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Citywire Investment News

Sunday Papers: Barclays? profit set for £6bn
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:09:00 Z
And Reckitt Benckiser is set to ditch quarterly reporting of profits amid fears that the long-term growth of the company is under threat.

Saturday Papers: Nasdaq jumps to 11-year high on surge in US jobs
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:30:00 Z
The report showed that 243,000 Americans found work in January, helping to drive the unemployment rate down to 8.3% from 8.5% in December.

Overseas funds increase market share as sales plunge 40%
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:39:16 Z
Non-UK domiciled funds increased their market share as net retail sales across the industry fell by almost 40% in 2011, according to latest statistics from the IMA.

US non-farm payroll posts biggest gain since April
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:40:23 Z
The US non-farm payroll data has enjoyed its largest spike since April 2011, and the number of jobless claims has also fallen sharply

Citywire Money, Tax and Property

The 20 postcodes most 'at risk' of burglary
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:34 Z
The areas in the UK that see the most home insurance claims for theft or burglary, and the postcodes that are least at risk.

House prices flat as market 'dogged by uncertainty'
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
January marked the eighteenth month that house prices did not rise, according to Hometrack.

Buying a house is now cheaper than renting one
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
Buying a house is over £100 a month cheaper than renting, according to Halifax. Wales is the exception.

Mansion tax: a terrible, unworkable idea
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:58:02 Z
Vince Cable?s plan to impose a tax on properties worth more than £2 million is impractical, unethical and cowardly, argues Linton Chiswick.

BBC Business News

Greek leaders pause bailout talks
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:01:42 GMT
Party leaders in Greece's ruling coalition end talks on details for a crucial 130bn-euro EU rescue plan without agreement.

Debt questions answered by an expert
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:43:23 GMT
A consumer expert answers readers' questions about debts

Tales of woe from the roaming professionals
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:42:10 GMT
When working in a new country can prove unlucky

People problems plague Gulf start-ups
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:38:12 GMT
Staffing issues plague Gulf start-ups

BBC News

Ghana 2-1 Tunisia (AET)
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:51:50 GMT
Ghana qualify for the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after edging past Tunisia 2-1, following extra-time.

Capello opposes FA Terry decision
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:49:20 GMT
England coach Fabio Capello says he disagrees with the Football Association's decision to strip John Terry of the national team's captaincy.

Conservative wins poll in Finland
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:22:42 GMT
Finland elects its first conservative head of state in decades, the pro-European Sauli Niinistoe, after a run-off vote.

Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff'
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:34:32 GMT
Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.