Press round-up from ShareCast
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Friday's newspaper round-up: BoE, banks, Sainsbury
05 Dec, 2008 06:33
The Bank of England is working on radical plans to inject cash directly into the economy - the nuclear option to be used only when interest rates approach zero, reports… -
Thursday's newspaper round-up: Interest rates, BA, ITV
04 Dec, 2008 06:57
A string of weak economic data released this week has pushed City analysts to near-universal expectation that the Bank of England will cut interest rates by at least 1 percentage… -
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Resolution, BA, 3i
03 Dec, 2008 06:15
Clive Cowdery, the insurance entrepreneur, has secured commitments from investors of just over £500m for a new vehicle to consolidate the hard-hit financial services sector, at the lower end of… -
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Tesco, New Star, Woolworths
02 Dec, 2008 06:12
Tesco's customers are defecting to its rivals Asda and Wm Morrison at record rates, The Times has learnt. -
Monday newspaper round-up: Royal Bank of Scotland, LSE, Woolworths
01 Dec, 2008 06:55
The political and public campaign to force Britain's banks to do more to help customers weather the economic downturn will gain impetus on Monday with a promise from Royal Bank… -
Sunday newspaper round-up: Microsoft, Woolworths, Tesco
30 Nov, 2008 11:24
Software giant Microsoft is in talks to acquire Yahoo's online search business for $20bn. The proposal forms the centrepiece of a complex transaction that would see Microsoft support a new…
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