Archive for September 19th, 2006

Brown gives nod to UK rate increases

September 19, 2006
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Brown gives nod to UK rate increases

Giving his strongest nod to the Bank of England this week, Gordon Brown told the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the Bank of England must keep inflation in check as Britain’s economy continues to grow. The IMF’s new forecast for UK growth was 2.7 per cent, he added. Asked how...
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As BP tries to clean up its act – prices go up

September 19, 2006
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As BP tries to clean up its act – prices go up

We have noted that BP seems to be either unlucky or negligently careless over the last few years. While re-branding itself BP instead of British Petroleum, replacing the Viking shield with a Daisy and placing wind generators in its garages may have worked wonders for the ‘green’ image it likes to portray, it seems...
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Can Sony stop the rot?

September 19, 2006
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Can Sony stop the rot?

At the end of August Sony went to great pains to assure the markets that it was working closely with notebook manufacturers and that there would be no further recalls required. The recall of 4.1 million Dell and then 1.8 million Apple notebooks was that end of it we were assured. Despite incurring estimated...
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