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Citywire News
- Five reasons why insurers are better investments than banks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:38:05 GMT
Stronger than hoped for results from Standard Life have shown again why insurers are better investments than banks.
- Online banking fraud up by 14% amid wave of 'phishing' attacks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:01:33 GMT
Online banking fraud rose by 14% to £60m in 2009, while card fraud dropped for the first time in three years.
- Ten years after the tech bubble burst, the sector now looks cheap
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:57 GMT
Tech is still only trading on a multiple of 1.1x the market - despite an anticipated MA boom as the new cycle of technology kicks in.
- The economy is not yet out of danger, Gordon Brown warns
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:49:21 GMT
You can trust me, prime minister says, as he unveils a pay freeze for doctors, dentists, and hospital consultants.
- Weak manufacturing data throws doubt on pace of the recovery
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:26:40 GMT
A shock fall in manufacturing data put yet more pressure on the pound.
BBC Business News
- Warning on packaged bank accounts
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:52:55 GMT
Bank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services Authority has warned.
- Banks face harsher stress tests
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:47:20 GMT
Further stress-testing of UK banks will take place to ensure they can survive a 'double-dip' recession, regulators say.
- BA strike action talks continuing
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:35:36 GMT
Talks aimed at averting strike action by BA cabin crew are continuing at the TUC, after a deadline was extended.
- EU rule change 'may cut red tape'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:37:20 GMT
Small firms may be exempted from having to draw up and lodge annual accounts, after MEPs approve changes to European Union rules.
- UK economy 'still growing weakly'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:06 GMT
The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the December to February period, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
BBC News
- Care home owner 'not a killer'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:03:07 GMT
A care home boss from Somerset accused of killing two residents has denied she was a "drug-crazed killer", a court hears.
- Internet up for Nobel Peace Prize
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:57:16 GMT
The internet is among a record 237 individuals and organisations nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
- Apology for women raped by father
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:54:59 GMT
Two women raped by their father over 25 years - bearing nine of his children - are given a public apology by the authorities.
- Biden steps up pressure on Israel
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:45:45 GMT
The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and urges bold steps to peace.
- Body found in missing mother hunt
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:16:33 GMT
Police searching for a Dundee mother who went missing two weeks ago say they have found a body.
