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Vodafone row claims see Gent quit - 12 Mar 2006 17:56:31 GMT
Former Vodafone chief quits his honorary post as life president amid rumours of a boardroom rift at the mobile giant. |
NYSE 'plans London Exchange bid' - 12 Mar 2006 16:12:42 GMT
The New York Stock Exchange is considering whether to join the bidding battle for its London counterpart, reports say. |
BAA may become bidding war target - 12 Mar 2006 14:27:02 GMT
Australia's Macquarie Bank considers an offer for BAA, a move that could spark a bidding war for the airports operator. |
Livedoor boss 'facing new charge' - 12 Mar 2006 13:18:58 GMT
Takafumi Horie, the ex-boss of internet firm Livedoor, is expected to face further charges for falsifying accounts, reports say. |
Talks fail to end trade stalemate - 12 Mar 2006 12:46:09 GMT
Ministers from the so-called G6 report some progress but no breakthrough at London talks on global trade. |
Tax credits 'going to too many' - 12 Mar 2006 03:59:56 GMT
The government appears to be paying out tax credits to more lone parents than exist, a think tank says. |
Union leader critical of Labour - 11 Mar 2006 17:04:13 GMT
The leader of Britain's biggest private sector union says Labour policies have led to a skills problem in Britain. |
Millions lack contents insurance - 11 Mar 2006 15:23:29 GMT
Three million Housing Association tenants have no insurance for the contents of their homes, a leading insurer finds. |
DWP 'sharp practice', says lawyer - 11 Mar 2006 14:31:34 GMT
The government is accused of "sharp practice" over letters to pensioners asking they return overpaid benefits. |
Bush warns over port row 'signal' - 10 Mar 2006 23:35:38 GMT
President Bush says the row over a deal giving a Dubai company control of US ports sends a bad signal to allies. |
Syrian bank 'blacklisted' by US - 10 Mar 2006 23:01:36 GMT
The US imposes sanctions on the Commercial Bank of Syria forcing all US banks to sever ties with the state-owned bank. |
Nasdaq hails 'attractive' LSE bid - 10 Mar 2006 21:49:25 GMT
The Nasdaq says its rejected £2.43bn takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange is an "attractive" offer. |
Error could spark Nortel default - 10 Mar 2006 21:44:37 GMT
Telecoms equipment group Nortel says accounting errors will delay its 2005 results and could force it to default on its $1.3bn credit facility. |
Security of banknotes tightened - 10 Mar 2006 20:40:11 GMT
The security of banknote storage is tightened by the Bank of England in the wake of Britain's biggest cash robbery. |
Microsoft faces new fines threat - 10 Mar 2006 20:26:24 GMT
Microsoft could soon face daily fines as its efforts to comply with a 2004 anti-trust ruling are "inadequate", Brussels warns. |
Zimbabwe sees record inflation - 10 Mar 2006 17:41:59 GMT
Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate hits a record high of 782% in February, the country's Central Statistics Offce says. |
Energy costs to hit Greggs profit - 10 Mar 2006 16:58:55 GMT
Bakery firm Greggs warns that higher energy costs are set to eat into its profits this year. |
Rightmove shares rocket on debut - 10 Mar 2006 16:57:10 GMT
Property website Rightmove has made its debut on the London stock market at an opening value of £425m. |
Personal pension rebates delayed - 10 Mar 2006 15:48:12 GMT
Thousands of savers with personal pensions are missing money because of computer problems at HM Revenue and Customs. |
US unemployment rate rises - 10 Mar 2006 14:42:52 GMT
The US saw 243,000 new jobs created last month, but the unemployment rate rose as more people entered the labour market. |
Yukos creditors seek bankruptcy - 10 Mar 2006 14:19:27 GMT
A group of creditor banks file a court petition to have stricken Russian oil firm Yukos declared bankrupt. |
Npower raises energy prices - 10 Mar 2006 14:01:23 GMT
Energy company Npower raises its prices for domestic customers for the second time this year. |
Pension credit clawbacks denied - 10 Mar 2006 12:13:02 GMT
The government says it will not require the repayment of £130m in overpaid pension credit. |
Rover loan 'was election bribe' - 10 Mar 2006 12:10:15 GMT
The Labour Party should pay back £6.5m ministers gave MG Rover ahead of the last election, say the Tories. |
Second Dubai firm in US port link - 10 Mar 2006 11:53:47 GMT
As Dubai Ports World agrees to cede control of US ports, it emerges that another Dubai-firm has US shipping interests. |
German inflation still above 2% - 10 Mar 2006 08:54:53 GMT
German inflation remains above the eurozone target but its trade surplus rises to 12.5bn euros in January. |
New law to end forced retirement - 09 Mar 2006 19:05:55 GMT
The government sets out new age discrimination laws to ban employers from forcing staff to retire before 65. |
Students 'stay home to cut costs' - 09 Mar 2006 12:48:11 GMT
A fifth of students are living with their parents to try to avoid large student debts, a survey suggests. |
UK supermarkets face inquiry - 09 Mar 2006 12:28:24 GMT
Large supermarkets face an inquiry into their dominance of the UK grocery market, after complaints from small traders. |
Volkswagen 'gets Polo web name' - 09 Mar 2006 10:42:53 GMT
Volkswagen scoops the polo.eu domain name, despite challenges from Ralph Lauren and Nestle, it is reported. |