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London Stock Exchange quotations 31 October 2008
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[Posted on : 2008-10-31 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

Britain's Barclays looks to Mideast to raise billions - Summary
London - Britain's Barclays bank said in London Friday it plans to raise some 7.3 billion pounds (11.8 billion dollars) in fresh capital from investors, mostly from the Middle East, thereby avoiding a cash hand-out from the British government. The in...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-31 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

Britain's Barclays bank looks to Mideast to raise 7.3 billion pounds
London - Britain's Barclays bank said in London Friday it plans to raise some 7.3 billion pounds (11.8 billion dollars) in fresh capital from investors, mostly from the Middle East. Barclays said the move fulfilled government regulations for raising ...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-31 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

British Telecom issue a profit warning
London - British Telecom Friday issued a surprise profit warning, telling shareholders results for the quarter ending September would be slightly down on expectations. It said its Global Services section, used by big multinational companies, had fail...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-31 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

London Stock Exchange quotations 30 October 2008
London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement against the previous quotation....

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[Posted on : 2008-10-30 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

Merkel and Brown call for global measures to tackle crisis - Summary
London- Britain and Germany will work together to prevent the spread of the current global financial crisis by seeking a reform of international institutions and encouraging banks to start lending again, Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Chancellor Ang...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-30 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

London Stock Exchange quotations 28 October 2008
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[Posted on : 2008-10-28 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

BP reports huge profit rise in third quarter of 2008 - Summary
London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday called on energy companies to pass on the fall in oil prices to consumers as anger spread over a mammoth leap in quarterly profits for oil giant British Petroleum (BP). In its biggest-ever quarterl...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-28 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

Brown urges increase in IMF resources to halt 'financial contagion'
London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday called for an increase in funding of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cut the risk of financial contagion and said China and oil-rich Gulf states should make the bulk of the contributions...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-28 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

Bank of England warns of further risks in financial sector
London - The Bank of England (BoE) said in a report published Tuesday that losses suffered by global financial institutions since the credit crunch are estimated at 1.8 trillion pounds (2.8 trillion dollars). Governments around the world have spent m...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-28 ] Category : [ UK (Business) ]

Islamic school bans Australian national anthem

US panel names Slumdog Millionaire as 2008's best movie

Bush welcomes approval of US-Iraqi security agreement - Summary

Beckham fails to pull crowds in New Zealand

White House lights Bush's final national Christmas tree

US stocks drop as carmakers seek bail-out, oil price hits new lows

SIDEBAR: Car execs trade jets for hybrids for second bail-out plea

Kurd militant seeks damages from Greece for imprisonment in Turkey

Jordan blasts allowing ultranationalist Jews to enter Muslim shrine

David Beckham fails to pull the crowds in New Zealand

Hamburg and Wolfsburg lead German advance; joy for Valencia - Summary

Cruise ship calls for help in Antarctica - Summary

German duo Hamburg and Wolfsburg advance in UEFA Cup

German Navy defuses suspected pirate attack on cruise ship

Canada's Harper staves off defeat; Conservatives charge treason

EXTRA: GM, Chrysler would consider merger as condition for bail-out

One climber dies on New Zealand peak, another saved - Summary

EXTRA: Palestinian Authority: settlers could end peace process

Bush purchases Dallas home for post-White House life

White House welcomes approval of US-Iraqi security agreement