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ADDING MULTIMEDIA HP Delivers Business Solutions for Smaller Retailers, Desktop Power Users

HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced the expansion of its business systems portfolio to include advanced point-of-sale solutions for the small to midsized retail market, new business desktop PCs with enhanced performance and...

Storage Software Market Surpasses $3 Billion in Quarterly Sales for the First Time in Second Quart..

According to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Storage Software Tracker, the worldwide storage software market experienced its 19th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in the second quarter of 2008 (2Q08) with revenues of...

Fannie and Freddie rescue to set London stocks soaring

London's leading stocks are expected to soar by nearly 170 points this morning as global markets breathed a sigh of relief following the US Government’s bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae last night. City traders said...

China builds up £9bn stake in top British companies

By Ben Harrington China's central bank has built stakes worth up to an estimated £9bn in Britain's index of leading blue-chip companies, including Tesco and Unilever. A Sunday Telegraph investigation revealed yesterday...

Weekend papers round-up: September 07

The Sunday Telegraph China’s central bank has built stakes worth an estimated £9bn in Britain’s index of leading blue-chip companies, including HSBC, Tesco and Unilever. The Sunday Times The US Treasury is finalising a...

Skipton Building Society turns to Mum and Dad in home loan offer

Mortgage lenders are turning to borrowers' "Bank of Mum and Dad" to offset the risk of lending to cash-strapped first-time buyers Gráinne Gilmore, Economics Correspondent Mortgage lenders are turning to borrowers' “Bank...

Hadley Freeman on awful fashion-label names

For a long time now, I have collected what I respectfully call "bloody awful fashion-label names". Arrogant Cat, French Eye, the frankly distasteful Pinky Fish: call me crazy but I just don't find that two random words...

Golf: Jean-Francois Lucquin seals European Masters triumph

Sep 8 2008 By Bernie McGuire JEAN-FRANCOIS LUCQUIN found himself soaked in champagne after a maiden Tour victory in the Omega European Masters in Switzerland. The 29-year old Valence star denied Northern Ireland rookie...

Markets soar on U.S. mortgage takeover

Markets in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong surge in early Monday trading U.S. Treasury places two mortgage giants into conservatorship Monday's gains follow Friday losses over U.S. economy worries TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Asian...

Asian banks surge on Fannie, Freddie bailout

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shares in Asian banks soared on Monday after the U.S. government took over Fannie Mae (FNM.N) and Freddie Mac (FRE.N), reassuring investors worried about exposure to the troubled mortgage giants'...

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