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Citywire Investment News
- Saturday Papers: RBS keen to offload private equity fund stakes -- bid news and gossip
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:40:00 GMT
BAE Systems has lost the race to build the British army's next generation of 'Scout' armoured vehicles.
- Saturday Papers: Eurozone agrees £22bln bail-out for Greece -- other news
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:09:43 GMT
Unexpected rise in US shop sales boosts hopes of revival.
- Broker Roundup: Goldman Sachs has a Conviction Buy for Aveva
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:11:00 GMT
Nomura ups target for Old Mutual and RBS upgrades Lancashire Holdings.
- We messed up on mis-selling but we're clamping down now, says regulator
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:04:02 GMT
The Financial Services Authority vows to be more proactive, do more to protect the consumer and toughen up on the mis-selling of financial products.
BBC Business News
- Online shoppers' data passed on
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:49:27 GMT
The Information Commission warns online shoppers to be vigilant against agreeing to data-sharing links.
- 'Neglected files'
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:25:56 GMT
Law firm closure risks debt case customer refunds
- Royal Mail quality tests 'rigged'
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:43:00 GMT
The postal watchdog is considering taking action against Royal Mail after finding that delivery quality tests were rigged.
- Sarkozy and Brown attack US deal
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:39:58 GMT
Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown criticise the US for "protectionism" over an aerospace deal after talks in London.
BBC News
- Calls to raise crime age rejected
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:39:08 GMT
The age of criminal responsibility will stay at 10, the government says, after a senior adviser for England calls for it to be raised.
- Two escape injury in gun attack
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:32:40 GMT
Two people escape injury after a shot is fired at the window of a house in the Caulside Park area of Antrim on Friday night.
- Protest says cut Trident not jobs
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:17:51 GMT
About 1,000 people have joined an anti-nuclear protest in Edinburgh calling for the scrapping of Trident.
- Karzai U-turn on polling watchdog
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:59:55 GMT
The Afghan president agrees to let two foreigners sit on a key election monitoring body, reversing a previous decision.
