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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
- 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.
- BP well 'poses no further risk'
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:27:10 GMT
The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.
- Tourism near the Gaza border
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:43:21 GMT
At the Zikim Kibbutz, near Ashkelon in southern Israel, tourists come in to see what life is like living just a short distance from the Gaza border.
BBC News
- Local identity worry in shake-up
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:21:39 GMT
Some community identities in Wales may be "wiped clean" by proposals to shake up local councils, it is claimed.
- Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire'
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:59:04 GMT
Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns.
- Heavy rains devastate Guatemala
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:47:22 GMT
A state of emergency is declared in Guatemala where heavy rain has caused widespread flooding and landslides, killing at least 20 people.
- Moto2's Tomizawa dies after crash
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:43:54 GMT
Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa dies after a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix.