| Canadian Markets: Weak economic data pressures Canada stocks Canadian stocks fell moderately on Thursday as a pair of weak economic reports at home erased the positive impact of favorable news from across the border. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Our towns need good managers, not cash The BBC's conclusion that the Coalition's spending cuts will hit the North harder than elsewhere can't surely have come as a surprise to its audience. telegraph.co.uk |
UK new car registrations fell 8.9pc in September UK new car sales dipped last month compared with the scrappage-boosted figure in September 2009, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported. telegraph.co.uk |
Europe Markets: European stocks fall after U.S. jobs data Banks drag to the downside in Europe, as investors absorb key U.S. jobs data that show a bigger-than-expected fall in September nonfarm payrolls. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Barclays joins bidding for Egg Barclays has emerged as one of the bidders for Egg as the auction of the internet bank gets underway. telegraph.co.uk |