US Treasuries last week suffered their biggest two-day sell-off since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. The borrowing costs of the government of the world’s largest economy have now risen by a quarter over the past four weeks. View full post on UK Business Stories
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Market alarm as US fails to control biggest debt in history
December 11th, 2010 
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No Comments »Questor plus: Old King Coal
December 9th, 2010 admin Coal has been over-looked, despite some tempting prospects. View full post on UK Business Stories
Posted in Make Money Investing Tags: business, Coal, King, plus, post, Prospects, Questor, Stories, UK, uk business, View No Comments »Merkel rejects debt crisis proposals
December 6th, 2010 admin German chancellor says EU’s €440bn rescue fund is big enough and that the bloc’s treaties does not allow for the creation of a Europe-wide bond View full post on UK Business Stories
Posted in Make Money Investing Tags: bloc, chancellor, creation, Crisis, debt, Europe, fund, german chancellor, Merkel, proposals, rejects, rescue, treaties, UK, uk business No Comments »Europe’s leaders at odds over bond plan
December 5th, 2010 admin Europe’s leaders face fresh splits over how to tackle the eurozone’s crisis after being urged to create a market for joint European government bonds View full post on UK Business Stories
Posted in Make Money Investing Tags: bond, Crisis, Europe, Europe's, european government, eurozone, Government, government bonds, Leader's, market, odds, over, Plan, splits, UK, uk business, View No Comments »British workforces ‘not geared up’ to employ older workers
December 3rd, 2010 admin A study finds a third of people in their fifties battle breathlessness at work, which affects performance. View full post on UK Business Stories
Posted in Make Money Investing Tags: 'not, breathlessness, British, employ, fifties, geared, older, Performance, performance view, post, study, UK, uk business, View, work, Workers, workforces No Comments »The buck stops with Douglas Flint
December 2nd, 2010 admin There’s nothing like a bit of tradition to kick off proceedings – especially when it concerns the company embroiled in the most exciting board upheaval of 2010 – so far, anyway. View full post on UK Business Stories
Posted in Make Money Investing Tags: bit, board, buck, company, Douglas, Flint, nothing, proceedings, stops, tradition, UK, uk business, upheaval No Comments »Snow causes distribution problems
December 2nd, 2010 admin Delivery firms, retailers and petrol suppliers say snow across the UK has hampered services. View full post on Business Stories
Posted in Stock Market Tags: causes, delivery, delivery firms, distribution, petrol, post, problems, Snow, UK, View No Comments »Carnival cruises up on choppy day for FTSE 100
November 30th, 2010 admin As anxieties around European debt contagion intensified, the markets sickened, with indices across the continent taking a turn for the worse. View full post on UK Business Stories
Posted in Make Money Investing Tags: anxieties, Carnival, choppy, contagion, continent, cruises, debt, FTSE, taking a turn, Turn, UK, uk business, View No Comments »Lanvin is great for the catwalk, but not for the high street
November 27th, 2010 admin The Alber Elbaz collection reveals the great gulf between the fashionable and the wearable, says Jenny McCartney View full post on UK Business Stories
Posted in Make Money Investing Tags: Alber, alber elbaz, catwalk, collection, Elbaz, fashionable, Great, Gulf, high, Jenny McCartney, Lanvin, Street, UK, uk business, View No Comments »Credit card holders spending £200 a month online
November 26th, 2010 admin Nearly three-quarters of credit card-holders regularly use their plastic to buy things online, spending an average of nearly £200 a month. Related Stories Save £67m by sending Christmas cards second class Sportingbet sees smartphone boom Average pay rises remain ‘below inflation’ Dixons cuts losses but sales slow ‘We’re worried about cash – but not saving [...]
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