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Citywire News
- Pibs perpetual bonds: latest rates prices
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:27:52 +0100
Permanent interest-bearing shares (Pibs) and perpetual bonds are a good, but riskier, alternative for savers fed up of low interest rates on cash ISAs and bank and building society savings accounts.
- FTSE dips below 6,800, Lloyds boosted by regulator
Wed, 22 May 2013 11:42:22 +0100
The FTSE 100 retreats from a 13-year high as poor retail sales figures highlight weakness in the UK economy
- Nationwide: we are not the Co-op!
Wed, 22 May 2013 10:13:09 +0100
Nationwide boss Graham Beale distanced the building society from troubled mutual rival, the Co-operative Bank, as he unveiled a small rise in profits and a surge in mortgage lending.
- The Expert View: Marks Spencer, Carnival and G4S
Wed, 22 May 2013 05:01:00 +0100
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including Whitbread and Big Yellow Group.
- Overnight Markets: Wall Street advances on Fed officials' reassurance
Wed, 22 May 2013 03:48:00 +0100
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the central bank should continue its bond buying to boost growth.
BBC Business News
- IMF: UK 'should offset austerity'
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:12:58 GMT
The UK could do more to offset the negative impact of austerity measures on the economy, the IMF has said.
- Ireland calls for global tax action
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:05:13 GMT
Ireland, criticised for its tax regime and Apple's arrangements in the country, calls for cross-border international co-operation over tax.
- Two win sickness benefit challenge
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:04:16 GMT
Two people with mental health problems win their legal challenge after claiming the government test for sickness benefit would discriminate against them.
- Is a paperless library still a library?
Wed, 22 May 2013 12:46:45 GMT
Getting ready for bookless libraries
- Manchester City in Nike kit deal
Wed, 22 May 2013 12:44:54 GMT
Manchester City launches its new kit after signing a deal with US sportswear giant Nike reported to be worth £72m ($109m) over six years.
BBC News
- Woods hurt by 'fried chicken' remark
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:18:58 GMT
Tiger Woods says it is time to "move on" after Sergio Garcia apologises for what could be interpreted as a racist remark.
- Keep killer in jail - Bulger mother
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:17:44 GMT
The mother of murdered toddler James Bulger urges officials considering parole for his killer Jon Venables to keep him locked up.
- Royal Glam could lose key services
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:13:36 GMT
The Royal Glamorgan hospital in Llantrisant could stop treating the most serious accident and emergency cases as part of a major NHS shake-up in south Wales.
- IMF: UK 'should offset austerity'
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:12:58 GMT
The UK could do more to offset the negative impact of austerity measures on the economy, the IMF has said.
- Man charged over Hyde Park bombing
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:12:12 GMT
A 61-year-old man is charged with the murder of four soldiers in the 1982 IRA bombing in Hyde Park, the Crown Prosecution Service says.
