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South East companies ready to invest for growth say Clydesdale Bank

South East companies ready to invest for growth say Clydesdale Bank

Investment for growth is back on the agenda for companies in the South East over the next year with more than half saying they plan to reinvest at least 6%...  Full Story

Skype plans IPO: Will it stifle innovation and creativity?

Skype plans IPO: Will it stifle innovation and creativity?

Not even one year after being sold by eBay to a private equity-firm led investment group, Skype is filing a $100 million IPO, (initial public offering). The...  Full Story

Shares of McDonald’s up as global sales leap

Shares of McDonald’s up as global sales leap

McDonald’s has beaten its sales expectations with news of a 7% leap in global comparable sales for July. It seems the popularity of its new line of drinks...  Full Story

Morgan Stanley: Steering through the crisis

Morgan Stanley: Steering through the crisis

Morgan Stanley released its second quarter results today and to the surprise of some analysts the results were better than expected, bucking recent trends....  Full Story

Bank of Ireland to issue ATM refunds to 43,000

Bank of Ireland to issue ATM refunds to 43,000

There’s been a lot of controversy regarding overcharging in the banking sector in Ireland recently and yesterday there was some good news at last for customers,...  Full Story

U.K. Bank of  England interest rates held yet again

U.K. Bank of England interest rates held yet again

News today is that the Bank of England has kept interest rates at 0.5% for the 15th month in a row and has chosen not to inject more money into the economy...  Full Story

Dow Jones: Stock futures tumble on 4-year Euro low

Dow Jones: Stock futures tumble on 4-year Euro low

More bad news for the markets today as stock futures dropped on a new four-year low for the euro. After the long holiday weekend, the state of the European...  Full Story

National Grid see shares slump due to rights offer

National Grid see shares slump due to rights offer

Plans to raise 3.2 billion pounds ($4.6 billion) through a rights issue have been announced by National Grid PLC, who operates the networks of U.K. power and...  Full Story

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