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  • UBS returns to profit

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    UBS said Monday that it expects to swing to a first-quarter pre-tax profit of at least 2.5bn Swiss francs and that outflows from wealthy clients are slowing.

  • UBS returns to profit

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    UBS said Monday that it expects to swing to a first-quarter pre-tax profit of at least 2.5bn Swiss francs and that outflows from wealthy clients are slowing.

  • UBS returns to profit

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    UBS said Monday that it expects to swing to a first-quarter pre-tax profit of at least 2.5bn Swiss francs and that outflows from wealthy clients are slowing.

  • UBS returns to profit

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    UBS said Monday that it expects to swing to a first-quarter pre-tax profit of at least 2.5bn Swiss francs and that outflows from wealthy clients are slowing.

  • UBS returns to profit

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    UBS said Monday that it expects to swing to a first-quarter pre-tax profit of at least 2.5bn Swiss francs and that outflows from wealthy clients are slowing.

  • Ladbrokes sells Italian business

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    Ladbrokes has agreed to sell its Italian retail betting and gaming business to an affiliate of Italian gaming group Cogetech for about €5.25m in cash.

  • Ladbrokes sells Italian business

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    Ladbrokes has agreed to sell its Italian retail betting and gaming business to an affiliate of Italian gaming group Cogetech for about €5.25m in cash.

  • Ladbrokes sells Italian business

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    Ladbrokes has agreed to sell its Italian retail betting and gaming business to an affiliate of Italian gaming group Cogetech for about €5.25m in cash.

  • Ladbrokes sells Italian business

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    Ladbrokes has agreed to sell its Italian retail betting and gaming business to an affiliate of Italian gaming group Cogetech for about €5.25m in cash.

  • Ladbrokes sells Italian business

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    Ladbrokes has agreed to sell its Italian retail betting and gaming business to an affiliate of Italian gaming group Cogetech for about €5.25m in cash.

  • EU agrees €30bn aid package for Greece

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    Euro zone finance ministers on Sunday approved a €30bn emergency aid package for debt-stricken Greece. Under the terms of the deal, Greece would receive the potential aid via a three-year loan with an interest rate of well below commercial rates at about 5%. Up to a further €15bn could be made available through the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

  • Euro bounces on Greek deal

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    Foreign exchange markets have given the thumbs-up to the announcement of an aid package to debt-laden Greece, with the euro hitting a one-month high on Monday morning.

  • UBS returns to profit

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    UBS said Monday that it expects to swing to a first-quarter pre-tax profit of at least 2.5bn Swiss francs and that outflows from wealthy clients are slowing.

  • EU agrees €30bn aid package for Greece

    Monday 12 Apr 2010

    Euro zone finance ministers on Sunday approved a €30bn emergency aid package for debt-stricken Greece. Under the terms of the deal, Greece would receive the potential aid via a three-year loan with an interest rate of well below commercial rates at about 5%. Up to a further €15bn could be made available through the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

  • Barclays hunts for Liverpool FC buyer, reports

    Sunday 11 Apr 2010

    Barclays is backing a £300m refinancing that will lead to the sale of Liverpool FC, according to weekend press reports. The Sunday Times writes that the bank is this weekend finalising a deal that will see it displace the club’s current lenders, provide additional funds to manager Rafa Benitez and name Martin Broughton of British Airways as chairman.

  • Fundamentalist Five: Hold your nerve

    Friday 09 Apr 2010

    There have been some dividend payments into the ‘Fundamentalist Five’ virtual portfolio and so it is time to check whether the constituents of the portfolio still meet the high-income criteria of the investment strategy.

  • Week Ahead: Experian, Debenhams, UK trade

    Friday 09 Apr 2010

    Another relatively quiet week is in prospect on the company results front. In the retail sector Debenhams, JD Sports Fashion and Halfords are due to give trading updates, while elsewhere Experian, the credit checking firm, and Rio Tinto, the mining giant, are the other high profile firms due to make announcements.

  • Fitch cuts Greece's debt rating

    Friday 09 Apr 2010

    Ratings agency Fitch has cut its credit rating for Greek debt from BBB+ to BBB- in a move which is likely to increase pressure on the country to sort out its debt problems. The BBB- grade is the lowest rating that still qualifies as “investment grade”, an industry term which defines a safe or gilt-edged investment.

  • Greek bonds rise on bailout hope

    Friday 09 Apr 2010

    Greece's manufacturing output contracted sharply in February but Greek bond prices moved higher on hopes that emergency funding could be forthcoming over the weekend.

  • Best ISA deals for the new tax year

    Friday 09 Apr 2010

    The new ISA season has kicked off with a new increased limit of £10,200 for all savers.

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