Bank move could make pensioners poorer
Savers on the verge of retirement are facing the prospect of becoming “permanently poorer”, as the Bank of England prepares to expand its programme of quantitative easing (QE) by £50bn later this week.
Read More: The Telegraph – Pensions
Greek leaders pause bailout talks
Party leaders in Greece’s ruling coalition end talks on details for a crucial 130bn-euro EU rescue plan without agreement.
Read More: BBC News – Economy
Minister defends aid to India amid row on trade
Development secretary Andrew Mitchell says he will not bow to pressure to cut funds after France was preferred in a bid for a fighter jet contract
Read More: FT – Politics
Deadlock for Greek austerity talks
Officials say government and troika are ‘quite far apart’ on wage and pension reductions
Read More: FT – Markets
Greece in last-minute austerity talks
Officials say government and troika are ‘quite far apart’ on wage and pension reductions
Read More: FT – Markets
North Asia to lead wave of M&A activity
Japanese and South Korean companies are expected to lead a wave of acquisition activity out of the region this year
Read More: FT – Markets
Premier Farnell’s Green wary of recovery talk
Chief executives of two electronics distributors regarded as bellwethers of global economic health express doubts about manufacturing upturn
Read More: FT – UK Companies
Royal survivor from world of Churchill, Truman and Stalin
On February 6, 1952, Princess Elizabeth learned she was Queen, years earlier than expected. On Monday, she reaches the 60th anniversary of her accession
Read More: FT – Politics
From a world of Churchill, Truman and Stalin
On February 6, 1952, Princess Elizabeth learned she was Queen, years earlier than expected. On Monday, she reaches the 60th anniversary of her accession
Read More: FT – Politics
City financier Nigel Doughty found dead
Co-founder of private equity group Doughty Hanson and owner of Nottingham Forest football club is thought to have suffered a heart attack
Read More: FT – UK Companies
Life after the NHS finds mutual ACE thriving
Head of Anglian Community Enterprise says roster of contracts already won highlights a cultural shift and underpins government’s big idea
Read More: FT – UK Companies
Fishermen tenacious in the face of change
After many difficult years investment and diversification sees the fishing sector look to calmer waters but restrictions remain a big worry
Read More: FT – UK Companies
Operators brace for India licence fallout
Vodafone jumps on chance to win market share from rivals following the decision by India’s supreme court to revoke 122 licences with newspaper ads
Read More: FT – UK Companies
UK looks to bridge regulatory divide with US
Enforcement actions have reinforced the view that the UK is lighter on markets policing but that could be about to change with aggressive US-style tactics
Read More: FT – UK Companies
Border inquiry slows Heathrow e-gates plan
An investigation into the immigration controls security affair last year is holding up a scheme to allow fast-track entry in time for the Olympics
Read More: FT – Politics
Pharma seeks to ease pain of eurozone crisis
With Greece and Spain owing billions of euros to pharmaceutical groups and arrears slipping again larger groups are taking remedial measures
Read More: FT – UK Companies
Economic Outlook: Monetary moves awaited
The Bank of England is expected this week to announce further quantitative easing while Australia is set to receive an interest-rate cut
Read More: FT – Economy News
Mining magnates eye Australia’s media
As natural resources have become the engine of the economy, there is a new force with the potential to shape the press landscape
Read More: FT – UK Companies
Greek PM in crucial bailout talks
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos will meet party leaders in his coalition to discuss a proposed 130bn euros EU rescue plan.
Read More: BBC News – Economy
