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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 their 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.
Citywire News
- How I caught a good pension... by mistake
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:54:40 Z
The decision to start paying into a pension 25 years ago was a good one, says Lawrence Lever, even if it was a controversial 'with profits' policy and the choice of provider was pretty haphazard.
- 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.
- Savings: are you getting your fiver a day?
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:53:32 Z
Feel guilty about not saving but don't know where to start? We show how you can get started with five pounds a day ? and a jam jar.
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.
BBC News
- Schools and roads affected by ice
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:49:32 GMT
Drivers are being warned of black ice and some schools are closed, after the nation deals with the snow that fell across much of Britain at the weekend.
- Deadly quake hits the Philippines
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:46:13 GMT
At least seven people die after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines, official reports say.
- Phone hacking victims 'reach 829'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:39:49 GMT
Police believe 829 people were "likely" victims of phone-hacking by newspapers, the Leveson Inquiry hears.
