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A further £40bn of public money was pumped into the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds yesterday. Head of business Dan Roberts explains why, and what the banks are expected to do in return: sell off part of their businesses and... [read full story]
Our friends over in Italy have the pleasure/misfortune (delete to taste) of being governed by the formidable Silvio Berlusconi. An ageing lothario, botox-filled, with hair and teeth that can't possibly be his own any more. Some...
It’s the economy stupid, a phrase coined by former aide to Bill Clinton, might as well be hung over the door of today’s annual gathering of the CBI, Britain's biggest business lobby. Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg...
• Dominique Strauss-Kahn says it is too early to abandon stimulus measures • IMF managing director softens his opposition to the Tobin tax at the CBI annual conference The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that...
Workington has been split in two by collapsed and closed bridges Residents and business owners are being allowed back into their properties which were affected by devastating floods in Cumbria. Police reopened 900 properties in...
