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Extend scrappage scheme, urges CBI
London :: United Kingdom | 3 days ago
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The leader of Britain 's biggest business group has urged the Government to extend the car scrappage scheme until the general election to help the recovery from recession and boost employment. Richard Lambert , director general of the CBI, said the so-called...
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JP Morgan takes over Cazenove joint venture
London :: United Kingdom | 3 days ago
Credibility Morgan Chase & Co. said Thursday it has bought full control of J.P. Morgan Cazenove in a 1 billion pound ($1.67 billion) deal with its joint venture partner, the venerable London financial house Cazenove Group Ltd. More Business J.P. Morgan Cazenove,...
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MPC was split on quantitative easing
Boé :: France | 4 days ago
Credibility Bank of England MPC split three ways on quantitative easing Minutes show seven members voted for £25bn expansion, with one pushing for £40bn and the chief economist cautioning against any increase The Bank of England increased quantitative easing to...
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EasyJet reports reduced profits
London :: United Kingdom | 5 days ago
Credibility Budget airline easyJet has said that profits are down 65% on last year but added that it was one of the few carriers to make a surplus in the recession. EasyJet posted underlying pre-tax profits of £43.7 million for the year to September 30, compared...
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Row over 'no' to NHS cash probe
London :: United Kingdom | 9 days ago
Credibility Last month, a NHS official told an committee a fifth of the £5bn annual health budget was not used correctly. Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams is "angry and astonished" Edwina Hart rejected calls for an investigation with a one word written response,...
Tags: NHS, health minister, billion pounds, nhs cash, United Kingdom, London, Edwina, Kirsty Williams, National Health Service, NHS Scotland, Edwina Hart
Scottish & Southern Profit Jumps, Dividend Raised
Boé :: France | 11 days ago
Credibility Scottish & Southern Energy said its fiscal first-half net profit nearly tripled to 377.9 million pounds ($632.5 million) from 128.2 million pounds a year earlier. The group said revenue fell 12.5% to 8.04 billion pounds, but costs declined further, dropping...
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Barclays on track for record profits in 2009
London :: United Kingdom | 12 days ago
Credibility Barclays is reinstating its dividend after achieving £4.5bn of profits in the nine months to December. The figures put the bank on track to report record profits by the end of the year, when the proceeds from the sale of the Barclays Global Investors...
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Google makes inroads into mobile advertising
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 12 days ago
Credibility Google Inc. agreed to buy mobile advertising company AdMob for $750 million, a deal designed to help the search giant maintain its online dominance as consumers increasingly browse the Internet over handheld devices. More Technology The all-stock deal...
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FIIs up stakes in 11 Sensex firms
Mumbai :: India | 28 days ago
Credibility Riding on positive global cues and a reviving Indian economy, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have raised their holdings in Sensex companies during the second quarter of the current fiscal. A study on shareholding pattern of 26 Sensex companies...
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BAA Announces Gatwick Airport Sell-Off
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility In March, the Competition Commission ruled that the company would have to sell the airport within two years. The Commission also ordered BAA to sell Stansted and either Glasgow or Edinburgh after it found competition problems at each of its seven UK airports.
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