FT.com / Lex / Macroeconomics & markets – Singapore GDP. After an annualised quarter-on-quarter contraction of 13 per cent in the first three months last
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Government debt: Judging the judges | Business | The Guardian . The right wing commentators don’t like the Guardian’s editorial. Which probably means it is
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Our pension funds still invest 60% or more of their funds in shares. This is now utterly illogical. This summary, from the FT, shows overall
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Ken Clarke hints at Tory tax rises | Politics | guardian.co.uk . Taxes could rise if the Conservatives win this year’s election, the shadow business
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A commentator on this blog has criticised me for suggesting that aspiration cannot change outcomes in society. He says, in response to my blog on
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Guido Fawkes has commented on this blog this morning, saying: “If the Tories get in business will be decimated.” Crass and ridiculous. Labour is crushing
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FT.com / Companies / Industrial Goods – Clansman’s staff take co-operative approach. A thriving engineering company, Clansman Dynamics, is the latest Scottish venture to become
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FT.com / US / Economy & Fed – Fed chief calls for tougher regulation. Ben Bernanke has called for reform of financial regulation, arguing on
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FT Alphaville ¬ª Goldman ‘may leave London’. Another misleading FT story. The reality is they are ‘looking at’ some departments relocating according to the Telegraph.
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