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Government should act tough on credit cards
New government legislation on credit card debt does not go nearly far enough, the director of a financial management charity has claimed. Chris Tapp, director of Credit Action, said new laws that stop credit card providers increasing interest rates and limits on credit cards are merely “a baby step in the right direction”. Prime Minister Gordon Brown [...]

[ Published on : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:56 ]


PPF: DB pension scheme deficit falls in February
Figures published by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have revealed a sharp fall in the deficit of the UK’s defined benefit pension schemes. According to the PPF, the deficit was trimmed to £15.1 billion at the end of February from £51.9 billion at the end of January. It is also a significant improvement on February 2009 when [...]

[ Published on : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00 ]


Oil hovers below $79 amid mixed US data (AP)

World oil prices advanced above 78 dollars per barrel, as traders awaited economic growth data in leading energy consumer the United States.(AFP/File/Kenzo Tribouillard)AP - Oil prices hovered below $79 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors mulled mixed signals about the strength of the U.S. economy.




[ Published on : Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:37 ]


Oil rises to near $81 ahead of key US jobs report (AP)

Oil prices leapt Wednesday, pushing the New York futures contract to a seven-week high, as the market cheered a largely encouraging report on US petroleum stockpiles.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David McNew)AP - Oil prices rose to near $81 a barrel Friday in Asia as crude traders followed equity markets higher ahead of a key U.S. jobs report.




[ Published on : Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:28 ]


Oil hovers below $79 after US crude supply drop (AP)

A natural gas flame burns Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, in the Sakhir, Bahrain, desert. Oil prices hovered above $80 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors mulled whether sluggish U.S. crude demand justifies a 15 percent rally over the last three weeks. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)AP - Oil prices hovered below $79 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting demand may be improving.




[ Published on : Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:16 ]


Oil hovers above $81 amid mixed US inventory data (AP)

In this image released by Nord Stream on Tuesday March 9, 2010 shows the wheel of a 18th or 19th century  sailing ship seen in the waters of the Baltic Sea.   A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks  some of them unusually well-preserved  have been found in the Baltic sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany, Swedish experts said Tuesday. The oldest wreck probably dates back to medieval times and could be up to 800 years old, while the others are likely from the 17th to 19th centuries, said Peter Norman, of Swedens National Heritage Board. (AP Photo/Nord Stream, Ho)AP - Oil prices hovered above $81 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed mixed evidence about U.S. crude demand.




[ Published on : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00 ]


Oil hovers below $80 on mixed US supplies report (AP)

A map of northern Europe showing the route of the planned South Stream and Nabucco gas pipelines. Croatia on Tuesday joined the Moscow-backed South Stream gas pipeline, boosting Russias efforts to remain the dominant energy supplier to Europe and undermining the EUs rival Nabucco project.(AFP/Graphic)AP - Oil prices hovered below $80 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a crude inventory report gave mixed signs about U.S. demand.




[ Published on : Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:49 ]


Oil falls below $77 as US distillate supplies rise (AP)

Algerias Energy Minister Chakib Khelil speaks to reporters at Research and Development Center for Electricity and Gas (CREDEG) in Algiers February 14, 2010.  All options are open at the next meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in March, Khelil said on Sunday. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY)AP - Oil prices fell below $77 a barrel Thursday in Asia on signs gasoline and distillate demand in the U.S. remain sluggish.




[ Published on : Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:22 ]


Recovery will be “sluggish”, expert claims
Recent increases in the purchasing managers index (PMI) should not be taken as an indication that Britain is entering a strong recovery, one expert has claimed. Vicky Redwood, economist at Capital Economics, said economic recovery will be “sluggish” over the next two years. She made the remarks despite conceding that PMI data released this week was “pretty [...]

[ Published on : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:19 ]


Blount International 4Q earns drop 6 percent (AP)
AP - Blount International Inc., which makes chains for saws, said Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings fell 6 percent as one-time costs outweighed a gain in sales.

[ Published on : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:33 ]


Shell steps up cost-cutting programme with further job losses
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has today announced it will axe a third of its global petrol station network and shed a further 1,000 jobs by the end of next year, as part of its ongoing cost cutting programme. The Anglo-Dutch firm, which is Britain’s second largest oil company, has been hit by a slump [...]

[ Published on : Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:12 ]


Oil hovers above $77 amid improving US economy (AP)

Snow and ice decorate this gas pump at a Murphy Express filling station in north Jackson, Miss., as a customer drives through after purchasing gas early Friday morning, Feb. 12, 2010. Much of Mississippi is expected to receive several inches of snow by mid-morning, and Gov. Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency on Thursday in anticipation of the winter storm which is expected to force dozens of school cancellations and close some businesses.  (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)AP - Oil prices hovered above $77 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after surging the previous day amid expectations a growing U.S. economy will fuel increased crude demand.




[ Published on : Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:26 ]


Oil hovers below $82 after monthlong run-up (AP)

A man refuels his car at a French filling staton. Oil prices rebounded above 82 dollars as the market got a boost from better-than-expected US jobs data.(AFP/File/Kenzo Tribouillard)AP - Oil prices hovered below $82 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, losing momentum after a monthlong run-up fueled by growing investor optimism about global economic growth.




[ Published on : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:19 ]


Oil rises toward $79 amid mixed crude demand signs (AP)

Leaders of eight Pacific nations responsible for a quarter of the worlds tuna catch vowed Thursday to conserve stocks of the fish and increase their own financial return from the lucrative industry. We the Pacific island states own the fishing grounds, and so we must bring under control access to these fishing grounds, Palau President Johnson Toribiong, pictured in 2009, said.(AFP/File)AP - Oil prices crept toward $79 a barrel Friday in Asia amid mixed signals about global crude demand.




[ Published on : Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:38 ]



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