| A new way to beat inflation? Investors have few places to run to if they want savings to beat inflation, ever since National Savings & Investments withdrew its hugely popular index-linked savings certificates in July. telegraph.co.uk |
Retailers braced for further gloom Retailers will warn this week that the outlook for consumer spending will toughen in the coming months, as shoppers prepare for the VAT increase and concerns grow about public sector job cuts. telegraph.co.uk |
Sportingbet eyes gambling market mergers Sportingbet said it planned to take part in gambling market mergers as it shrugged off recession to report a 27pc rise in full-year net gaming revenues to £207.5m. telegraph.co.uk |
House of Fraser asks Lloyds to raise stake Taxpayers could end up owning an increased interest in the British retail giant House of Fraser after the store asked Lloyds Banking Group to increase its shareholding in the group as part of a complex property deal. telegraph.co.uk |
Oil industry looks to Iraq after Gulf spill By JANE WARDELL 2010-10-12T17:01:23ZLONDON (AP) -- Iraq's oil production is increasingly important to meet world energy demand, industry executives meeting in London said Tuesday, as they predicted that the political fallout from the Gulf of Mexico spill will have a long-term impact on U.S. production.... hosted.ap.org |