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BBC News
- Lebanon vow at Saudi-Syrian talks
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:41:19 +0000
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia pledge to help stabilise Lebanon.
- MoD 'to pay for Trident renewal'
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:32:41 +0000
The chancellor says the MoD, not the Treasury, will have to pay the £20bn cost of renewing the UK's nuclear deterrent, putting further pressure on the defence budget.
- 'Killer' bear caught in Montana
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:08:24 +0000
Wildlife authorities capture a 400lb (181kg) mother grizzly bear and two cubs who they believe killed one camper and injured two.
- Arizona takes law fight to appeal
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:27:29 +0000
Arizona lodges an appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect.
- Maths fears over A-level reforms
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:20:44 +0000
Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns.
BBC Business News
- Picking up Penguins for 75 years
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:14:02 +0000
A colourful history of the famous book publisher
- Pensions timebomb
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:13:55 +0000
Russians fear the benefits system will cease to exist
- Industry toasts beer sales rise
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:05:58 +0000
Good weather and football's World Cup is thought to have given a boost to beer sales in the UK, industry figures suggest.
- Hit by sanctions
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:59:29 +0000
Black market boom as Dubai curbs trade with Iran
- Where to fight BP oil spill battle?
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:17:01 +0000
As BP's rivals count the cost of a ban on offshore drilling, the tide of lawsuits arising from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has washed up in a federal courtroom in Idaho.
Citywire News
- Friday Papers: tips and comment
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:29:00 +0100
The latest crop of quarterly earnings shows sector in rude health
- Friday Papers: IASB proposes accounting overhaul for insurers - other news
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:27:00 +0100
The board has proposed a single accounting system for the industry
- Friday Papers: Li Ka-shing pays £5.8bn for UK utility - bid news and gossip
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:23:00 +0100
KBC Peel Hunt unveils £74m staff-led buy-out from its Belgian parent
- The best credit cards in a competitive market
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:01:00 +0100
Tesco's card has the longest introductory 0% purchase offer available. But if it is a 0% balance transfer you are looking for there are better deals around.
- Poetry Corner: Farewell, Tony Hayward
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:01:00 +0100
Win champagne - can you do better than our in-house poet's risible attempt?
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- House prices: Nationwide reports first drop since February
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:24:53 +0100
Nationwide has reported a 0.5% drop in the price of an average UK property, adding to evidence that prices are heading lower.
- House prices rise slightly in June
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:07:44 +0100
Land Registry reports 0.1% rise in June following May?s slight fall. Figures come in contrast to other indices which are showing falling prices.
- Morning Line: interest rate rise or not, savers are unlikely to benefit
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:51:04 +0100
Seldom have economists been so divided over when interest rates will rise. But whatever happens, it is unlikely that savers will benefit.
- 'Home staging' is all the rage - but there are better ways to sell up
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:01:00 +0100
A booming industry in the US aims to help people sell their homes, but here, as a second property price bust looms, it's hard cash that will ultimately speak loudest.
- House prices: the areas where it is cheaper to buy than rent
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:08:22 +0100
A new survey reveals the places where it is cheaper to buy a home than rent one, provided you can get the mortgage.
