16/07/2008

UK consumer inflation hits 16-year peak

Unions dismissed calls from the chancellor to curb pay demands as inflation hit its highest level for 16 years, leaving little prospect of near-term cuts in interest rates

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15/07/2008

BT unveils £1.5bn super-fast broadband plan

BT unveiled plans to roll out a new UK fixed-line network offering broadband speeds five times quicker than those currently available

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15/07/2008

Equitable claimants face more delay

Equitable Life policyholders will have to wait at least until the autumn to find out if the government will bow to calls from the parliamentary ombudsman to compensate more than 1m policyholders who lost billions of pounds in the mutual's crisis

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15/07/2008

US worries hit bank shares

Bank shares across Europe were hit by a fresh wave of selling, as fears grew about the health of the US financial system

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15/07/2008

Bernanke highlights risks facing US economy

Ben Bernanke highlighted the 'numerous difficulties' facing the US economy in sobering testimony that sent the markets on a rollercoaster ride as he signalled serious risks to growth and of higher than expected inflation

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15/07/2008

Agricole head's bet pays off

The head of Crédit Agricole, France's biggest retail bank, on Tuesday bet his job and won after forcing a vote of confidence from the board in the wake of record subprime losses

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15/07/2008

Battle for future of Yahoo reaches Congress

The war between Google and Microsoft spilled over on to Capitol Hill as the internet and software groups staked out their rival positions over the future of Yahoo at separate Senate and House hearings

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15/07/2008

BP holding in Russia venture at risk

BP's holding in its TNK-BP joint venture looked to be under renewed threat after Russia's migration authorities declared that Robert Dudley, the oil venture's chief executive, may not be able to remain in Russia after his visa expires

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15/07/2008

GM suspends dividend and eyes asset sales

General Motors has suspended its dividend and is considering more asset sales as part of a "self-help" plan to improve liquidity in the face of a North American downturn

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15/07/2008

Strong US sales boost Burberry

The luxury goods group continued its robust performance in the year to date, as it reported on that constant-currency revenues rose 22% in the three months to June

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15/07/2008

House buyers hold off amid mixed signals

UK consumers are reluctant to venture into the uncertain housing market or to spend beyond essential purchases, reveal two surveys that suggest households are feeling the strain of tight credit conditions

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15/07/2008

US bail-out fails to calm nerves

Confidence in some of the largest regional US banks buckled as the government's rescue plan for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed to allay equity markets' fears over the stability of the broader financial sector

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15/07/2008

TCI loses $1bn in worst month

The Children's Investment Fund, the London hedge fund, lost more than $1bn in its worst month ever in June as activists were hit particularly badly by the poor markets

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