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Support British jobs - Matlock Today


Support British jobs
Matlock Today
I refuse to buy cut flowers from Kenya and I will only buy British sugar, potatoes etc. I will not buy organic potatoes from Egypt. ...

Middle Eastern Mirage - Forbes


Middle Eastern Mirage
Forbes
... show The Apprentice, he made international headlines last June after agreeing to buy British soccer team Portsmouth for a reported $100 million. ...

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Government “stop paying lip service” - buy British - Daelnet


Government “stop paying lip service” - buy British
Daelnet
... recent statement that if people “want a strong, thriving successful farming industry – if you want to support the industry in Britain – buy British”. ...

Valmont to buy UK's Delta for 284.5 mln stg in cash - Reuters


Valmont to buy UK's Delta for 284.5 mln stg in cash
Reuters
N), a maker of lighting poles and support structures, said it agreed to buy British industrial engineer Delta Plc (DLTA.L) for 284.5 million pounds ($429.1 ...

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Smith Electric Vehicles US makes offer to buy British counterpart - Kansas City Business Journal


Kansas City Business Journal

Smith Electric Vehicles US makes offer to buy British counterpart
Kansas City Business Journal
Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp. has offered to buy its British partner for 37 million pounds ($55.2 million) in cash and a piece of any future public ...

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Russia's Lebedev seeks UK regulator clearance to buy Independent - ISI - Emerging Markets (subscription)


Russia's Lebedev seeks UK regulator clearance to buy Independent
ISI - Emerging Markets (subscription)
Russian businessmen Alexander Lebedev has requested the UK's Office of Fair Trading to approve a deal to buy British newspapers The Independent and The ...

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Letting agents states buy-to-let deposits have dropped - Rentman Software


Letting agents states buy-to-let deposits have dropped
Rentman Software
The amount of money that buy-to-let landlords have to pay to mortgage lenders as deposits has dropped, according to a letting agent. ...
Buy-to-let lenders soften-up on depositsHome Move
Buy-to-let finance shows signs of improvementResidential Landlords Assoc.

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Bristol City boss Johnson vows to buy British - Bristol Evening Post


Bristol City boss Johnson vows to buy British
Bristol Evening Post
Bristol City boss Gary Johnson says he is no longer prepared to gamble on signing overseas players. His comments come on the day Alvaro Saborio finally ...

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Film4 HD to be shown on Virgin Media HD service - Which?


Film4 HD to be shown on Virgin Media HD service
Which?
From this summer, Virgin Media's HD digital TV customers will be able to watch films from Film4 in high definition (HD). The cable TV company has announced ...

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Nestle closes purchase of Kraft's pizza business - BusinessWeek


Nestle closes purchase of Kraft's pizza business
BusinessWeek
... which was essential to Kraft as it used the proceeds of this sale to increase the cash component of its now successful bid to buy British candy maker ...

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UK Economy Grew By 0.3% In 3 Months To February - NIESR - Wall Street Journal


UK Economy Grew By 0.3% In 3 Months To February - NIESR
Wall Street Journal
LONDON (Dow Jones)--The UK economy grew at a slower pace in the three months ending February compared to the three months to January, ...
UK economy still growing weakly, NIESR saysBBC News
UK economy grew 0.3 pct in 3 mths to Feb - NIESRForexyard
Think tank provides UK growth forecastsFinance Markets (blog)

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WORLD FOREX: Dollar, Euro Gain On Yen; UK Pound Slumps - Wall Street Journal


TopNews United States

WORLD FOREX: Dollar, Euro Gain On Yen; UK Pound Slumps
Wall Street Journal
"The bottom line is the UK economy has started the year on a poor note," said Audrey Childe-Freeman, senior currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman ...
British pound vs Australian and NZ dollarsEconomy News
Foreign Exchange Insight - The Pound declines against the major, amid further ...TorFX Foreign Currency Exchange (blog)
US Dollar Bends, But Doesn't BreakistockAnalyst.com (press release)
FXstreet.com The Forex Market -Inside Futures
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Brown: UK economy remains fragile - Aljazeera.net


BBC News

Brown: UK economy remains fragile
Aljazeera.net
Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, has said that the country's economy "remains very fragile" and warned of "bumps in the road" ahead. ...
Brown Warns Against Real Risks To U.K. RecoveryRTT News
FOCUS: UK Brown Digs In On 4-Year Debt Cut PlanWall Street Journal
Economy still at risk, Brown warns as polls again hint at hung parliamentWalesOnline
Telegraph.co.uk -Businessandleadership.com -Finance Markets (blog)
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UK Banks Will Face Stricter Stress Tests, FSA Says - BusinessWeek


Daily Mail

UK Banks Will Face Stricter Stress Tests, FSA Says
BusinessWeek
The regulator's annual report came the same day that Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the UK economy's recovery is fragile and in its early stages. ...
FSA toughens stress test for banksShareCast
The UK Orders Banks To Do Double Dip Recession Stress TestsThe Business Insider

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UK Manufacturing Drops for First Time Since August - BusinessWeek


Hurriyet Daily News

UK Manufacturing Drops for First Time Since August
BusinessWeek
The UK economy expanded 0.3 percent in the final three months of the year, capping the recession at six quarters. Overall industrial production, which ...
UK Manufacturing Tumbles for the First Time in Five MonthsDaily FX

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UK Trade Gap Swells to Widest Since August 2008 - BusinessWeek


UK Trade Gap Swells to Widest Since August 2008
BusinessWeek
Barker said yesterday that while she is optimistic that the UK economy is recovering, there are still risks, including “continuing weakness in the world ...

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BOE Posen: Danger Of Reading Too Much Into Stg Move - Market News International


Telegraph.co.uk

BOE Posen: Danger Of Reading Too Much Into Stg Move
Market News International
It depends what the problem is that hits the UK economy next." The MPC member also expressed confidence the UK's political caste would get to grips with the ...
Posen Says Bank of England Hopes to Have 'Done it'BusinessWeek
BOE's Posen:Hope We're Done With Quantitative EasingEasy Bourse
Bank of England's Adam Posen dismisses fears of a sterling crisisTelegraph.co.uk
Interactive Investor
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Pound Slide to Help UK Outpace Europe, Goldman Says - BusinessWeek


Pound Slide to Help UK Outpace Europe, Goldman Says
BusinessWeek
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- The pound's drop last week to a 10- month low may help the UK economy grow faster than the ...

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New fears as UK heads for "double dip" recession - London Daily News


Telegraph.co.uk

New fears as UK heads for "double dip" recession
London Daily News
News that the UK's economy is heading for a further blow have been confirmed when trade figures showed that UK exports had recorded the biggest drop than at ...
Renewed fears over Britain's recoveryTelegraph.co.uk
Exports plunge heaps pressure on poundIndependent
Rose: Cut UK deficit as soon as possibleCITY A.M.
TorFX Foreign Currency Exchange (blog) -BusinessWeek
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Barker Sees 'Grounds for Optimism' UK Recovery Is on Track - BusinessWeek


Telegraph.co.uk

Barker Sees 'Grounds for Optimism' UK Recovery Is on Track
BusinessWeek
By Jennifer Ryan and Svenja O'Donnell March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of England policy maker Kate Barker said she is optimistic that the UK economy is ...
Full: BOE Barker Argues Case For Policy To Look Beyond 2 YearsMarket News International
MPC's Kate Barker: More QE may not workCitywire.co.uk

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Britain confronts debt of Greek proportions - The Associated Press


Britain confronts debt of Greek proportions
The Associated Press
LONDON — Government debt is growing, as is the deficit. The economy is struggling to get out of recession and there is talk of spending cuts or higher taxes ...

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FOCUS: UK Brown Digs In On 4-Year Debt Cut Plan - Wall Street Journal


BBC News

FOCUS: UK Brown Digs In On 4-Year Debt Cut Plan
Wall Street Journal
Credit ratings agencies have made similar calls, with Brian Coulton, managing director of Fitch Ratings, saying Tuesday the government's debt cut plan is ...
Brown says UK to maintain triple A credit ratingReuters
Clarke urges Darling to go out with bangPublic Service
= UPDATE: UK PM Brown: Recovery In Early Stages, FragileTrading Markets (press release)

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Welcome to the United States of Iceland - Fortune


BBC News

Welcome to the United States of Iceland
Fortune
As economist Simon Johnson writes, "The true fiscal cost arising from our recent financial excesses is the increase in net government debt held by the ...
Iceland Debt Small Part of Global Debt CrisisThe New American
Iceland's refusal to repay loan could drag credit fight into 2011, Moody's ...Vancouver Sun

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Hedge Funds Lose Money Even With Euro, Pound Tumbles - BusinessWeek


Hedge Funds Lose Money Even With Euro, Pound Tumbles
BusinessWeek
... while the British pound tumbled 5.8 percent and the cost to insure Greek government debt rose by a third through the beginning of February. ...

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Tories call for faster reduction of UK debt - The Herald


The Herald

Tories call for faster reduction of UK debt
The Herald
The Tories have already claimed the recent fall in sterling is due to market fears that the Government's debt reduction plan is too timid. ...

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The Aussie and the krona make the world go round - Sydney Morning Herald


The Aussie and the krona make the world go round
Sydney Morning Herald
In the past few weeks, the euro has tumbled and the British pound has taken a battering. Huge government debt has begun to weigh on investors' minds. ...

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Moody's Says U.K. Banks' Ratings Lose Their Crutch - Wall Street Journal


Moody's Says U.K. Banks' Ratings Lose Their Crutch
Wall Street Journal
Moody's Investors Service said the expected wind-down of the UK's banking bailout programs could trigger ratings downgrades of some British ...

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US, China In Chess Game Over Debt - The Epoch Times


Reuters

US, China In Chess Game Over Debt
The Epoch Times
... our government debt,” Johnson said. China is believed to be purchasing US securities through intermediaries such as through British and Hong Kong banks, ...
China could ease dollar currency peg says 'Dr Doom' - papersifaonline.co.uk

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Report From Europe: Stocks Tread Water Awaiting a Fresh Catalyst - Seeking Alpha (blog)


Report From Europe: Stocks Tread Water Awaiting a Fresh Catalyst
Seeking Alpha (blog)
... estimates may fail to generate as much additional revenue as projected by the government with the overall government debt still on a steep upward path. ...

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Britain Grapples With Debt of Greek Proportions - New York Times


Britain Grapples With Debt of Greek Proportions
New York Times
Since the Labour government's intense fiscal intervention in 2008 and 2009, yields on British government debt have soared to among the highest in Europe. ...

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