Oil prices fell more than $US3 on Thursday to the lowest levels for almost four years due to growing concern about demand in the world's biggest energy consuming nation, the United States...Later, on London's InterContinental Exchange (ICE), Brent recovered slightly...
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According to the bank, business indicators show that the economic downturn has gathered pace around the world necessitating an extra one per cent cut in the base rate on top of last month's 1.5 per cent reduction. The base rate...
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You may think your attentive spouse, your loving children, and your good friends are what make you happy. But something else may be going on: The people they're connected with are making you happy too. So suggests a new study...
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Several British banks Thursday contradicted the government's claim that they had endorsed Prime Minister Gordon Brown 's mortgage rescue plan. The Treasury said Wednesday that eight major banks had thrown their support behind the plan, the Daily Mail reported.
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This charming little book is the best anti-anxiety medication on the market. Under the Bard ' s spell, readers will forget at least briefly the tsunami of bad news and find themselves happy and entertained. This little book presents five...
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At Villa Park goals from Vladimir Leitner, who was sent off in the second half for two bookable offences, and Peter Styvar put MSK in control before Nathan Delfouneso pulled one back on his full debut for Martin O'Neill's side....
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Dragons' Den entrepreneur Theo Paphitis has pulled out of the race to buy parts of troubled retailer Woolworths. Mr Paphitis, who has been named among potential bidders for the collapsed retail chain, said it was not possible to reach a...
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Backbench Labour MPs, the opposition and environmentalists were all caught off-guard by transport secretary Geoff Hoon 's announcement yesterday that a decision would be delayed until January 2009, 12 months after the initial consultation wound up...A decision had been expected...
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Home Secretary Jacqui Smith insisted today that it would have been "wholly inappropriate" for her to have intervened in police operational decisions over the Damian Green affair. In a Commons statement, Ms Smith said she backed the right of MPs...
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Police mole hunts have begun into other Whitehall leaks in addition to the Damian Green investigation, the Home Office disclosed yesterday as in-fighting intensified between Scotland Yard and the Commons authorities over the raid on the Tory MP's office. Jacqui...
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