A cup final-sized crowd on the streets outside Westminster Abbey and millions who glimpsed the ceremony on television will have seen Britain at its battiest – and best View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Archive for April, 2011
Spain’s jobless total nears 5m
The consequences of an imploded construction bubble continue to weigh heavily on the eurozone’s fourth largest economy, with almost 5m people out of work View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Brussels launches probe into swaps
The European Commission has opened sweeping antitrust investigations against a collection of the biggest players in the credit default swaps market, including ICE, the industry’s leading clearinghouse View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Crowds cheer royal newlyweds
Prince William has married his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton in the British royal wedding that has caught the attention of the world View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Macquarie sees pick-up in M&A deals
Macquarie Group, Australia’s largest investment bank, suffered a 9 per cent drop in annual net profit but it flagged improved operating results and a recovery in the mergers and acquisitions market View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Asian markets slip as US data disappoint
Asian shares retreated as weak US output growth fuelled uncertainty about the outlook for corporate earnings while a strong Australian dollar weighed on the Sydney market View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Growth data cast doubt over recovery
Doubts have been cast over the strength of the US economic recovery after output grew at an annualised rate of only 1.8 per cent in the first quarter View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Hospitals told to look for 50% more savings
NHS hospitals need to make savings at least 50 per cent higher than previously required, raising questions of whether they will fundamentally have to change, say experts View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Miliband warns of ‘disaster’ of SNP win
FT told Scottish nationalists would use victory in Holyrood to press for independence, threatening union and distracting energy from need to revive Scotland’s economy View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Obama pledges to protect credit card users
The Obama administration is ramping up their campaign to crack down on credit card companies. President Obama opened the possibility of prosecuting officials from the Bush administration who authorized vicious interrogations of terrorism suspects. Obama celebrated Earth Day and announced his alternative energy plan at a former Maytag plant that now makes wind power parts. [...]