Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

Setback in retirement age battle

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

A challenge against employers’ rights to make people retire at 65 has been rejected by the adviser to the European courts.

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US stocks rise on bail-out hopes

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Leading US shares rise in early trade as US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson tries to reassure Congress on the $700bn bail-out.

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Paulson eyes rescue plan backing

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urges Congress not to delay a $700bn bail-out of the country’s banking system.

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Nomura seals Lehman Europe deal

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Japanese bank Nomura buys some of Lehman Brothers’ European assets for an undisclosed sum, saving thousands of jobs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7631855.stm

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House price predictions ‘futile’

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Trying to predict the short term course of house prices is “futile” at the moment, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7632207.stm

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Bail-out politics

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Should McCain cheer the Wall Street package?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7630802.stm

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Iraq strikes gas deal with Shell

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Iraq agrees to set up a joint venture with Royal Dutch Shell to invest in the country’s natural gas reserves.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7631108.stm

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$700bn bail-out

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

What more is needed to solve the financial crisis?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7629859.stm

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War-hit nations head corrupt list

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Iraq is ranked by Transparency International as one of the world’s most corrupt countries in its annual global survey.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7631013.stm

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Troubled airline Alitalia uses newspaper advertisements to attract bidders

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Advertisements to buy ailing Italian airline appear in four newspapers in a bid to lure buyers for the firm.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7631238.stm

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