| British manufacturing needs Government's help to be truly great again After many years standing in the shadows of financial services, it's good to see manufacturing back on the agenda in political circles. A turning point was in January 2009 when former Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said that in future, we would need "less financial engineering and more real engineering". One might argue this was nothing more than a political soundbite, but as a committed British industrialist, I was glad to see "real engineering" getting some airtime at last. telegraph.co.uk |
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Goldman Sachs bankers given millions of pounds in shares Goldman staff have been awarded a mid-term windfall of shares in an attempt to reassure star performers of compensation. telegraph.co.uk |
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke warns against hasty action on the US deficit Federal Reserve chairman highlights risks of tackling US budget deficit while the recovery in the world's largest economy remains fragile. telegraph.co.uk |
Euro briefly above $1.40 amid currency war fears By GREG KELLER 2010-10-07T16:32:49ZPARIS (AP) -- Fresh fears of a looming international currency war sent the dollar to an eight-month low against the euro Thursday as top world financial officials cautioned that competing devaluations of countries' currencies could threaten the global economic recovery.... hosted.ap.org |