| Asia Markets: Tokyo stocks surge on yen-weakening move Asian equity markets end generally higher after Tokyo intervenes in currency markets to halt the yen’s ascent. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Bond Report: Treasurys head to weekly gain after weak data Short-term yields hit a record low, having their best week since early May. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Chuck Jaffe: Consumers paying off debt? Not likely Some data seem to imply that U.S. consumers, reacting to the worst economic downturn in decades, have been paying down their credit cards and other debt. Don’t believe the hype, says Chuck Jaffe. feeds.marketwatch.com |
BSkyB in last-ditch attempt to scramble YouView video-on-demand player BSkyB has attempted to block the BBC-backed video-on-demand service at the 11th hour by making a complaint to the Office of Fair Trading and Ofcom. telegraph.co.uk |
Spending cuts have Boomtown Rats squealing, but America's blues are a bigger threat Time for a song, Bob. Y'know, one for this age of austerity. Here's an idea: save on fresh notes and just change a word or two. How about: "Tell me why/I don't like Fridays? I wanna shoo-oo-woo-woo-woo-oot George Osborne down"? telegraph.co.uk |