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Portuguese debt concerns rise
Jan 27, 2012
Yields on Portuguese bonds are rising, provoking fears that the country will need the EU/IMF to ride to the rescue again. Is Portugal's debt situation really that dire?
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City updates from Marston's, LSE and AVEVA
Jan 27, 2012
While the Prime Minister lashed out over the euro in Davos, European stocks have risen, with miners and natural resources companies buoying up the FTSE 100.
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Capitalism seen in crisis by investors citing inequalities
Jan 26, 2012
International investors say capitalism is in crisis, with almost one in three backing radical changes to the system, according to a Bloomberg survey. As the global financial and business elite...
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Asda gives George a Middle East push
Jan 26, 2012
ASDA is taking its George clothing brand to the Middle East in an effort to sustain sales and boost profits, both under pressure at home.
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Facebook IPO rumours mount
Jan 26, 2012
Facebook's long-anticipated Initial Public Offering has come a stage closer after the social media giant suspended trading in its shares
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10 secrets of McDonald's success
Jan 26, 2012
On average every man woman and child in Britain visited McDonald's 21 times last year with the company serving 1.3 billion customers in 2011 alone. While shops across the UK issue profit warnings or...
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Trader fined £7.2m over Punch deal
Jan 26, 2012
The FSA has fined a prominent US trader and his hedge fund a total of £7.2 million for selling Punch Taverns shares after receiving insider information
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City updates from Misys, Easyjet and Mitchells & Butlers
Jan 26, 2012
Strong numbers from Mitchells & Butlers plus increased bookings and revenues for Easyjet (though rising fuel costs are a worry). Across the Atlantic, the Federal Reserve says it does not expect to raise interest rates until late 2014.
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Cameron tells Europe 'to be bolder'
Jan 26, 2012
The Prime Minister will urge the European Union to explore the possibility of free trade deals with other major trading blocs, such as the US and Africa
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Weak UK GDP sets scene for further QE
Jan 25, 2012
This morning’s Q4 GDP numbers while disappointing weren’t that much of a surprise given the weakness of some of the recent economic data
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PM disappointed as economy shrinks
Jan 25, 2012
David Cameron has admitted he was "disappointed" by figures showing the UK economy shrank in the final quarter of last year
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iPhone behind record Apple results
Jan 25, 2012
The iPhone is taking over Apple. For the first time, the device that changed how people use mobile phones, accounts for more than half of the company's sales
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Revenue slump continues for Yahoo
Jan 25, 2012
Yahoo slipped further behind in the online advertising race during the fourth quarter as the internet company entered the fourth year of a revenue slump
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City updates from WH Smith, Britvic and BTG
Jan 25, 2012
UK growth figures may shortly reveal that the economy contracted by 0.1% in the last three months of 2011. Meanwhile the IMF has, again, re-emphasised anxiety about the global economy.
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Igloo agitators heckle Davos elite
Jan 24, 2012
Socialists gather outside Davos, where the World Economic Forum will urge presidents and bankers to 'rethink capitalism' this week
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