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Citywire Investment News
- The Citywire Debate: should we blame fund managers for the financial crisis?
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:18:25 GMT
City minister and former Gartmore chairman Lord Myners thinks we should. Charlie Parker says no, Tony Bonsignore says yes.
- Labour peer Lord Paul promises to give up non-dom status
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:02:15 GMT
Labour party donor Lord Paul has said he will give up his non-dom status in the wake of the Lord Ashcroft scandal.
- Investment Line: Greek bonds rally but Euro equities face long debt struggle
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:37:25 GMT
Economists warn that austerity measures in the PIIGS will result in a protracted period of low growth
- Markets did not fail - people did, Lord Myners tell City
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:59:34 GMT
Financial markets must be able to punish just as easily as they can reward, Lord Myners said last night, in another attack on greed in the City.
BBC Business News
- BA strike action talks to resume
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:04:31 GMT
Talks aimed averting strike action by BA cabin crew are due to resume later, after a deadline was extended.
- Banking fraud 'moves to internet'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:44 GMT
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, new research shows.
- Royal junk mail
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:31:00 GMT
Why postal reforms are good news for direct mailers
- Dotcom Crash
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:27:19 GMT
10 years on from the burst Nasdaq bubble
BBC News
- Leaping off the page - Belgian paper prints 3D edition
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:35:26 GMT
A Belgian daily has issued what is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper - complete with cardboard viewing glasses.
- Ring may be giant 'impact crater'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:26:56 GMT
Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.
- More schools likely to be failed
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:25:57 GMT
More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, figures are expected to show.
- Baby P rules 'may increase risks'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:16:16 GMT
Rules to improve child protection after the Baby P case may leave children more vulnerable to harm, council leaders warn.
