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Citywire Investment News
- The Expert View: Tullow Oil, British American Tobacco and APR Energy
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:01:00 +0100
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including Antofagasta and Lamprell.
- Citywire Top Stocks Daily News Digest
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:09:00 +0100
All the news from across the web about the companies featured in Citywire's Top Stocks.
- Tuesday Papers: Co-op bank listing to mark end of an era
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:05:00 +0100
And the UK has reached an agreement with EU member states that will potentially limit Brussels? influence on the way City regulates trading on its financial markets.
- Overnight Markets: US stocks rise before Fed meeting
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:02:00 +0100
Shares gained as investors weighed economic data ahead of a meeting of Fed policymakers that begins today.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- Castle Trust: a bet for both sides of the property market
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:44:11 +0100
We look at a company offering a savings account and a 'shared equity' mortgage that let you take a punt on whether house prices are rising or falling.
- Santander told to contact borrowers about botched rate change
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:22:56 +0100
The City watchdog has ordered Santander bank to contact 270,000 mortgage borrowers whom it failed to explain an important change in their contract five years ago.
- Buy-to-let is booming but beware the pitfalls
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:25:46 +0100
The buy-to-let market is buoyant as investors are lured by high rents and cheap mortgages.
- Landlords targeted in HMRC tax clamp down
Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:00:00 Z
HMRC is demanding landlords hand over details of their properties and tenants even if they have declared rental income.
BBC News
- Protests spread throughout Brazil
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:57:10 GMT
As many as 200,000 people marched through Brazil's biggest cities, as protests over public transport costs and the expense of the World Cup spread.
- Papers split over Syria intervention
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:01:58 GMT
Papers split over Syria intervention
- G8 leaders to focus on tax and trade
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:47:06 GMT
Tax, trade and transparency are expected to dominate discussions at the G8 summit, with leaders said to be close to agreeing a statement on Syria.
- Northern India flood toll rises
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:44:28 GMT
The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain in northern India passes 60, local media say.
BBC Business News
- Protests spread throughout Brazil
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:57:10 GMT
Thousands of people march through Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, over rising public transport prices and the cost of staging the 2014 World Cup.
- VIDEO: China's Huawei launches smartphone
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:09:05 GMT
The Chinese telecoms giant, Huawei, is heating up the already highly competitive global smartphone industry with a product launch in London.
- VIDEO: Singapore gets new oil technology
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:05:04 GMT
Singapore's oil refineries are getting new technology to help safeguard their future.
- VIDEO: China launches carbon trading scheme
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:52:04 GMT
China is launching a new carbon trading scheme in the country's southern city of Shenzhen.
FT.com - Financial Markets News
- Asia investors cautious ahead of Fed
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:37:19 GMT
Stocks edge lower ahead of Ben Bernanke?s press conference on Wednesday, with traders looking for any hints about a possible ?tapering? of QE
- UK agrees EU deal on City regulation
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:39:35 GMT
A deal between the countries reviewing the EU?s key markets legislation represents a significant step forward after 30 months of fierce negotiations
- Bolton retires after failing to crack China
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:28:58 GMT
Although performance in the Fidelity China Special Situations fund has improved recently, shares in the fund are below their 2010 launch price
- Oil prices edge higher on Syrian crisis
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:21:18 GMT
Concerns the conflict would spill over to neighbouring countries after US announcement on providing arms to rebel groups pushes up oil prices