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Euroshares outlook - higher after Wall Street recovery and oil's fall below $139

finanznachrichten.de     Jul 16, 2008   65 related          

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Just days after the government said it would aid Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if necessary, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress the U.S. economy faces 'numerous difficulties.' Amid...                    

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London shares turn lower midmorning; weak UK labour mkt data; banks fall back

finanznachrichten.de     Jul 16, 2008   6 related          

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares turned lower midmorning as the UK June claimant count measure of unemployment rose at its fastest rate in over 15 years, with banking stocks under pressure as economic woes remain and...                    

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Banks, oils, Wolseley lead FTSE down 1.5% by midday

finance.cz     Jul 16, 2008   1 related          

FTSE 100 down 1.5 pct, touches three-year low * UK jobless claims post biggest rise since 1992 * Banks the heaviest drag on the market * Wolseley falls after weak results, outlook By Dominic Lau LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) -...                    

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thisislondon.co.uk: Rise: Unemployment Unemployment increased by 12,000 to 1.62 million in the three months to May thisislondon.co.uk

Unemployment climbs by 12,000 as number claiming the dole rises at fastest rate for 15 years

thisislondon.co.uk     Jul 16, 2008   32 related          

Unemployment rose 12,000 in the three months to May, taking the overall rate up to 1.62 million, according to official figures. Rise: Unemployment increased by 12,000 to 1.62 million in the three months to May The latest...                    

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FTSE slips

breakingnews.ie     Jul 16, 2008          

Banking stocks sustained fresh losses today as the crisis of confidence in the the US mortgage market crossed the Atlantic to batter London stocks. Barclays slid to a 10-year low, while Royal Bank of Scotland and Halifax Bank...                    

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Wednesday preview: Wolseley, Rio Tinto, JD Wetherspoon, Land Securities (ShareCast)

yahoo.com     Jul 15, 2008          

LONDON (ShareCast) - Plumbers' merchant Wolseley (LSE: WOS.L - news) has suffered severe collateral damage from the slumping US and UK housing markets, with the share price standing at about one-quarter of the level it was at a...                    

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Dawnay, Day faces asset sell-off at fraction of value

independent.co.uk     Jul 15, 2008   7 related          

The vultures are circling Dawnay, Day International, the financial services group, as it faces selling off assets at a fraction of their value after calling in administrators. Several of its subsidiaries moved to distance...                    

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UK PPI Continues its Ascent

fxstreet.com     Jul 14, 2008          

ECONOMIC DATA ·UK June PPI Input: M/M 2. 1% v 2.6%e || Prior revised form 3.8% to 3.9% |||| Y/Y 30.3% v 29.0% || Prior revised form 27.9% to 28.7% ·UK June PPI Output: M/M 0.9% v 1. 2%e || Prior revised from 1.6% to 1.9% ||||...                    

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Housing industry braced for Wolseley warning

ft.com     Jul 14, 2008   1 related          

Housing and construction sectors are braced for further bad news – this time from FTSE 100 plumbing, heating and building supplier Wolseley. Some analysts have warned that if trading worsens it may require a rights issue                    

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telegraph.co.uk: Buy a business telegraph.co.uk

Investors must learn to be greedy when others are fearful

telegraph.co.uk     Jul 14, 2008          

By Tom Stevenson Have your say Read comments As the FTSE 100 entered official bear market territory on Friday, I drew up two lists: reasons to be cheerful on one page, reasons to be fearful on the other. Here in the UK, we have...                    

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