business news
China's exports see big increase
China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.
Insurers 'face $7bn Chile bill'
The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.
Economic storm not over, says PM
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
Obama backs Greece on speculators
President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.
EU concern over end of tanker bid
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.
BA strike action talks to resume
Talks aimed averting strike action by BA cabin crew are due to resume later, after a deadline was extended.
market report
| HANG | 21,219.869 | 12.32 | 0.06% |
| BFX | 2,470.55 | -38.93 | -1.55% |
| FTSE 100 | 5,602.3 | -4.42 | -0.08% |
| DAX | 5,885.89 | 9.98 | 0.17% |
| NIKKEI | 10,563.92 | -3.73 | -0.04% |
| DOW | 10,564.38 | 11.86 | 0.11% |
| NASDAQ | 2,340.68 | 8.47 | 0.36% |
| CAC 40 | 3,910.01 | 6.47 | 0.17% |
Last update at 10 Mar 2010 09:06
money show news
OECD: Greece Must Stop Spending
Published at 20 November 2009
Gold surges to an all-time high
Gold prices surged to a record high Tuesday after the International Monetary Fund said it had sold 200 metric tons of the precious metal to India's central bank.
November gold was up $24.40 to $1,077.80 an ounce, after climbing to a high of $1,079.70. The previous intraday record was set Oct. 13…
Published at 22 October 2009
HSBC says to cut 1,700 UK jobs
Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings (LSE: HSBA.L) is cutting over 1,700 jobs in Britain, adding to thousands of cuts across the industry in the last year as pressure builds to reduce costs.
HSBC said 1,726 jobs are being cut, mostly due to a restructuring of branch network management and a consol…
Published at 22 October 2009
