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  • SSE to build multifuel power plant in West Yorkshire

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    SSE, the power company formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy, has entered into a 50:50 joint venture to develop a new 300m-pound multifuel power plant at its Ferrybridge site in West Yorkshire.

  • Should the next generation bother to buy a property?

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    There seems to be a given rule that we all have to own some property, and that's what we 'should do', and invest in good solid bricks and mortar. Surely it is usual for us in Britain, after all 'an Englishman's home is his castle' - although I have never been convinced by that argument in my area of London. If that were true then they are pretty useless castles given the number of burglaries.

  • SSE to build multifuel power plant in West Yorkshire

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    SSE, the power company formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy, has entered into a 50:50 joint venture to develop a new 300m-pound multifuel power plant at its Ferrybridge site in West Yorkshire.

  • London midday: Stocks flat after mixed macro data

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    - Chinese, UK PMIs beat expectations in March - Eurozone PMI disappoints, jobless rate on the up - RBS to dish out dosh to preference shareholders

  • SSE to build multifuel power plant in West Yorkshire

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    SSE, the power company formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy, has entered into a 50:50 joint venture to develop a new 300m-pound multifuel power plant at its Ferrybridge site in West Yorkshire.

  • London open: Stocks rise after upbeat China data

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    - Miners wanted after Chinese PMI reaches 11-month high - RBS to dish out dosh to preference shareholders - LSE acquisition of LCH.Clearnet passes milestone

  • Broker tips: Randgold, KCOM, 888

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    Nomura downgraded its rating for gold miner Randgold Resources from buy to neutral late on Friday night on the back of concerns over the socio-political situation in Mali.

  • IAG receives EC approval for BMI acquisition

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    The European Commission granted International Airlines Group (IAG) the authorisation needed to acquire British Midland Limited (BMI) from Lufthansa, adding that competition concerns were addressed by conditions that were part of the deal.

  • RBS to dish out dosh to preference shareholders

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    State-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is looking to resume dividend payments to holders of its preference shareholders to signal its progress on the road to financial stability.

  • UK manufacturing bucks Europe decline

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    March rounded off a positive start to 2012 for UK manufacturing, with output and new orders expanding

  • London open: Stocks rise after upbeat China data

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    - Miners wanted after Chinese PMI reaches 11-month high - RBS to dish out dosh to preference shareholders - LSE acquisition of LCH.Clearnet passes milestone

  • Game-on for GAME rescue

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    Turnaround specialist Opcapita has put its hand in its pocket to rescue computer game retailer GAME Group.

  • Airline CEOs slam Treasury on air tax rise

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    Leaders of the UK's biggest airlines have called on the Chancellor to review the impact of Air Passenger Duty (APD) after it was hiked yesterday.

  • Galliford Try to get going in Gateshead

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    House building and construction group Galliford Try has reached financial close on the Gateshead regeneration programme, for which it was named preferred bidder a year ago.

  • KCom tops up pension pot

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    Hull-based telecoms firm KCom is following in the foot-steps of its bigger rival, BT, and bringing forward planned payments to its defined benefit pension schemes.

  • New CEO starts at Land Securities

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    Robert Noel has formally taken over as Group Chief Executive at Land Securities, the largest Real Estate Investment Trust in the UK.

  • Glaxo hails 'important milestone' for HIV drug

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline has reported positive results from an initial study into its development of a drug for HIV treatment.

  • Commodities: Oil stabilises as US presses on with Iran sanctions

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    Having hit a six-week low on Thursday, the price of crude oil rebounded a little on Friday, capping a quarter in which the most actively traded futures contract for the black stuff rose by 4.2%.

  • FX round-up: Euro rises as Eurogroup approves firewall

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    The euro made headway against the dollar on Friday after the 17 finance ministers of the Eurozone, which form the so-called Eurogroup, agreed to boost the region's firewall to at least 700bn euros.

  • Monday newspaper round-up: RBS, LTROs, Indian tax law...

    Monday 02 Apr 2012

    "RBS is working on plans to 'turn the tap back on' for a 350m-400m pounds dividend payment to preference shareholders as the bank addresses a clutch of hurdles in its quest to privatise the Government’s 82 per cent stake. 'Paying a dividend is good market behaviour and is an important signal to debt holders and equity holders,' said a source, who added that no final decision had yet been made,"

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