U.K. Inflation Rate Probably Rose to an Eight-Year High on Oil Price Surge
U.K. consumer-price inflation probably accelerated to the fastest since at least 1997 in August as oil costs surged, a survey of economists showed.
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Stocks Fall on Bernanke Inflation Talk Stocks slid Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke chided investors who may have looked past long-standing concerns about inflation following comments last week from the central bank.Commentread more...
Northern Rock ups profit under IFRS Mortgage specialist, Northern Rock, this morning said it had upped its declared profits for 2004 to 435.3m from 431.2. The impact of IFRS on 2004 results set out below are
HBOS Says U.K. Mortgage Share, Lending Margin Fell (Update6) (Bloomberg.com) June 12 (Bloomberg) -- HBOS Plc, Britain's biggest mortgage bank, said U.K. profit margin and market share fell in the first half as a decision to cut rates for some
Rub-a-Dub-Dub: Will New Car Wash Sink Prices of Nearby Homes? June Fletcher responds to a reader who worries that the value of his new house will drop when a business is built close to his property.read more...
VV board considers deadlines, wildlife The heat is on for contractors and cleaners at Valley View to have facilities ready for students to return on Aug.read more...
State paid $1.25M settlement in patronage job firings When a judge refused to throw out a lawsuit filed by six state workers who claimed they were fired for political reasons, the state opted to settle rather than fight.via