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US stocks end higher
19.06.2008 17:29
breakingnews.ie
US stocks ended a back-and-forth session with a modest advance today as a sharp drop in oil prices helped counter renewed concerns about the strength of the economy.
Ireland
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FBI: €1bn lost in US mortgage fraud
19.06.2008 17:29
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More than 400 estate agents have been charged since March, including dozens over the past two days, in a crackdown on incidents of US mortgage fraud that stem from America’s housing crisis, the Deputy Attorney General said today.
Ireland
Small Business
ISEQ rallies to gain some lost ground
19.06.2008 13:28
breakingnews.ie
The ISEQ index of Irish shares was down this morning following a mixed on the exchange for the financial institutions.
Ireland
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Housing slump hits FTSE
19.06.2008 13:28
breakingnews.ie
A rare dose of good news from the high street failed to cheer investors today as more housing market woes dragged the London market into the red.
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Kerkorian ups stake in Ford to 6.49%
19.06.2008 12:34
freep.com
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp. reports it has increased its ownership stake in Ford Motor Co. to 6.49% from 5.5%. Tracinda says today in a filling with the SEC that it now owns 140.8 million shares in the automaker.
USA
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Almost half of GM departures from Mich.
19.06.2008 12:34
freep.com
General Motors Corp. will pay 18,657 workers — about half of them from Michigan facilities — buyout and retirement incentives to leave its workforce, the company announced today.
USA
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SUSAN TOMPOR: Seniors, disabled vets: Stimulus checks await you
19.06.2008 12:34
freep.com
So far this summer, about 154,000 low-income seniors and disabled veterans in Michigan won't be seeing the stimulus checks they deserve simply because they didn't file the proper paperwork.
USA
Small Business
28 charged in mortgage-fraud sting
19.06.2008 12:34
freep.com
The U.S. Attorney's office announced today a crackdown on mortgage fraud and separately the indictment of six people in a gun-smuggling ring.
USA
Small Business
Surevey reveals Dublin citizens 'pay more'
19.06.2008 11:29
breakingnews.ie
Well-groomed Dubliners pay a hair-raising barbers bill compared to their country cousins while daily staples like bread and milk are cheaper in the capital, a new price survey revealed today.
Ireland
Small Business
US: First Finance Execs arrested over sub-prime fiasco
19.06.2008 10:33
breakingnews.ie
Two hedge fund managers today became the first financial executives to be arrested over the US sub-prime mortgage scandal.
Ireland
Small Business
UK: House prices 'set to plunge by 9%'
19.06.2008 09:35
breakingnews.ie
Halifax Bank of Scotland spread more gloom in the banking sector today as it revealed £1bn (€1.3bn) in write-downs and warned that house prices could now fall 9% this year.
Ireland
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Banking stocks under FTSE pressure
19.06.2008 08:31
breakingnews.ie
Banking stocks came under further pressure on the London market today as Halifax Bank of Scotland revealed £1bn (€1.3bn) in writedowns and predicted a 9% fall in house prices.
Ireland
Small Business
Bank shares take further hit on ISEQ
19.06.2008 06:32
breakingnews.ie
Share values on the Irish Stock Exchange have fallen again this morning, with the banks amongst the hardest hit.
Ireland
Small Business
Tobacco company Imperial to close cigar factory
19.06.2008 06:32
breakingnews.ie
Imperial Tobacco announced plans today to close its cigar factory in Bristol, England and cut 285 jobs from its UK business.
Ireland
Small Business
O2 cuts roaming rates for text by 25%
19.06.2008 06:32
breakingnews.ie
O2 Ireland today announced a 25% reduction in the price that prepay customers will pay to send text messages while travelling in the EU.
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