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