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Citywire News
- FTSE drifts as Greek debt talks muddle on
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:27:52 Z
Britain?s benchmark index slips as Greek premier Lucas Papademos fails to win backing from other party leaders for more spending cuts.
- ?Toxic? pension system deprives retirees of 30% of income
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:55:30 Z
Retirees are missing out on £1 billion of income each year after falling foul of an opaque and unfair annuity market.
- Diary of a Dumb Investor: buying protection for the 2012 crash
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:46:47 Z
If 2011 took me unawares, much like Russian forces early in World War II, this year will be my Stalingrad ? and Personal Assets will help me turn the tide.
- Chart of the Day: Goldman Sachs says you?ll be richer this year
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:58:47 Z
And you won't have to endure a return to recession either, the bank's economists say.
- How I caught a good pension... by mistake
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:54:40 Z
My decision to start paying into a pension 25 years ago was a good one, says Lawrence Lever, even if it was a controversial 'with profits' policy.
BBC Business News
- Delay in Greece bailout meeting
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:35:23 GMT
Government talks in Greece to try to agree new austerity measures needed to secure bailout funds and avoid defaulting on its debts, are delayed.
- Gas price rises as freeze bites
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:21:31 GMT
The price of gas in the UK hits its highest level for five years as below-freezing temperatures lead to a surge in demand across Europe.
- Gers Whyte may have lied to court
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:39:44 GMT
BBC Scotland uncovers evidence which suggests Rangers owner Craig Whyte may have lied in court.
- House prices 'up 0.6% in January'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:43:13 GMT
UK house prices increased by 0.6% in January, according to the latest survey from the Halifax.
- China loosens grip on yuan
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:35:11 GMT
Foreigners allowed to invest directly using yuans
BBC News
- UK winter snowfall: In pictures
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:43:26 GMT
The winter weather brings out the UK's playful side
- Romania spy chief 'to be new PM'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:41:45 GMT
Romania's intelligence service chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu is nominated as prime minister after Emil Bloc resigns amid widespread austerity protests.
- Ian Paisley admitted to hospital
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:38:38 GMT
The former first minister and leader of the DUP, Ian Paisley, has been admitted to hospital.
- Cameron lauds 'magnificent' Queen
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:29:20 GMT
Prime Minister David Cameron praises the "magnificent service" given by the Queen, as she celebrates 60 years on the throne.
- Mail editor 'knew of detectives'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:28:39 GMT
The Daily Mail's editor was aware the paper was using private detectives but not of the extent to which it was doing so, the Leveson Inquiry hears.
