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Welcome to your on-line financial newsletter. This service is regularly updated to bring you news of important developments in financial matters.
Citywire News
- Shares fall to day lows as US GDP disappoints
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:52:03 +0100
(Update) US markets opened lower after yet more evidence the pace of the recovery in the world's largest economy is slowing.
- The CFDealer: two stocks to buy, one to sell
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:34:31 +0100
Flushed with the success of my tips and recent bid targets SSL International and Dimension Data, here are three more ideas for active investors.
- The man who wants to save child trust funds
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:23:24 +0100
A campaign is growing to save child trust funds from the scrap heap. Do you agree parents and family should be allowed to continue saving into the schemes for children, even if the government stops handing out free money?
- Keydata tax liability grows to £12m
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:59:25 +0100
HM Revenue and Customs has made a £12 million tax claim against Keydata Investment Services for its breach of ISA rules, according to the Financial Services Authority.
- Push start from Fidelity helped Ocado get its flotation away
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:56:34 +0100
Ocado had to rely on existing shareholders - and fund management group Fidelity in particular - to get its recent stock market flotation away.
BBC Business News
- Northwest agrees to pay $38m fine
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:45:44 +0000
Northwest Airlines will plead guilty and pay a $38m fine for fixing air-cargo prices, the US justice department says.
- BP boss scaling back oil effort
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:46:21 +0000
Incoming BP chief executive Bob Dudley has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Iran trade sanctions hit Dubai port
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:36:07 +0000
In Dubai's port area, the renewed clampdown by the US on trade with Iran is hurting many legitimate, local businesses.
- BP boss scaling back oil effort
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:07:23 +0000
The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Picking up Penguins for 75 years
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:42:49 +0000
A colourful history of the famous book publisher
BBC News
- Israel launches Gaza air strikes
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:36:41 +0000
Israel launches air strikes into the Gaza Strip, reports say, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
- Five Taliban off UN sanction list
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33:56 +0000
Five Taliban are removed from a sanctions list by the UN Security Council, a move sought by Kabul to ease rapprochement with insurgents.
- Should squirrel be on the menu?
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:15:43 +0000
A north London grocery store is committing "wildlife massacre" by selling squirrel meat, an animal welfare group has claimed. Vegetarians International Voice for Animals (Viva) accused a branch of Budgens of supporting a "barbaric and needless cull" of grey squirrels.
- Farc call to new Colombian leader
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:05:26 +0000
Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president.
- Leeds 12-26 Wigan
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:46:19 +0000
Pat Richards kicks 10 points as Wigan move one step closer to the Super League leader's shield with victory over defending champions Leeds.
