Irish bonds rebound, banks hold ground after Anglo
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK 2010-09-09T16:54:16ZDUBLIN (AP) -- Investors welcomed Ireland's plan to split up its most debt-crippled bank, Anglo Irish, by bidding strongly Thursday for government bonds. Ireland's battered bank shares also held their ground.... hosted.ap.org |
Wetherspoon's Tim Martin warns Government is the biggest threat to pubs
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin said the Government was the biggest threat to pubs as he revealed the company's breakfast offer had added more pounds to record profits. telegraph.co.uk |
Bond Report: U.S. 10-year yields lowest since January 2009
Short-term yields reach record lows after ADP said companies unexpectedly cut jobs in September. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Contractor: Activity on busy rig obscured key data
By HARRY R. WEBER 2010-10-08T18:28:17ZMETAIRIE, La. (AP) -- A contractor says it was hard for workers monitoring key data to know what was going on during a critical time in the final hour before the Gulf of Mexico rig explosion because so many activities were happening at once.... hosted.ap.org |
Malcolm Walker bids £1bn to regain Iceland
Malcolm Walker, the boss and founder of Iceland Foods, has offered £1bn to buy back the budget supermarket chain that he founded and which was seized by its lenders last year. telegraph.co.uk |