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Citywire Investment News
- The Citywire Debate: should we blame fund managers for the financial crisis?
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:18:25 GMT
City minister and former Gartmore chairman Lord Myners thinks we should. Charlie Parker says no, Tony Bonsignore says yes.
- Labour peer Lord Paul promises to give up non-dom status
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:02:15 GMT
Labour party donor Lord Paul has said he will give up his non-dom status in the wake of the Lord Ashcroft scandal.
- Investment Line: Greek bonds rally but Euro equities face long debt struggle
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:37:25 GMT
Economists warn that austerity measures in the PIIGS will result in a protracted period of low growth
- Markets did not fail - people did, Lord Myners tell City
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:59:34 GMT
Financial markets must be able to punish just as easily as they can reward, Lord Myners said last night, in another attack on greed in the City.
BBC Business News
- Chevron looks for refinery buyer
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:58:12 GMT
The Chevron oil firm is looking for bids for a refinery that directly employs around 1,400 people in Pembrokeshire.
- Trade gap widens unexpectedly
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:35:30 GMT
The UK goods trade deficit with the rest of the world widens in January, causing the pound to dip below $1.50.
- Merkel seeking speculator limits
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:05:17 GMT
Angela Merkel calls for limits on financial speculators who have been blamed for worsening Greece's financial woes.
- EU concern over end of tanker bid
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:03:45 GMT
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.
BBC News
- Justice vote carried in assembly
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:18:48 GMT
The Northern Ireland assembly votes in favour of devolving justice and policing powers, despite objections from the UUP.
- 'Insurance for all' plan for dogs
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:17:08 GMT
All dog owners in England and Wales would need insurance against their animals attacking people under Labour proposals.
- Troop bomb training 'inadequate'
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:13:57 GMT
The coroner at an inquest into the death of four soldiers in an Afghan blast says there were training "inadequacies".
- Israel backs East Jerusalem build
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:13:23 GMT
Israel approves 1,600 new homes in east Jerusalem, threatening to overshadow the US vice-president's visit.
