Darling on course to beat deficit forecast
Britain’s public finances were in a better state than expected in February, making it highly likely the country’s annual deficit will be far less than forecasts of a mighty £178bn. Public Sector Net Borrowing of £12.36bn was less than the £14.75bn predicted, but still the highest figure for the month since records began. Total borrowing for the current tax year is £131.9bn...
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Tullett Prebon gets the verdict in poachin...
Thursday 18 Mar 2010
A judge has ruled that BGC Partners was part of an unlawful conspiracy to poach senior staff at inter-dealer broker Tullett Prebon last year.
Mr Justice Jack agreed there had been a conspiracy between BGC, the broker's President Shaun Lynn and former senior Tullett executive Tony Verrier to steal Tullett workers. Read more...
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Small Cap Focus: Oil services set to recover
Thursday 18 Mar 2010
Oil services companies had a tough 2009 but the outlook for 2010 is better. Read more
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