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241. Royal Bank of Scotland profit up 14 percent
Royal Bank of Scotland on Thursday narrowly beat analysts' expectations with a 14 percent rise in 2006 underlying profit, and said it would raise its full year dividend by 25 percent.
01 Mar 2007
242. Miners drag European stocks lower
European stocks took a tumble in early Tuesday trade, pulled lower by heavyweight miners and banking shares, amid a flurry of corporate earnings.
27 Feb 2007
243. Sberbank becomes darling of global fund managers
Russia's top bank Sberbank has shot to top place in emerging market fund portfolios after an $8.8 billion (4.5 billion pound) rights issue, unseating oil stocks whose fortunes are sagging with falling crude prices.
23 Feb 2007
244. Bank voted 7 to 2 for steady rates
Two members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee opposed this month's decision to leave interest rates steady, preferring an immediate quarter point increase.
21 Feb 2007
245. Bank set to leave interest rates on hold
The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at 5.25 percent this week after last month's surprise rise, but borrowing costs could rise later in the year as policymakers try to control price pressures.
05 Feb 2007
246. What the Bank has to weigh up next week
The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at 5.25 percent next week after last month's surprise rise, but borrowing costs could rise later in the year as policymakers try to control price pressures.
03 Feb 2007
247. BoE's Besley says eyeing inflationary pressures: FT
Bank of England policymaker Timothy Besley said he was concerned inflation would not fall as quickly as the central bank would like, speaking in an interview with the Financial Times published on Thursday.
01 Feb 2007
248. Nasdaq mulls working with rival platform: papers
The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. would consider working with a group of investment banks behind a rival trading platform if its bid for the London Stock Exchange fails, Chief Executive Bob Greifeld told three newspapers.
01 Feb 2007
249. EU probe seeks antitrust action on payment cards
The European Union's 500 million consumers are getting a raw deal from banks and card companies, according to an investigation by the bloc's executive body that recommends antitrust action to cut prices.
30 Jan 2007
250. Inflation still a major global risk: ECB's Trichet
Inflation is still a major global risk and central banks around the world must remain "very, very alert" on price risks, European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet said on Saturday.
27 Jan 2007
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