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Eastern European Migrants 'Shun' Recession-Struck Britain

As the prospect of life in recession-struck Britain becomes far less lucrative, the number of Eastern European migrants moving to the UK has dropped [...] read more »
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Good Time For Canadians and Americans To Buy UK Dividend Stocks For Income on the Cheap

The FTSE 100 – the index of the top 100 companies in Britain – pays a higher average dividend yield than most of the world’s major markets, even afte[...] read more »
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Government May Force Ex-Bank Chief to Surrender a Chunk of His $23 Million Pension Pot

Ex-RBS Chief Executive Sir Fred Goodwin may be forced to surrender at least some of his £650,000 a year-lifelong pension entitlement after RBS made t[...] read more »
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Pensioner Gang' Convicted of $7 million Fake Bank Note Scam

Eight members of a gang, consisting largely of pensioners, have been convicted of one of Britain's biggest counterfeit bank note scams. read more »
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Young? Can’t afford a house? You’re getting shafted by the government

Government measures to support the housing market are unfair. They are designed to support bubble valuations at the expense of the younger generation[...] read more »
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Canada, U.K. differ over bank tax

Prime Minister Stephen Harper appears to have suffered a setback in his efforts to avoid the implementation of a global bank tax. Harper has repeate[...] read more »
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British VAT cut is not enough to save the High Street

Leading retailers fear the VAT cut will be too little to save the British high street as the latest figures show "unprecedented" sales are failing [...] read more »
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Beat the market by following director share buying

New academic research suggests it might be well worth watching what company directors are buying more closely. read more »
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Oil imports push up UK trade deficit

Britain’s trade deficit widened in June but remains on a declining trend, as the weaker pound encourages exports and deters imports. read more »
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Top UK Dividend Stocks For Building International Income

7 of the highest-yielding UK stocks right now from a Brit's perspective. Do your own research, though! read more »
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UK debt rises to £799 billion or £13,000 per person

If you were hoping that Britain’s financial situation was getting better, you’re about to be sorely disappointed. Official figures have shown that UK[...] read more »
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Warning: The pre-budget report means more pain to come, for little gain today

Taxes and long-term interest rates will rise as a result of the pre-budget report in the UK. The rational thing to do is ignore the VAT cuts and save[...] read more »
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Construction orders rise 18% in second quarter

British construction orders rose 18 per cent in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the previous three months, although they were still down 21 [...] read more »
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UK: 40% worry about debt

According to R3, the UK's Association of Business Recovery Professionals: 40% of people have worries over their debts. read more »
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UK: Spending power improves in Q2

A report from Lloyds TSB on UK consumer spending power indicates that household finances improved in Q2 in the UK. read more »
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