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Citywire Investment News
- James Montier: The 'Austerians' will destroy the recovery and usher in deflation
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:33:04 +0100
The 'Austerians' could destroy an economic recovery and increase the likelihood of deflation, warns influential investor James Montier.
- Saints hikes divi and expects shareholder payouts to rise
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:10:40 +0100
Manager of the Baillie Gifford trust Patrick Edwardson says as the global economic recovery picks up, so too will company profits and their payouts to shareholders.
- Exeter IFA firm strikes outsourcing deal with Brooks Macdonald
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:54:27 +0100
RK Shipman has entered into an agreement with Brooks Macdonald for the London based asset manager to run its clients' money.
- Push start from Fidelity helped Ocado get its flotation away
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:56:34 +0100
Ocado had to rely on existing shareholders - and fund management group Fidelity in particular - to get its recent stock market flotation away.
FT.com - Financial Markets News
- Investors drop risk after US GDP data
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:43:20 GMT
Global Markets Overview: The FTSE All-World index is down 0.5% following a lower-than-forecast GDP growth report for the US, and the yen and short-term US Treasuries are seeing record demand
- BP move forces trusts to reduce returns
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:34:58 GMT
Investment trusts are being forced to cut pay-outs or dip into their reserves to fill the hole left by the suspension of BP?s dividend
- Coffee surges on poor Colombian harvests
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:27:38 GMT
Coffee prices hit their highest level in 12 years on the back of low availability of premium Arabica coffee j
- Weak growth weighs on dollar
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:22:47 GMT
The dollar fell below Y86 for the first time in eight months on Friday as mounting concerns about the US economy led to broader weakness for the greenback
BBC News
- Huntley to sue over prison attack
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:54:05 +0000
Soham killer Ian Huntley is to sue the Prison Service for compensation after his throat was slashed in an attack by a fellow inmate.
- Hamas man 'killed in air strike'
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:34:08 +0000
A Hamas militant is reported killed and several are injured by Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
- Below-par Murray reaches LA semi
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:30:44 +0000
Britain's Andy Murray beats Alejandro Falla at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, but the top seed has plenty to work on ahead of his semi-final.
- Australia bushfires: What went wrong?
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:03:39 +0000
A report into the bushfires that tore across Victoria, Australia, in early 2009 has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters.
BBC Business News
- Addresses set to lose county name
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:58:54 +0000
Counties appear set to be dropped from postal addresses in future years after complaints about out-of-date names.
- Interns are 'entitled to be paid'
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:00:34 +0000
Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says.
- Tax credit overpayments 'to soar'
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:00:09 +0000
Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say.
- Sale of EDF's UK networks agreed
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:21:50 +0000
A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing has agreed a deal to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).
Citywire News
- Saturday Paper Round: tips and comment
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0100
Apologies, there are no paper summaries today.
- Saturday Paper Round: other news
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0100
Apologies, there are no paper summaries today.
- Saturday Paper Round: bid news and gossip
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0100
Apologies, there are no paper summaries today.
- Saturday Papers: tips and comment
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:45:00 +0100
Better hope the latest US GDP numbers are very wrong on the downside
