Archive for July, 2008

Deutsche writes down 2.7bn euros

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Deutsche Bank reveals fresh hits from the sub-prime crisis as its profits are sharply down.

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Rush to meet tax credit deadline

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

A last minute rush by people trying to renew their tax credit claims has made it hard to get through on the HMRC hotline.

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UK house price fall ‘at a record’

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

UK house prices see their biggest annual fall since the Nationwide began its housing survey in 1991, new figures show.

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Oil prices boost Shell’s results

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

High oil prices give another boost to profits from Royal Dutch Shell, making up for difficult conditions in its retailing arm.

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Difficult Dubai

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Firms help staff understand laws of the land

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Restaurant tipping law to change

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Employers are to be banned from using tips to “top up” pay to minimum wage levels, under government plans.

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Theme parks animate Disney profit

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Walt Disney shakes off concerns about slowing attendance at its theme parks, reporting a 9% rise in quarterly profits.

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Oil surges on stockpile shortage

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Oil prices rebound from near three month lows after the US says petrol stockpiles fell unexpectedly last week.

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Shops closures see Starbucks loss

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Starbucks sees its first quarterly net loss in more than 15 years - blaming costs linked to closing 600 underperforming stores.

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Logging firms ‘avoid Congo tax’

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The DR Congo and Congo are losing $12m annually in tax avoidance by logging companies, Greenpeace says.

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