UniCredit, Mediobanca reject merger report -
reuters-com
- 5 hours ago
MILAN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Italian banks UniCredit SpA and Mediobanca rebutted a media report onTuesday that they could merge.
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Japan eyes bank injections to counter crisis -
reuters-com
- 5 hours ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is reportedly considering cash injections for scores of regional banks in an effort to encourage lending as the financial crisis creates havoc for companies and economies around the globe. A big cut in aluminium output from Alcoa ...
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Toshiba to Bring New Levels of Leading Edge Technologies at CES 2009 -
euroinvestor-co-uk
- 5 hours ago
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) will invite visitors to the Consumer Electronics Show, CES 2009, to experience Digital Life Innovat.. - Read more
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Interest rate talks held -
teletext-co-uk
- 6 hours ago
The Bank of England is to begin a historic meeting at which interest rates are all but certain to be slashed to an all-time low to combat recession.
Bank of England - Interest rate - Interest rates - Recession
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Relief for exporters as euro suffers largest two-day drop -
independent-ie
- 6 hours ago
THIS week has seen the biggest two-day fall in the euro since the currency was launched in 1999.
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Minco upbeat over mineral venture -
independent-ie
- 6 hours ago
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