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Soco International drops most in energy sector

European equities markets were up Friday on employment news from the United States, although that data was mixed, showing that private employers added 67,000 jobs in August, more than expected, but that the US economy overall lost 54,000 jobs for a second...

Published 09-03-2010 6:20 PM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, commodities, Wall Street, Investment News, London equities, European equities, Asia-Pacific equities

Here We Go Again

All good things (and summers) come to an end - we're starting back up at Unknown University. For the first time in four years, I get to teach the undergraduate introductory course. For many faculty, this would be a bad thing (a lot of my colleagues...

Published 09-03-2010 12:53 PM by Financial Rounds

Filed under: A Day In The Life, Teaching, The Unknown Daughter

Financial Rambling – Not To Happy Edition

You know what? Running a business is a lot of fun; you make money while you are sleeping or while you are on vacation, you get a lot of expenses deducted on your income and you have the chance of being proud when looking at your baby growing months after...

Published 09-03-2010 9:48 AM by The Financial Blogger

Filed under: Financial Rambling

Eurozone growth forecast uplifted

The European Central Bank (ECB) is feeling more optimistic about growth in the eurozone, having raised its forecast for GDP growth to between 1.4% and 1.8% for 2010, and between 0.5% and 2.3% in 2011. Explaining the revision, ECB president, Jean-Claude...

Published 09-03-2010 9:30 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, Economy News, European Central Bank, ECB, inflation, interest rates, exports, GDP, growth, recovery, eurozone

£5 notes to be reconciled with ATMs

The five pound note is to re-establish itself in the wallets and purses of the nation on the news that all banks and building societies will be dispensing fivers from ATMs in the future. Currently, scarcity means that £5s change hands many more times...

Published 09-03-2010 8:10 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, Bank of England, Banking News, 5%, ATMs, Link, five pound note, fivers, Note Circulation

Go-Ahead Group leads travel, leisure sector higher in London

European equities markets were mixed Thursday after the European Central Bank held Eurozone interest rates at 1 percent and issued a higher growth outlook for the region, while Sweden’s central bank hiked rates there to 0.75 percent from 0.5 percent,...

Published 09-02-2010 6:49 PM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, commodities, Wall Street, Investment News, London equities, European equities, Asia-Pacific equities

What I Learned From The 4-Hour Workweek

The book the 4-Hour Workweek (by Tim Ferriss) has been mentioned on this site before. It’s a book with polarizing view points. Some completely love it. Others think that it’s a complete scam. I guess you could say that I fall somewhere in...

Published 09-02-2010 12:00 PM by The Financial Blogger

Filed under: Uncategorized

Detached homes put on £91 a day

The average price of a detached family home has risen by more than any other property type over the past year. According to new research from Halifax, owners of detached properties saw the value of their homes increase by £91 a day over the year to the...

Published 09-02-2010 10:10 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, UK, Property News, Halifax, households, flats, average price, married, detached, semi, single person, terraced

US factory data offset double dip recession fears

The US Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has offset fears of a double dip recession in America by reporting a rise in its index of factory activity, to 56.3 in August, up from 55.5 in July. A reading in excess of 42%, over a period of time, generally...

Published 09-02-2010 9:38 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, Economy News, index, US economy, growth, employment, Institute for Supply Management, double-dip" recession, factory activity

Nationwide considers mortgage market changes

Nationwide has noted significant changes in the UK mortgage market in the past two years. Attractive standard variable rates have meant fewer borrowers coming to the end of fixed-rate deals have remortgaged onto a new fix, with the proportion of mortgage...

Published 09-02-2010 8:48 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, house prices, Mortgage News, fixed, recovery, UK mortgage market, standard variable rates, proportion, lower mortgage rates

Nationwide: house prices fall for second month in a row

UK house prices saw their second consecutive monthly fall in August, according to Nationwide. The lender recorded a 0.9% decline in the average value of a home, following a 0.5% month-on-month fall in July. The annual rate of inflation remained in positive...

Published 09-02-2010 8:13 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, inflation, fall, Property News, Nationwide, annual, UK house prices, August

Cable & Wireless Worldwide, TUI Travel up on sale rumors

European equities markets saw significant gains Wednesday as investors ignored disappointing news in the region in favor of better news from around the world as purchasing managers indexes in the US and China were higher in August. In the US, the Institute...

Published 09-01-2010 6:12 PM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, Investment News

Soaring bad debt hits credit card lenders

UK banks are facing mounting losses from credit card customers, with figures from the Bank of England showing write-offs rising to £2.1 billion in the three months to the end of June, up from £1.3 billion in previous quarter. According to a BBC report...

Published 09-01-2010 2:49 PM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, Banking News, losses, Credit Card News, credit card, Debt News, debt management, bad debt, Consumer Credit Counselling Service, CCCS, debt management companies, new advertising codes

Australia’s economy shows promise

Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the country’s GDP growing by 1.2% in the second quarter of 2010, compared with 0.7% in the previous three month period. The spurt, which was driven by a 1.6% increase in household expenditure...

Published 09-01-2010 11:52 AM by Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News

Filed under: All Financial News, Economy News, Australia, exports, GDP, growth, 2010, second quarter, Australian

TSX Dividend Yield, Returns and Ex-Dividend Date

As usual, I’m displaying the TSX dividend yield, returns and Ex-dividend date. There you go! Related posts:TSX 60 Returns and Ex-Dividend Date As usual, here's the TSX 60 returns for the last...TSX 60 Dividend Date, Year to date yield and Best...

Published 09-01-2010 11:00 AM by The Financial Blogger

Filed under: Canadian Dividend Stocks

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