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Barclays bank has revised its calculation of its full year profit for the second time this month. The figure was cut by 15% initially and has now been followed by a further 8% cut.
The 2008 pre-tax profit consensus now stands ...
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The bookmaker William Hill has been told by the advertising watchdog that an advert for its online bingo service was "socially irresponsible" and has been banned.
The advert in question showed a woman hurrying her husband off the work by ...
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The treasury is finding it difficult to find an independent valuer to calculate how much former shareholders of Northern Rock should be paid in compensation. They are now considering advertising for the post.
Three months have past since the Treasury revealed ...
Written by Ben Lloyd · Filed Under Business | Comments Off
The next operating system from Microsoft will have multi touch features as an alternative to the mouse.
Microsoft's last operating system (OS) the problematic Vista OS did not receive good reception. It's hoped the latest OS will be better received when ...
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Laura Ashley saw a dip in their shares after revealing a fall in sales. This is more than likely due to consumers being hit by the credit crunch.
The home wares and fashion retailer reported a 7.6 per cent drop in ...
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Chief executive of HSBC has accused the world's central banks of lacking the will to fight inflation and he also predicted US interest rates will rise in November.
In a meeting with shareholders in Hong Kong Michael Geoghegan said "Inflation ...
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Greenpeace have said Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii all contain potentially harmful chemicals and metals. Although all the consoles comply with European laws the harmful materials "needed to be replaced".
Nintendo is ranked bottom of Greenpeaces global ...
Written by Richard Shepherd · Filed Under Computers | Comments Off
Vodafone chief executive shocked the City by announcing his departure at the end f July. He is to be replaced by his deputy Vittorio Coloa.
Sarin has said that he had "accomplished what I set out to achieve" since he replaced ...
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Woolworths have announced they are to stop selling CD singles.
The group who own Woolworths have said the CD format was in "terminal decline" and will stop being sold in August. Sales of CD's have been hit by the popularity of ...
Written by Claire Rogers · Filed Under Entertainment | Comments Off
A new scheme to speed up cash transfers will be launched on 27 May.
The now means that money transferred between different banks over the phone or internet will no longer seem to disappear for up to four days. It is ...
Written by Joeseph Connor · Filed Under Business | Comments Off
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