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- Labour peer Lord Paul promises to give up non-dom status
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:29:08 GMT
Labour party donor Lord Paul has said he will give up his non-dom status in the wake of the Lord Ashcroft scandal.
- The blue chips where you should dump bonds for equity
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT
The large cap stocks which offer higher yields than their equivalent ten year corporate bonds.
- More quantitative easing may not work, BoE rate-setter warns
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:47:18 GMT
Kate Barker?s comments underline growing split within Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.
- Pound falls as exports dropped 8% in January
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:46:55 GMT
Sterling was under pressure again after new data showed exports fell sharply in January.
BBC Business News
- EU concern over end of tanker bid
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:44:03 GMT
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.
- Obama backs Greece on speculators
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:27:13 GMT
President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.
- Trade gap widens unexpectedly
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:38:26 GMT
The UK goods trade deficit with the rest of the world widens in January, causing the pound to dip below $1.50.
- Aer Lingus to make 670 job cuts
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:47:28 GMT
Aer Lingus announces plans to lay off 670 staff, including nearly a quarter of its cabin crew, as part of restructuring plans.
BBC News
- Nigeria 'ignored attack warnings'
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:50:04 GMT
A Nigerian governor accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos.
- EU concern over end of tanker bid
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:44:03 GMT
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.
- Sunderland 4-0 Bolton
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:28:16 GMT
Darren Bent scores a hat-trick as Sunderland claim their first league win of 2010 against ten-man Bolton.
- US attacks East Jerusalem plans
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:03:10 GMT
US Vice-President Joe Biden condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes for ultra-Orthodox Jews in East Jerusalem.