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| Investors: get set for the double dip recession ride Fund managers are buying defensive shares to counter an economic downturn. telegraph.co.uk |
Bank of England: Banks making 'excess' profits from loans High street banks are increasing charges by "substantially" more than the rise in their own costs, Bank of England says. telegraph.co.uk |
Real Estate Weekly: Interest-only loans, and other recurring mistakes The housing crash during the Great Depression was preceded by interest-only loans and other exotic products — just like our current housing bust. Read this story and more in this week’s Real Estate Weekly. feeds.marketwatch.com |
French retirement protests take violent turn By JENNY BARCHFIELD 2010-10-19T16:07:09ZPARIS (AP) -- Masked youths clashed with police and set fires in cities across France on Tuesday as protests against a proposed hike in the retirement age took an increasingly radical turn. Hundreds of flights were canceled, long lines formed at gas stations and train service in many regions was cut in half.... hosted.ap.org |
Spending review: Council tax frozen from April but museums and libraries under threat Council tax will be frozen from April, but local authority spending will be cut by nearly 30 per cent, threatening leisure centres, museums and libraries. telegraph.co.uk |