Bank of England's King sends message to successor Carney
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has urged successor Mark Carney not to bring to Britain his trademark ...
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Questor share tip: Hold Vodafone as Verizon endgame may be near
Vodafone still a hold despite cash return hopes, Questor says.
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Egyptian army blocks Sinai roads in hunt for kidnappers
By Yousri Mohamed SHEIKH ZUWAID, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian army and police forces stepped up roadblocks in north Sinai in a hunt for militant ...
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financial crisis
Starwood Capital Goes Shopping for Malls
Starwood Capital Group is in talks to buy seven U.S. shopping malls from Westfield Group for more than $1 billion, a deal that would mark the latest ...
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financial crisis
Housing recovery boosts Home Depot results; outlook raised
By Dhanya Skariachan (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc <HD.N> reported higher-than-expected quarterly results and raised its sales and profit outlook for ...
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financial crisis
Hot Money, Cold Credit
Steve H. Hanke Money matters — it’s a maxim of Prof. Milton Friedman that I repeat often in my columns. Since the Northern Rock bank run of 2007 — ...
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Why falling inflation matters
A drop in inflation eases the squeeze on consumer real incomes by reducing the gap between price increases and wage increases ...
Mervyn King's housing warning is too little, too late | Polly Toynbee
In a British economy addicted to property inflation, the government's Help to Buy scheme threatens Fannie Mae-style disaster ...
Stocks, Dollar Move Up Is a Good Thing
Stocks and the U.S. dollar have started to move in tandem again, which could be a positive for U.S.-centric companies.
Mortgage lending up 4% – the highest level for four years
Despite the increase, CML says average value of new home loans barely half what it was before financial crisis Mortgage lending increased by 4% in ...