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MPs Urged To Back 'Robin Hood' Bank Tax

MPs Urged To Back 'Robin Hood' Bank Tax

SkyNews - 53 mins ago

Politicians are being urged to back a "Robin Hood tax" on banks to raise billions of pounds to fight poverty, protect public services and fight climate change. More »

  • Steel giant ArcelorMittal posts profit despite crisis

    Steel giant ArcelorMittal posts profit despite crisis

    AFP - 1 hour 5 mins ago

    PARIS (AFP) - ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steelmaker, reported on Wednesday a modest profit for 2009, beating analyst expectations that it would make a net loss because of the sharp fall in prices for metals. More »

  • Private Tyler Shiroda from 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, C Company of the British Army stood on "top cover" of an armoured vehicle travelling in Lashkar Gah, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Baris Atayman

    MPs urge against defence budget cuts 

    Reuters - 1 hour 55 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - The next government should not commit to an ambitious deficit reduction plan until it has assessed the nation's future defence needs, MPs said Wednesday. More »

  • Smurfit Kappa Q4 profit falls less than expected

    Reuters - 1 hour 57 mins ago

    DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish packaging maker Smurfit Kappa Group Plc posted better than expected 5 percent drop in fourth-quarter core profit on Wednesday and said it expected to deliver meaningful profit growth in 2010. More »

  • MPs urged to back "Robin Hood tax" on banks

    MPs urged to back "Robin Hood tax" on banks

    ITN - 2 hours 3 mins ago

    Charities, campaign groups and unions have called on politicians to back a "Robin Hood tax" on banks' financial transactions More »

  • A man walks into the head offices of BHP Billiton in central Melbourne July 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

    BHP beats forecasts, cautious on China 

    Reuters - 2 hours 56 mins ago

    MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Top global miner BHP Billiton signalled caution over a sustained global recovery and held off from a share buyback after reporting its weakest first-half profit in four years. More »

  • Private Tyler Shiroda from 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, C Company of the British Army stood on "top cover" of an armoured vehicle travelling in Lashkar Gah, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Baris Atayman

    Defence must avoid axe in budget cuts - MPs 

    Reuters - 3 hours 14 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - The next government should not commit to an ambitious deficit reduction plan until it has assessed the nation's future defence needs, MPs said Wednesday. More »

  • A man walks into the head offices of BHP Billiton in central Melbourne July 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

    BHP cautious on China demand 

    Reuters - 3 hours 50 mins ago

    MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Top global miner BHP Billiton signalled caution over a sustained global recovery and held off from a share buyback after reporting its weakest first-half profit in four years. More »

  • A plaque depicting Britannia is seen on the outside of the Bank of England in the City of London February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville

    Bank to cut growth, raise inflation forecasts

    Reuters - 4 hours 2 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will almost certainly revise down its growth forecasts for this year while ramping up its inflation profile when it unveils its quarterly Inflation Report on Wednesday, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. More »

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