Home sales on pace to finish year as bad as 2009
By ALAN ZIBEL 2010-09-23T20:13:50ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- This year's home sales are shaping up to be as dismal as last year, despite cheap home prices and mortgage rates that have fallen to the lowest levels in decades.... hosted.ap.org |
Glaxo's Avandia drug pulled from Europe
GSK has said that it expects minimal sales of Avandia in future after European regulators said the diabetes pill should be withdrawn. telegraph.co.uk |
Currencies: Dollar turns up as euro falls under $1.40
The dollar turns up slightly, recovering from a downturn following more U.S. economic data, after being higher on the back of remarks from Treasury Secretary Geithner. feeds.marketwatch.com |
McDonald's agrees franchise deal with Roadchef
Roadchef has announced a new type of franchising model with McDonald's which will see the motorway services operator create 400 UK jobs. telegraph.co.uk |
Week Ahead: latest UK growth figures, Shell results
This week will see the first glimpse at official third quarter GDP growth figures as well as corporate results from Shell, BA and AstraZeneca telegraph.co.uk |