Financial Stocks: Financial stocks slip in cautious trading
Financial stocks slip as nvestors take a generally cautious tone ahead of the results of the Federal Reserve’s monetary-policy meeting. feeds.marketwatch.com |
New strikes in France over retirement age
By ANGELA DOLAND 2010-09-23T20:41:51ZPARIS (AP) -- French authorities estimated nearly 1 million protesters filled the streets Thursday to try to force President Nicolas Sarkozy to drop his plan to raise the retirement age two years to 62, while strikes also disrupted airports, train stations and schools for the second time this month.... hosted.ap.org |
Agency worker reform scuppered by 'social partner' deal
Government says failure to reach agreement with CBI and TUC had blocked reforms to new employment laws giving more rights to temporary workers telegraph.co.uk |
Toyota recalling 1.53 million cars globally
By MALCOLM FOSTER 2010-10-21T17:21:23ZTOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is recalling 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon and other models, mostly in the U.S. and Japan, for brake fluid and fuel pump problems, the latest in a string of quality lapses for the world's No. 1 automaker.... hosted.ap.org |
Questor share tip: Still plenty of opportunity for BAE Systems
Questor has felt for some time that fears over global defence spending has been overdone. Questor says buy BAE. telegraph.co.uk |