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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-01-14 15:31 GMT: Stocks rally on robust IBM results

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-01-14 15:33 GMT: Stocks rally on robust IBM reports

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-01-14 16:33 GMT: Stocks rally on robust IBM results

This is Money14 January 2008 Guide | Calculate | Blog I have £10,000 to invest and am thinking of buy-to-let, but warnings of a property crash are putting me off. Is it too late to invest in property? JD, Essex WANT TO KNOW MORE? Will there be a house price crash? Flood of new-build flats hits buy-to-let Ten tips for buy-to-let Take the buy-to-let test OTHER STORIES Is the Marks & Spencer comeback over? Financial predictions: 2008 City experts: Financ ...

Reuters14 January 2008, 11:37am Reader comments (1) | Data Gold soared past the $900-an-ounce mark today as turmoil in financial markets, expectations of US rate cuts and a weak dollar helped raise the metal's safe-haven appeal. WANT TO KNOW MORE? How to invest in the new gold rush Market data: Gold prices OTHER STORIES Rock investors to fight state takeover Market report: Monday ...

Evening Standard14 January 2008, 4:14pm A new green 'baby' Land Rover was being unveiled today. The concept design for the LRX 4x4 has a diesel/electric hybrid engine to cut fuel use and an electric-powered rear axle for off-road capability. WANT TO KNOW MORE? Analysis: Bankers turn East for takeover deals OTHER STORIES House prices rise at lowest rate in a year Bank cha ...

Evening Standard14 January 2008, 12:04pm A stockbroking firm based in the heart of the City has been fined £250,000 for selling risky shares to elderly and inexperienced investors using a range of high-pressure techniques in one of the worst cases the regulator has ever seen. WANT TO KNOW MORE? Guide: Boiler room scams and shares rip-offs Archive: Ace investigator Tony Hetheringto ...

Evening Standard14 January 2008, 4:05pm Microsoft is facing yet more potentially expensive investigations by EU regulators over alleged anti-competitive behaviour in the way it builds its Windows operating system. OTHER STORIES Rock investors to fight state takeover Market report: Monday latest Sunday newspaper share tips Boiler wars as energy technology heats up Hard-sell stockb ...

Evening Standard14 January 2008, 4:22pm Boiler wars are set to break out in the household heating market after the country's two leading energy supply companies backed different state-of-the-art home power technologies. WANT TO KNOW MORE? Fuel bills update: Should you switch? Centrica set to drive up energy bills OTHER STORIES Rock investors to fight state takeover Market re ...

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading European shares traded flat midday amid indications of a lacklustre open for Wall Street, with Suez a notable decliner after Credit Agricole sold its stake in the utility. At 12.18 pm, the Dow Jones STOXX 50 Index was down 3.18 points, or 0.1 pct, at 3,536.02 while the DJ STOXX 600 Index ticked up 0.18 point, or 0.1 pct, to 343.87. In the US, Wall Street is l ...