Published on May,25 2012 - by Agence France Presse
A giant photograph of Queen Elizabeth and her family, 100 metres (328 feet) wide and weighing two tonnes, was put up Friday beside London's Thames river ahead of celebrations for her diamond jubilee.The 70-metre-high ...
Published on May,25 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
...ell 0.6pc while most global stock markets trod water. As investors once again sought safety, yields on 10-year UK gilts hit a new record low of 1.75pc. France also saw the cost of 10-year debt fall to a historic low, of ...
Published on May,25 2012 - by Reuters
...t. At the end of 2011, it bought British-based brokerage DTZ, which had been placed into administration in the UK. DTZ has a big operation in China and is active in Silicon Valley. "If you clearly want to become part of ...
Published on May,25 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
... internal disciplinary hearing. Highland can now proceed with a fresh attempt in Texas to win damages from the UK bank. The dispute centres on a collateralised debt obligation (CDO) – a security backed by loans – that fa...
Published on May,25 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
...inst the dollar. Britain's borrowing costs also fell to a record low yesterday. The yield on benchmark 10-year UK bonds dipped as low as 1.738pc during trading, before rising to 1.77pc, in a further sign that investors a...
Published on May,25 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
...comparing the £1m-plus salaries paid to 192 employees last year with the £17,000 received by the bank’s junior UK staff. “My sense is that the remuneration committee has done more to advance the interest of executive dir...
Published on May,25 2012 - by Forbes
It seems I was put on the planet to educate people about the negative economic impact of excessive government. Though I must be doing a bad job because the burden of the public sector keeps rising. But hope springs ...
Published on May,25 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
...bal economy, are really prepared for a Greek exit should think again,” said Charles Dallara. The impact on the UK could be a drop of around 2pc in GDP, prompting the Bank of England to expand quantitative easing by £200b...
Published on May,25 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
...eek in Florida preparing for the clash in Jacksonville, which takes place in the early hours of Sunday morning UK time. As well as providing another opportunity for the players to bond at the end of a long hard season, M...
Published on May,25 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
...cheap. “In the UK it could help us a bit with energy security, so we are not so reliant on foreign gas but the UK is not going to be the strongest shale gas developer.” ...