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Citywire News
- Online banking fraud up by 14% amid wave of 'phishing' attacks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:01:33 GMT
Online banking fraud rose by 14% to £60m in 2009, while card fraud dropped for the first time in three years.
- Ten years after the tech bubble burst, the sector now looks cheap
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:57 GMT
Tech is still only trading on a multiple of 1.1x the market - despite an anticipated MA boom as the new cycle of technology kicks in.
- The economy is not yet out of danger, Gordon Brown warns
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:49:21 GMT
You can trust me, prime minister says, as he unveils a pay freeze for doctors, dentists, and hospital consultants.
- Weak manufacturing data throws doubt on pace of the recovery
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:26:40 GMT
A shock fall in manufacturing data put yet more pressure on the pound.
- Consumer groups attack delay to reform of PPI market
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:36:31 GMT
Consumer bodies urge Financial Services Authority to push ahead with reform of PPI after it announces a further six week consultation period.
BBC Business News
- Economic storm not over, says PM
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:57:12 GMT
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
- Airlines offer slots in EU probe
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:30:27 GMT
BA, American Airlines and Iberia offer to give up take off and landing slots in London and New York, say EU watchdogs.
- BA strike action talks under way
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:18:36 GMT
Talks aimed at averting strike action by BA cabin crew are continuing at the TUC, after a deadline was extended.
- Top public servants' pay frozen
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:59:05 GMT
Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges and NHS managers, will have their pay frozen next year.
- Cardiff given tax bill deadline
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:57:52 GMT
Cardiff City are given eight more weeks by the High Court to settle an outstanding tax bill.
BBC News
- Kidnap boy's father defies police
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:06:49 GMT
The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has returned home against police wishes, the BBC learns.
- Spanish hostage in Africa freed
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:59:48 GMT
A Spanish woman aid worker kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, the Spanish government says.
- Economic storm not over, says PM
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:57:12 GMT
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
- Biden steps up pressure on Israel
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:46:40 GMT
The US Vice-President meets the Palestinian leadership, after Israeli plans for more homes in East Jerusalem are announced.
- Iran attacks US over Afghanistan
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:33:44 GMT
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.
