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- Could the Chancellor unveil a Budget sweetener for ISA savers?
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:01:00 GMT
Allowing ISA savers to invest their whole allowance into cash investments might be a cheap and easy way of wooing middle class voters.
- Why this bull market could last two more years
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:28:45 GMT
As the recovery moves into its second year, there are reasons to be optimistic with every post-war bull market having run into a third year and lasting 50 months on average.
- Bill Gates is no longer the richest man on earth
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:04:09 GMT
Mexican Carlos Slim has beaten American Bill Gates to the number one spot on the annual Forbes rich list.
- FSA tells banks to prepare for double-dip recession
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:03:57 GMT
FSA stress tests mean banks must prepare for possibility of double-dip recession, including rise in unemployment to 13.3%.
- Grant Thornton?s top 10 Budget predictions
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT
With Gordon Brown announcing that the Budget will be held on March 24, the tax experts are dusting off their crystal balls.
BBC News
- Bosnian war leader granted bail
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:46:08 GMT
Ex-Bosnian president Ejup Ganic, who faces war crimes allegations, has been given bail by London's High Court.
- Biden tries to ease Mid-East row
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:44:52 GMT
US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans.
- Profits at John Lewis rise 9.7%
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:44:40 GMT
Department store group John Lewis reports a 9.7% rise in annual profits to 306.6m as staff share a bumper bonus.
- Hamas release British journalist
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:40:12 GMT
Hamas release a British journalist, Paul Martin, accused of spying and jailed for a month in the Gaza Strip, British officials say.
- Pakistan kidnap boy not released
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:38:43 GMT
The Foreign Office says a five-year-old boy from Oldham kidnapped in Pakistan has not been released.
BBC Business News
- Profits at John Lewis rise 9.7%
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:44:40 GMT
Department store group John Lewis reports a 9.7% rise in annual profits to 306.6m as staff share a bumper bonus.
- Rail union workers vote to strike
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:37:00 GMT
Network Rail maintenance workers vote in favour of strikes, bringing about the possibility of action over Easter.
- Greeks stage fresh general strike
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:33:41 GMT
Public and transport services grind to a halt in Greece as workers stage a third strike in protest at austerity measures.
- World airline sector 'recovering'
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:22 GMT
The global airline industry will recover strongly this year, as passenger and freight numbers improve, its trade body says.
- Japan's economic growth rate cut
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:31:57 GMT
Japan's economy grew by less than first estimated in the final quarter of 2009, revised government figures show.