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Citywire Investment News
- Treasury confirms Budget date as 24 March
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:55 GMT
The Treasury is expected to confirm Budget day will be 24 March, making a 6 May general election more likely.
- Edinburgh Partners hires ex Swip investment boss Wood
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:54:27 GMT
The investment boutique has hired former Scottish Widows Investment Partnership CIO Graham Wood.
- Standard plans £100m savings drive but cannot confirm jobs are safe
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:51 GMT
David Nish, chief executive of Standard Life, said greater use of technology would cut costs but could not confirm there would be no job losses.
- Morning Market: Cautious start ahead of industrial production data
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:47:58 GMT
Barclays slips on acquisition reports, Standard Life pleases, but sharply lower profits unsettle Tullow and Laird Group.
BBC Business News
- Northern Rock sees reduced losses
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:50:58 GMT
Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.
- Standard Life enjoys profit boost
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:39:47 GMT
Insurance firm Standard Life reports better-than-expected profits and unveils plans for a further cost-cutting.
- China's exports see big increase
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:36:46 GMT
China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.
- Robert Peston
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:30:46 GMT
Northern Rock is back on the road to recovery
BBC News
- Budget in two weeks, Brown says
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:09:13 GMT
This year's Budget will be held on Wednesday 24 March, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces.
- Ashton sets out diplomatic vision
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:04:42 GMT
The EU's foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, tells MEPs Europe has a "once in a generation opportunity" to build a powerful diplomatic service.
- Nigeria 'ignored attack warnings'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:01:50 GMT
A Nigerian governor accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos.
- Call to halt NHS medical database
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:55 GMT
Doctors' leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.
