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Markets are on alert as EU bosses face big decisions

Markets are on alert as EU bosses face big decisions

Jean Claude Juncker said all 27 EU finance ministers would talk to approve or reject extending the funds to the IMF. Photo: EPA By Louise Armitstead 9:03PM GMT 18 [...]

Households are £500 a year worse off

Households are £500 a year worse off

Cutting the cost of public sector pensions by 25pc would save the taxpayer tens of billions of pounds every year, the Centre for Policy Studies said Photo: Alamy By Holly Watt,, Whitehall Editor [...]

Lots of Uncertainty in IPO Forecast

Lots of Uncertainty in IPO Forecast

The U.S. IPO market has entered its annual winter hibernation until mid-January, which means that investors and bankers have about a month to ponder: What will 2012 bring? A lot can happen in a month’s time to boost or crush optimism about the pace of initial public offerings in the new year. In the [...]

Google may give pirate sites lower ranking

Google may give pirate sites lower ranking

Under the code, Google and other search engines, such as Yahoo! and Bing, would stop allowing illegal sites to advertise. Photo: AFP By Katherine Rushton 9:35PM GMT 18 Dec [...]

Markets on alert as EU bosses face big decisions

Markets on alert as EU bosses face big decisions

Jean Claude Juncker said all 27 EU finance ministers would talk to approve or reject extending the funds to the IMF. Photo: EPA By Louise Armitstead 9:03PM GMT 18 [...]

The month ahead in business and economics: December 19 to January 31

The month ahead in business and economics: December 19 to January 31

Photo: ALAMY 4:23PM GMT 18 Dec 2011 Comments John Lewis is expected to update on trading in early January. It has, on the surface, performed strongly [...]

Eurozone to push on with crisis steps, Fitch doubts outcome (Reuters)

Eurozone to push on with crisis steps, Fitch doubts outcome 
    (Reuters)

Reuters - The euro zone will pursue measures to tackle its sovereign debt crisis this week by offering more cash to the IMF and long-term liquidity to banks, while moving towards tighter fiscal rules, after ratings agency Fitch cast doubt on it ability to forge a decisive response.[Read more...]

Eurozone crisis: Foreign Office plans evacuation of expatriates

Eurozone crisis: Foreign Office plans evacuation of expatriates

Police in Barcelona tackle protesters demonstrating against austerity measures brought in as a bid to deal with the European debt crisis Photo: AP By Donna Bowater 10:59AM GMT 18 [...]

Questor share tip: Finland utility buy adds fuel to 3i fund’s fire

Questor share tip: Finland utility buy adds fuel to 3i fund’s fire

Previous  of  Companies Next 3i Group 3i Infrastructure The funds – of which there are many – tend to invest in a variety of mature assets that have reliable cash flows and the potential for capital appreciation over time. On [...]

Rainmaker: A happy new year for LSE after all?

Rainmaker: A happy new year for LSE after all?

Perhaps it will be a happy new year for the LSE after all.  By James Quinn 8:39PM GMT 17 Dec 2011 Comments [...]

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