Financial News
House price balance records surprise fall
Tue, Mar 9th, 2010 09:12
LONDON (Reuters) - House prices grew last month at their slowest pace since August after the amount of new property coming on to the market grew faster than the number of new buyers, a survey indicated on Tuesday.
Firms to maintain pace of hiring
Tue, Mar 9th, 2010 08:25
LONDON (Reuters) - A slim majority of firms plan to keep hiring staff in the next three months, but no more than in the first quarter of 2010, suggesting they remain wary about recovery prospects, according to recruiters Manpower.
MPs criticise poor performance at the Revenue
Tue, Mar 9th, 2010 08:19
LONDON (Reuters) - The cross-party Treasury Committee launched a scathing attack on the government's revenue collecting department on Tuesday, saying low morale and poor leadership was affecting performance.
Iceland seeks swift new Anglo-Dutch debt accord
Mon, Mar 8th, 2010 09:19
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's government pledged on Sunday to restart talks and swiftly reach a new debt accord with Britain and Netherlands, a day after Icelanders crushed in a referendum the previous $5 billion (3 billion pound) "Icesave" deal.
Icesave talks collapse ahead of referendum
Fri, Mar 5th, 2010 14:09
AMSTERDAM/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Iceland walked away from talks on Friday with the Netherlands and Britain over debts related to the 2008 collapse of its banking system, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
