Currency risk fears delay CME Europe

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CME Group’s year-long application to begin derivatives trading in Europe repeatedly delayed while it waits for regulatory approval

Fund managers fight new US capital rules

RSS icon02:19pm 10 October 2013

Industry lashes out and companies plan to lodge objections following comments in OFR report about companies with trillions of dollars under management

Dixons pays 25 million euros to solve Italian problem

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LONDON (Reuters) - Dixons Retail , Europe's second-biggest electrical goods retailer, has agreed to pay 25 million euros ($34 million) to merge its loss-making UniEuro business in Italy with a firm...

Auto-enrolment numbers pass 1.6 million mark

RSS icon01:56pm 10 October 2013

More than 1.6 million workers are now saving for retirement through an auto-enrolment pension scheme, the Department for Work and Pensions announced today

VIDEO: Jargon busting: What MPs really mean

RSS icon01:49pm 10 October 2013

Politicians often baffle voters with jargon that initially sounds great but later leaves them wondering what it actually meant.

VIDEO: Jargon busting: What MPs really mean

RSS icon01:49pm 10 October 2013

Politicians often baffle voters with jargon that initially sounds great but later leaves them wondering what it actually meant.

VIDEO: Your reaction to the Royal Mail sale

RSS icon01:45pm 10 October 2013

Members of the public have been giving their views of the privatisation of Royal Mail.

VIDEO: Your reaction to the Royal Mail sale

RSS icon01:45pm 10 October 2013

Members of the public have been giving their views of the privatisation of Royal Mail.

Foreign investors dump Japanese debt

RSS icon01:39pm 10 October 2013

Foreign investors cut holdings of Japanese bonds, notes and money-market instruments by a total Y3.24tn between July and September

VIDEO: SSE to raise energy prices by 8.2%

RSS icon01:30pm 10 October 2013

Around 10m customers with Southern Electric, Swalec, and Scottish Hydro will see their bills go up by around 8.2% from mid-November.

VIDEO: SSE to raise energy prices by 8.2%

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Around 10m customers with Southern Electric, Swalec, and Scottish Hydro will see their bills go up by around 8.2% from mid-November.

Hedge funds profit in Greek opportunities

RSS icon01:28pm 10 October 2013

Once accused of exacerbating the country’s crisis, hedge funds are now among the most bullish and important players in the Greek market

Hedge funds profit from Greek opportunity

RSS icon01:28pm 10 October 2013

Once accused of exacerbating the country’s crisis, hedge funds are now among the most bullish and important players in the Greek market

Opec oil output at lowest in two years

RSS icon01:22pm 10 October 2013

Output fell 400,000 b/d from August levels to 30.05m as disruptions in Nigeria, Libya and Iraq put pressure on Saudi Arabia to pump more crude

China overtakes US on oil imports

RSS icon01:15pm 10 October 2013

China overtakes the US to become the biggest importer of oil in the world, US government data shows.

China overtakes US on oil imports

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China overtakes the US to become the biggest importer of oil in the world, US government data shows.

Ofcom price hike alarms mobile firms

RSS icon12:54pm 10 October 2013

Mobile networks left "disappointed" as Ofcom proposes quadrupled licence fees, leading to concerns the cost may be passed on to consumers.

Ofcom price hike alarms mobile firms

RSS icon12:54pm 10 October 2013

Mobile networks left "disappointed" as Ofcom proposes quadrupled licence fees, leading to concerns the cost may be passed on to consumers.

UK interest rates held at 0.5%

RSS icon12:25pm 10 October 2013

The Bank of England decides to keep interest rates at a record 0.5% low and makes no change to its monetary stimulus.

UK interest rates held at 0.5%

RSS icon12:25pm 10 October 2013

The Bank of England decides to keep interest rates at a record 0.5% low and makes no change to its monetary stimulus.

SSE to raise energy prices by 8.2%

RSS icon12:09pm 10 October 2013

SSE customers will see an average 8.2% rise in gas and electricity prices from 15 November, the company has announced.

Burma grapples with power supply issues

RSS icon12:01pm 10 October 2013

Burma's power supply problems hurt growth

Savings slump for pre-retirees, Aviva finds

RSS icon12:00pm 10 October 2013

Four out of ten people aged between 55 and 64 saved nothing during the past year as the cost of living continued to rise, according to a report by insurers Aviva.

VIDEO: Do premium rates deter complaints?

RSS icon11:47am 10 October 2013

Consumer group Which? is calling for travel and insurance firms to be included in new government rules clamping down on premium rate phone lines.

VIDEO: Do premium rates deter complaints?

RSS icon11:47am 10 October 2013

Consumer group Which? is calling for travel and insurance firms to be included in new government rules clamping down on premium rate phone lines.

Growth forecasts weigh on Canadian dollar

RSS icon11:47am 10 October 2013

The loonie – like the Australian dollar – continues to harbour commodity currency characteristics and so is sensitive to perceptions of global growth

Sunday v Dimanche

RSS icon11:41am 10 October 2013

Should France follow the UK on Sunday trading?

Sunday v Dimanche

RSS icon11:41am 10 October 2013

Should France follow the UK on Sunday trading?

China is the biggest danger to EM rally

RSS icon11:22am 10 October 2013

US rate increases will impact on emerging markets but they face another risk that they have not had to contend with before: slowing growth in China

AUDIO: Why are UK workers so unhappy?

RSS icon11:09am 10 October 2013

Randstad Chief Executive Mark Bull looks at why workers in the UK are unhappier than their peers in countries overseas.