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What should Boris Johnson's priorities be during his first 100 days in ... - Hounslow Guardian
1924 - Worried about the sharp rise in road accidents, Parliament begin discussing the idea of driving tests. 1940 - The Home Guard is formed. 1957 - Emergency petrol rationing comes to an end in Britain. 2000 - The cast of 'Friends' signed a ...
2008-05-14 12:42:00 -
Alitalia losses underscore dim hopes of rescue - Guardian Unlimited
It's a company that does not have value and has debt that can't be repaid, so the only solution is to declare insolvency and restart with the pieces that can stand alone," Vincenzo Morelli, partner at private equity firm TPG that expressed interest ...
2008-05-14 02:36:00 -
Russia wants further IMF reform: Deputy FinMIn - Guardian Unlimited
MOSCOW, May 14 (Reuters) - Russia wants further reform of the International Monetary Fund but currently sees no alternative to the fund, Deputy Finance Minister Dmitry Pankin told Reuters in an interview. "In an environment of changing financial ...
2008-05-14 02:43:00 -
Gordon Brown pays £2.7 billion to end 10p tax crisis - Times Online
Alistair Darling cut taxes yesterday for 22 million people to make good the losses of only 4 million in the biggest financial and political U-turn of modern times. The Chancellor borrowed £2.7 billion to give those on low and middle incomes an extra ...
2008-05-14 12:42:00 -
Budget 'will stave off rate rises' - News.com.au
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd and Treasurer Wayne Swan have begun the Budget hard sell, saying it should keep inflation - and therefore interest rates - under control. But the PM has also accepted not everyone will be happy - especially those families ...
2008-05-13 09:07:00 -
Prime Minister invited to Crewe and Nantwich - Crewe Guardian
CONSERVATIVE by-election candidate Edward Timpson has written to Prime Minister Gordon Brown asking him to visit the area. Following visits from Tory leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, Mr Timpson said the PM is conspicuous ...
2008-05-14 02:50:00 -
BOE Sees Inflation Accelerating, Requiring `Number' of Letters (Bloomberg.com)
May 14 (Bloomberg) -- The Bank of England said that inflation will accelerate, requiring ``a number'' of letters of explanation from Governor Mervyn King to the government and hindering policy makers from cutting interest rates further.
2008-05-14 03:06:02 -
Portsmouth area community calendar (Portsmouth Herald)
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2008-05-14 03:06:11 -
How to Save Your Home from Foreclosure (The Bradford Era)
(ARA) - Are you two months or more past due on your mortgage payments and sweating it out? If so you're not alone.
2008-05-14 03:07:46 -
Consumers tighten belts (News 24 South Africa)
Consumers, battered by high fuel prices and high interest rates, have spent less in March this year compared to the same moth last year.
2008-05-14 03:20:28 -
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/5 (Vietnam Net)
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has set higher targets for rubber exports and an expansion of its markets beyond China , the biggest buyer of Vietnam ’s unprocessed rubber products.
2008-05-14 03:29:43 -
UK's Brown to offer help to homeowners in fightback (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (adds housing and inflation data) By Adrian Croft LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown will set out plans on Wednesday to shore up Britain's troubled housing market in a drive to ...
2008-05-14 03:30:53 -
Protection One Announces First Quarter 2008 Results (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
LAWRENCE, Kan., May 14, 2008 -- Protection One, Inc. , one of the leading providers of security monitoring services in the United States, reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008 on Monday.
2008-05-14 04:00:00 -
Diana Shipping Inc. Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
ATHENS, Greece, May 14, 2008 -- Diana Shipping Inc. , a global shipping transportation company specializing in dry bulk cargoes, today reported net income of $53.2 million for the first quarter of 2008.
2008-05-14 04:00:00 -
Deere Second-Quarter Earnings Reach Record $763 Million (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Deere & Company today announced worldwide net income of $763.5 million, or $1.74 per share, for the second quarter ended April 30, compared with $623.6 million, or $1.36 per share, for the same period last year.
2008-05-14 04:01:00