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Citywire Investment News


BBC Business News

  • Need to cut deficit 'supported'
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:23:37 GMT
    Many people are in favour of taking steps to reduce the government deficit but they are less clear on where spending should be cut, a poll commissioned by the BBC suggests.
  • Merger mania
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:48:59 GMT
    Banks benefit, but what about the real economy?
  • Need to cut deficit 'supported'
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:01:49 GMT
    Many people are in favour of reducing the deficit but they are less clear about where cuts should be made, a BBC poll suggests.
  • Security stepped up at Kabul Bank
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:14:41 GMT
    Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse.

Citywire Money, Tax and Property

  • Landlords brace themselves for benefit caps
    Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
    There are concerns that cutbacks in Local Housing Allowance will push increasing numbers of tenants into arrears. But demand for rental properties remains high, so what is the outlook for landlords?
  • The end of the 'cheap mortgage'
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
    Linton Chiswick questions whether the regulator is about to call time on the last remaining ?cheap mortgage?.
  • Mortgages: cut out the middle man for the best rates
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
    Increasingly, high street banks are not only by-passing brokers ? the only place a potential homebuyer can get truly impartial advice on a home loan ? but they are restricting their best offers to existing customers.

Citywire News

  • Landlords brace themselves for benefit caps
    Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
    There are concerns that cutbacks in Local Housing Allowance will push increasing numbers of tenants into arrears. But demand for rental properties remains high, so what is the outlook for landlords?
  • 10 collectables that can make you a lot of money
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:01:00 +0100
    When was the last time you went through your attic? It might be worth having a dig around up there because for all you know that box of old 'junk' you buried away years ago could be worth a fortune today...
  • The end of the 'cheap mortgage'
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
    Linton Chiswick questions whether the regulator is about to call time on the last remaining ?cheap mortgage?.

BBC News

  • Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded'
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:18:33 GMT
    A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it is recommended for withdrawal, Panorama learns.
  • Murray makes shock US Open exit
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:10:29 GMT
    Britain's Andy Murray goes out of the US Open after suffering a dramatic slump against 25th seed Stanislas Wawrinka.
  • Landslides kill 36 in Guatemala
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:59:37 GMT
    At least 36 people die in Guatemala in landslides caused by weeks of intense rain, and many others are still missing.
  • Student migration 'unsustainable'
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:58:12 GMT
    The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green will say in his first major speech on immigration.

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