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Biodel Shares Dive As Diabetes Study Disappoints - Reuters Uk
london (reuters) - biodel (biod.o: quote , profile , research ) shares plunged nearly 70 percent on monday after a phase iii clinical trial cast doubt about its diabetes drug viaject. a study of people with type 2 diabetes met a phase iii trial goal ...
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New York Has Narrowly Beaten London In The Inaugural World Economic Forum's Financial Development Index, Boosting The ...
new york has narrowly beaten london in the inaugural world economic forum's financial development index, boosting the uk capital's attempts to rival new york as a financial centre despite short term concerns over financial stability.
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London Dining Out 'still Popular'
restaurant-goers in london eat out as much as they did in 2006 despite the rising cost of meals, a survey finds.
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Phase Forward To Participate In World Drug Safety Congress Europe - Msn Moneycentral
phase forward pfwd , a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, will participate in the 2 nd annual world drug safety congress europe, to be held september 16-19 at the hilton london paddington in london, u.k ...
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Lower Oil Price Lifts European Stocks - International Herald Tribune
london : european stocks rose tuesday, extending the dow jones stoxx 600 index's biggest rally since march, as lower oil prices lifted consumer companies. u.s. index futures advanced, while asian shares declined. ryanair holdings, carnival and ...
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New Year For London Begins Now
for me, the beginning of a new year in london is not jan. 1, but sept.1, when the downtown is flooded with students, shine-o-rama is in full swing, western fair is on, and the london knights are back in town.
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Boe: Uk Mortgage Interest Rates Fell In Aug
london -(dow jones)- interest rates charged by mortgage lenders in the u.k. fell in august, figures released tuesday by the bank of england showed. the average rate on a two-year fixed-rate mortgage for 75% of the value of the property on which it's secured fell to 6.08% from 6.35% in july.
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Nigeria's Intercontinental Bank Opens London Office - Yahoo Finance
lagos, nigeria, september 9 /prnewswire/ -- intercontinental bank plc, one of nigeria's most prominent financial institutions, today announced the official opening of its first european subsidiary -- intercontinental bank (uk) plc -- located in ...
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Aussie Home, Auto Lenders To Hold Uk Conference - Cnbc
sydney, sept 9 (reuters) - a group of australian mortgage lenders and auto-loan companies will hold a one-day conference in london on sept 15 to update investors on their businesses, two market sources said. the group, which includes members equity ...
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Oil Falls Below $106 In Asia As Ike Weakens
oil prices fell below $106 a barrel tuesday in asia on expectations a weakening hurricane ike may not disrupt gulf of mexico drilling and refining operations.
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London Stock Exchange Crippled By System Outage
london (reuters) - the london stock exchange (lse.l) suffered its worst systems failure in eight years on monday, forcing the world's third largest share market to suspend trading for about seven hours and infuriating its users.
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Lme Copper Slides 1 Pct, Shanghai Rises To Premium - Forbes
singapore, sept 9 (reuters) - lme copper prices fell about 1 percent on tuesday to their lowest level since january as investors fled commodities for the dollar, while shanghai prices rose to their first premium over london futures since january ...
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U.k. House Prices Fall As Sales Drop To Record Low (update1) - Bloomberg
sept. 9 (bloomberg) -- u.k. house prices dropped in august as the squeeze on mortgage lending pushed down sales to a record low, the royal institution of chartered surveyors said. the number of real-estate agents and surveyors saying prices fell ...
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Uk Retail Sales Fall 1 Pc In August Vs. Year Ago
retail sales in the united kingdom were down 1 percent in august compared to a year earlier, continuing a run of disappointing results, the british retail consortium said tuesday.
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London Dining Out 'still Popular'
restaurant-goers in london eat out as much as they did two years ago despite the rising cost of meals, a survey finds.
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Number Of Rentals 'soars By 20%' - Msn Uk News
the number of people renting a home has soared by nearly 20% during the past three months as the housing market turmoil puts people off buying a property, a survey shows. around 64% of letting agents outside of london said demand for rental property ...
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Thestar.com | Business | Glitch Shuts Down Trading in London - Toronto Star
london–the london stock exchange suffered its worst systems failure in eight years yesterday, forcing the world's third largest share market to suspend trading for about seven hours and infuriating its users. the problem occurred on what could have ...
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London & Capital Hits Back At Ima
wealth manager london & capital has hit back at yesterday’s statement from the investment management association on structured products. ...
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Outage Cripples London Stock Exchange
the london stock exchange suffered its worst systems failure in eight years on monday, forcing the world's third largest share market to suspend trading for most of the day and infuriating its users.
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European Shares Seen Mixed After Strong Rally - Cnbc
european shares were seen mixed on tuesday after the monday's strong rally, as renewed economic worries offset the positive impact of lower oil prices and a weakening euro. financial bookmakers, or spread betters, in london expected britain's ftse ...
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