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Hollywood stars Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Keira Knightley and Gillian Anderson nominated for Laurence Olivier Awards
The Independent
| Hollywood stars Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Keira Knightley and Gillian Anderson were today nominated for Laurence Olivier Awards, British theatre's top accolades. | Anderson and Weisz are contesting the best actress category for their turns in A Doll's House and A Streetcar Named Desire respectively,...
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Gold extends gains, up to Rs 16,520
The Times Of India
NEW DELHI: Gold prices moved up Rs 80 to Rs 16,520 per ten grams in the bullion market on seasonal buying amid a positive global trend. | Standard gold and ornaments advanced further by Rs 80 each to Rs 16,520 and Rs 16,370 per ten grams, respectively. The precious metal had gained Rs 50 in the last...
‘We don’t want surprises,’ UK exec says on RP rules
The Daily Tribune
| By Michaela P. del Callar | 02/09/2010 | A visiting British trade official yesterday warned that the Philippines stands to lose more foreign investments to its Southeast Asian neighbors if the government fails to institute economic reforms and stra...
Land Securities' London boss buys
Money Week
| Recently appointed director Robert Noel has made his first investment in Land Securities shares. | Noel is managing director of the company's London Portfolio, a job he started in January 2010. He had previously been an executive director of Great ...
European, US stocks stabilize but debt fear hovers
Newsvine
LONDON — Markets in Europe and the U.S. stabilized on Monday as investors weighed their fears of the debt crisis enveloping eurozone countries like Greece and Portugal against the temptation to buy some stocks on the cheap after last week's vic...
EU hedge fund regulation plans still risky -UK FSA
The Guardian
* Draft directive could still go "badly wrong" for UK-FSA * Says European Parliament text not acceptable * Spanish presidency changes "unjustified" By Laurence Fletcher LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - EU plans for regulating the hedge fund industry still c...
Pensioner tax code problems highlighted
BBC News
| Pensioners have been warned to look out for mistakes in the millions of tax code notices being sent to them by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). | The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) says at least seven different errors have already come to lig...
A man speaks on a public telephone kiosk, owned by Spain's Telefonica SA, in front of an agency of Spanish Bank Santander, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2005. A courtship between the two countries is under way aimed at bringing more Spanish money to South America's largest economy and strengthening Spain's position as the largest foreign investor in Brazil after the United States. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) *
AP / Alexandre Meneghini
Santander may float in UK if it buys Williams & Glyn's branches from RBS
The Guardian
| Speculation mounts over possible UK flotation by Spanish bank if it buys network that EU is forcing bailed-out RBS to sell | Alliance & Leicester was taken over by Spain's Santan...
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks during a news conference at IMF headquarters Saturday Oct. 11, 2
AP / Jose Luis Magana
UK economy 'faces crisis' warns former IMF economist
BBC News
| Britain should be seen in the same category of countries as Greece and Spain, who are facing severe debt problems, a leading economist has said. | Ex-IMF chief economist Simon Jo...
 Canada´s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty  (rks2)
AP
G7 to continue stimulus until economy on track
Khaleej Times
Finance ministers from leading industrialized nations vowed to continue epic deficit spending to bolster a fragile global recovery at the end of G7 talks in Canada's far north. | C...
Made Up Phenomenon: The EU plan to ban dirty milk jugs
BBC News
| Reports have claimed the EU is hatching plans to ban the humble milk jug. | Donal MacIntyre reporter Charlotte Pritchard suspected she was on the trail of yet another made up phenomenon. | was broadcast on BBC Radio 5 live on Sunday 7 February 2010...
Hollywood stars Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Keira Knightley and Gillian Anderson nominated for Laurence Olivier Awards
The Independent
| Hollywood stars Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Keira Knightley and Gillian Anderson were today nominated for Laurence Olivier Awards, British theatre's top accolades. | Anderson and Weisz are contesting the best actress category for their turns in A Doll'...
Gold extends gains, up to Rs 16,520
The Times Of India
NEW DELHI: Gold prices moved up Rs 80 to Rs 16,520 per ten grams in the bullion market on seasonal buying amid a positive global trend. | Standard gold and ornaments advanced further by Rs 80 each to Rs 16,520 and Rs 16,370 per ten grams, respectivel...
European stocks rally despite debt fears
Houston Chronicle
| LONDON - European markets rebounded Monday as investors looked past a slump in Asia and set aside worries about debt problems in countries like Greece and Portugal to buy into stocks made cheaper by last week's vicious sell-off. | Sentiment remains...
Money
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks during a news conference at IMF headquarters Saturday Oct. 11, 2
(photo: AP / Jose Luis Magana)
UK economy 'faces crisis' warns former IMF economist
BBC News
| Britain should be seen in the same category of countries as Greece and Spain, who are facing severe debt problems, a leading economist has said. | Ex-IMF chief economist Simon Johnson, also described the G7 group of leading economies as "fundamentally useless". | His comments to the BBC came as G7 finance ministers discussed the growing...



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