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Citywire Investment News
- FTSE halts rally as Greece debt talks flounder
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:54:33 Z
Glencore (GLEN.L) drops on an FT report that the group was to pay a larger-than-expected premium to secure a merger with Xstrata (XTA.L).
- The stocks Liontrust's Cross Fosh back to keep them at the top
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:48:46 Z
The managers of the best-performing fund in the UK All Companies sector in 2011, Liontrust's Julian Fosh and Anthony Cross highlight the stocks they're backing to keep them ahead of their peers.
- Tenon told to raise £20m to plug black hole
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:37:36 Z
Accountant and advisory firm RSM Tenon has come under pressure to launch an emergency rights issue to raise £20 million in the wake of its profit warning.
- Source teams up with JP Morgan to launch volatility ETF
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:23:05 Z
Source has joined forces with JP Morgan to launch an exchange traded fund providing long-term exposure to volatility.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- House prices rose 0.6% in January, says Halifax
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:54:16 Z
The average UK house price is now £161,000.
- The 20 postcodes most 'at risk' of burglary
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:34 Z
The areas in the UK that see the most home insurance claims for theft or burglary, and the postcodes that are least at risk.
- House prices flat as market 'dogged by uncertainty'
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
January marked the eighteenth month that house prices did not rise, according to Hometrack.
- Buying a house is now cheaper than renting one
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
Buying a house is over £100 a month cheaper than renting, according to Halifax. Wales is the exception.
BBC Business News
- VIDEO: Eye-tracking helps advertisers
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:29:24 GMT
Developments in eye-tracking technology are helping advertisers predict what products will appeal to customers.
- Euro crisis 'could damage China'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:27:28 GMT
A eurozone recession could almost halve Chinese growth this year, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund.
- Web firms remove India material
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:56:52 GMT
Facebook and Google tell a court in India they have complied with an order to remove "objectionable" material, amid ongoing legal moves on censorship.
- VIDEO: Heathrow flights hit by weather
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:42:54 GMT
The Independent's Simon Calder explains why Heathrow airport was so badly affected by the severe weather on Sunday.
BBC News
- Abbas to head interim government
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:09:07 GMT
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will head an interim government which will prepare for elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
- Phone hacking victims 'reach 829'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:07:36 GMT
Police believe 829 people were "likely" victims of phone-hacking by newspapers, the Leveson Inquiry hears.
- Queen commemorates 60-year reign
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:01:11 GMT
The Queen is visiting a town hall in King's Lynn as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
- The moment a princess became a queen
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:53:43 GMT
How Elizabeth became queen in a treehouse in Kenya
FT.com - Financial Markets News
- Market focus switches to Athens
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:12:45 GMT
Sentiment on global markets restrained by disunity of Greek politicians on austerity measures but selling looks modest
- Resource sector rally lifts Asian markets
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:03:28 GMT
Asia-Pacific stocks end broadly higher, buoyed by US jobs data and MA rumour in the mining sector
- FTSE lower as investors remain cautious
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:01:54 GMT
Shares edge lower after robust data lifted hopes that the worst of the global slowdown was over and helped the FTSE rise nearly 3% last week
- Doubt cast on any future Scottish sovereign rating
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:41:44 GMT
Standard Poor?s, Moody?s and Fitch have privately indicated that an independent nation could not expect to automatically inherit triple A status
