The Tories have today called for an inquiry into Gordon Brown’s leadership campaign amid claims his bid to become the next prime minister is being partially bankrolled by senior businessmen he employed at the Treasury.
Conservative frontbencher Chris Grayling has written to the cabinet secretary, Sir Gus O’Donnell, urging him to investigate suggestions that some […]
Archive for February 6th, 2008
Tories demand Brown campaign fund inquiry
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Stocks Hammered By Service-Sector Weakness
The major stocks indexes tanked Tuesday as dismal data on the service sector did a number on equities.
According to preliminary data, the NYSE composite swooned 3.6%, the S&P 500 3.2%, Nasdaq 3.1% and Dow 2.1%. The major indexes all closed at session lows and have now erased the bulk of last week’s gains.
Volume climbed […]
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Mid-Day Report: EUR/USD Takes Out 1.4 on Saudi Arabia Unpeg Speculations
Action Insight | Written by ActionForex.com | Sep 20 07 13:31 GMT |
Forex Mid-Day Technical Report EUR/USD Takes Out 1.4 on Saudi Arabia Unpeg Speculations
EUR/USD takes out 1.4 psychological resistance as dollar was sent broadly lower on Saudi Arabia currency peg speculations. USD/CHF also finally takes out 1.8 support decisively. The speculation arises […]
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Bond Yields Rise As Traders Take Profits On Lackluster Auction, Bounce In Stocks
Treasury debt prices fell Monday, pulling yields up from last week’s four-year lows, as firmer stocks and a lackluster government bond auction prompted profit-taking from recent safe-haven gains.
An auction of two-year government debt added weight to a market that has been retreating in fits and starts since two-year Treasury yields tumbled Wednesday to their […]
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One of Our Favorite 5-Star Stocks
It is no secret that we at Morningstar greatly admire Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, and the company they have created. But is http://quicktake.morningstar.com/Stock/MorningstarAnalysis.asp?Country=USA&Symbol=BRK.B http://quote.morningstar.com/Switch.html?ticker=BRK.B really priced attractively enough today to be worth buying? For a recent issue of our http://www.morningstar.com/Products/Store_StocksProduct.html, I discussed this with analyst Justin Fuller, who covers Berkshire for us.
Berkshire is a […]
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More than 30% of Canadians say they are workaholics: StatsCan
Nearly athird of Canadians see themselves as workaholics and they are more likely than others to be dissatisfied with their work-life balance, says a Statistic Canada study released Tuesday.
7 traits of a workaholic
Unsatisfying work/life balance.
Working more hours than average.
Working more doesn’t give sense of accomplishment.
Feeling stressed.
Stuck in a […]
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