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Citywire Investment News

  • Bank rally comes to an abrupt halt
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:59:03 GMT
    UK banking stocks fall having rallied since July, and analysts say a sustained recovery is a long way off.
  • Africa is rising out of economic instability says Investec
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:56:37 GMT
    Vast improvements in sovereign governance coupled with a multitude of rich resources is propelling Africa out of its former position as a forgotten continent says Investec Asset Management's chief executive officer Hendrik du Toit.

Mortgage News

  • GMAC cuts 5,000 jobs in USA
    Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:05:38 GMT
    GMAC, parent company of GMAC-RFC, is cutting 5,000 jobs from its ResCap business and closing 200 branches in the US.
  • Harpenden chairman retires
    Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:54:53 GMT
    Roger Smith, chairman of Harpenden has retired, with vice chairman Michael Willis taking his place at the mutual.

BBC Business News

  • Global economy woes shake markets
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:34:31 GMT
    Worsening US job figures heighten fears of a global economic slowdown - undermining stock markets around the world.
  • US jobless rate near 5-year high
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:58:26 GMT
    The US economy sheds 84,000 jobs last month, more than expected, raising the jobless rate to a near five-year high.
  • Nokia expects market share loss
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:57:08 GMT
    Nokia lowers its predicted market share for the third quarter, sending its shares plummeting.
  • Russian invasion spooks investors
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:17:01 GMT
    Russia's stock market loses more than 30% of its value as foreign investors pull out after the country's intervention in Georgia.

BBC News

  • Flood chaos hits homes and roads
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:29:33 GMT
    Emergency teams are called to hundreds of flooding incidents in homes and roads across south and west Wales.
  • Housemate Swallow out of BB final
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:24:19 GMT
    Housemate Darnell Swallow is evicted from the Big Brother house with the reality show's 100,000 winner to be announced later.
  • MoD names soldier killed by blast
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:14:02 GMT
    A British soldier killed in an explosion while on patrol in southern Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence.
  • Winds and rain battering Britain
    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:35:49 GMT
    Flood warnings are in place in Wales and parts of England as heavy rain sweeps across the country.

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