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Geldof joins Davis campaign against erosion of civil liberties - Independent
Bob Geldof is to endorse former Tory frontbencher David Davis' protest against the British government's erosion of civil liberties, it was revealed tonight. The rock star - a close ally of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on tackling poverty and ...
2008-07-03 01:40:00 -
Israel and Hizbollah exchange spy for remains - Independent
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Israel and Hizbollah engaged in a rare, if unexpected, trade yesterday when the militant group returned what it claimed were the remains of Israeli soldiers killed in 2006, after Jerusalem freed a convicted spy. The ...
2008-07-03 01:40:00 -
New tax rates put $500 into the average Aussie pocket - News.com.au
Email article Printer friendly Text size + - Share Add to Digg Add to del.icio.us Post to NewsVine Post to Facebook What are these? PAY rise ... new tax rates come into force from today. AUSTRALIAN workers have got a pay rise with new tax rates ...
2008-06-30 05:54:00 -
Oil hits $146 in London - In the News
Brent crude oil topped $146 in London this morning, following New York crude oil highs of $144 yesterday. Brent crude, sourced from the North Sea, stood at $146.23 in London by midday. Oil prices have surged today and yesterday on lower-than-expected ...
2008-07-03 01:40:00 -
Jordan Knight - Hampton Roads Daily Press
New Kids returning to the block They may be pushing 40, but the New Kids are returning to the block. The Boston boy band New Kids on the Block, which sold 70 million albums in the 1980s and early 1990s, has reunited and plans to release a new album ...
2008-07-03 12:57:00 -
ECB raises rates quarter point - Newsday
FRANKFURT, Germany - The European Central Bank has raised interest rates for the first time in more than a year to combat escalating inflation in the 15 countries that use the euro. The bank said Thursday it is increasing its key rate by a quarter ...
2008-07-03 04:50:00 -
The Real Cost of Living Index: 10.3 per cent - Daily Telegraph
Rising costs taking its toll on young and old. By Emma Wall The Real Cost of Living Index (RCLI) edged ominously upward from an annual rate of increase of 9.5 per cent to 10.3 per cent this week following rises in mortgage rates, fuel prices and food ...
2008-07-03 01:04:00 -
Firms warned state, but not small investors, of auction-rate ... - International Herald Tribune
BOSTON : At least five Wall Street firms warned Massachusetts officials — but not most individual savers — about growing weakness in the market for certain bonds that many had viewed as safe, according to published reports Thursday. The Boston ...
2008-07-03 10:19:00 -
Business Minute: Stocks close mixed...Oil prices rise...A drop in long ... - Idaho8.com
NEW YORK (AP) - Investors got an early start on the long 3-day weekend, thanks to a shortened trading session. The Dow industrials finished with a gain of 73 points, the Nasdaq composite index was down six points and the S&P 500 added just over a ...
2008-07-03 11:09:00 -
Service sector activity at weakest since 2001 - Financial Times
Service sector activity has weakened to its lowest level since 2001, and lenders are still tightening credit conditions for both households and businesses as fears over the economic outlook replace liquidity concerns, data showed on Thursday. The ...
2008-07-03 12:35:00 -
Mortgage defaults rising, Bank of England warns - Daily Telegraph
Earlier this week, it emerged that the number of mortgages being accepted by banks and building societies has plummetted to the lowest level since records began.
2008-07-03 08:53:00 -
Australia in 'mortgage recession' - News.com.au
Mortgage sizes are on the rise The volume of mortgages taken out has fallen Calculator : Work out your borrowing power THE number of mortgages taken out across the country fell for the second consecutive month in June, prompting a mortgage broker to ...
2008-07-03 02:08:00 -
Fact Sheet: Charting A Clear Course For The Economy - Forbes
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released new jobs figures for June. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 62,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.5 percent, in line with expectations. Although these numbers are ...
2008-07-03 09:15:00 -
U.S. mortgage rates ease: Freddie Mac - Marketwatch
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Mortgage rates reversed direction and fell this week, in part due to expectations that inflation will moderate later this year, Freddie Mac's chief economist said on Thursday. "Mortgage rates reversed their three-week rise ...
2008-07-03 11:24:00 -
State was warned on securities - Boston Globe
At least five major Wall Street firms warned the Commonwealth in January that a $330 billion slice of the bond market was in distress, e-mails and presentations from those firms show. They were warnings that most individual investors did not receive ...
2008-07-03 08:39:00