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Citywire News

  • Financials fears overdone says FC's Scott
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:10:00 GMT
    Fears that balance-sheet weakness could tip another major UK financial into collapse are heavily overdone, veteran FC UK Growth Income fund manager Ted Scott has said.
  • Morning Line: Another reason to avoid MS
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:19:50 GMT
    MS's plans to cut redundancy pay by 25% have been met with a chorus of protest. The retailer has responded by suspending the employee who leaked the news.

FT.com - Financial Markets News

  • Banks lead European financials higher
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:35 BST
    European stocks reverse early losses on Thursday, as financials rallied led by Credit Agricole on hopes that it has now drawn a line under its losses.
  • Sterling close to all-time low against euro
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:03 BST
    Sterling was close to an all-time low against the single currency in early trade on Thursday, as data showed that UK house prices fell over 10 per cent year on year in August
  • Financials help steady FTSE
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00 BST
    Financial stocks helped London equities to small overall gains on Thursday, with investors once more betting that the sector looked undervalued
  • Oil nears $120 as Gustav heads for Gulf
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:58 BST
    Crude oil and US natural gas prices continued to find support from concerns that tropical storm Gustav will disrupt oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend
  • Hong Kong leads Asian markets lower
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:40 BST
    Asia-Pacific equity markets were mixed as higher oil prices helped resource company names while disappointing earnings weighed on Hong Kong-listed shares

BBC Business News

  • Higher rate savings accounts grow
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:26:19 GMT
    More savings accounts with interest matching or topping the base rate are available to consumers than in previous years.
  • Hurricane fears raise oil prices
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:46:39 GMT
    The cost of crude rises for a fourth straight day on fears that Tropical Storm Gustav may disrupt oil production.
  • Henderson to leave UK tax regime
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:24:01 GMT
    UK investment fund Henderson Group says it is setting up a new Irish parent firm to cut its tax bill.
  • Hovis maker sees debt level rise
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:13:39 GMT
    Hovis-maker Premier Foods has seen its profits fall and debt level rise in the first half of the year, on higher raw material prices.

Citywire Investment News

  • Financials fears overdone says FC's Scott
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:10:00 GMT
    Fears that balance-sheet weakness could tip another major UK financial into collapse are heavily overdone, veteran FC UK Growth Income fund manager Ted Scott has said.

London Stock Exchange News

  • Homeowners prioritising mortgage payments
    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:30:22 +0100
    A minority of homeowners are poised to shrug off mounting pressure on their household finances to make overpayments on their mortgages, a study has suggested.
  • Life insurance shunned on grounds of cost
    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:22:53 +0100
    Millions of Britons are opting to do without life insurance because they mistakenly believe the cover is more expensive than it is, a new study has suggested.
  • Insurance warning for house parties
    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:21:36 +0100
    Home insurance companies are paying out millions of pounds annually to cover the cost of damage caused at parties for teenagers and young children, it has been revealed.

Citywire Money, Tax and Property

  • Morning Line: Another reason to avoid MS
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:19:50 GMT
    MS's plans to cut redundancy pay by 25% have been met with a chorus of protest. The retailer has responded by suspending the employee who leaked the news.
  • House prices fall 10.5% in a year, Nationwide says
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:31:00 GMT
    House prices have fallen 10.5% in the last 12 months, the first double-digit decline since late 1990 after a 1.9% fall in August, reports the Nationwide building society.
  • Evicting a tenant
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:01:00 GMT
    With the economy deteriorating, tenants are more likely to fall into rent arrears, which can mount quickly. How should landlords deal with this ? and the lengthy processes of eviction and repossession of property?

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