Finance News – Page 260
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NewsPidgley calls on Brown to ‘do something positive’
Berkeley boss predicts Lehman collapse will hit buyer confidence and calls for interest rate cut
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Carillion tops leader board with 2012 media centre win
Business barometer — £350m Olympic job was one of 36 deals secured by contractor in August
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NewsIndustry braces itself against shock wave as bombshells hit financial system
Turmoil on Wall Street and run on HBOS set to hit UK construction market
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NewsWYG asking price ‘too high’
Lawrie Haynes, chief executive of White Young Green, has hinted that last month’s takeover talks failed because the bidder for the group failed to meet his asking price
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UK brick production hits ‘catastrophic’ low
Brick production in the UK is likely to sink below 2 billion bricks this year for what is believed to be the first time since the forties.
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NewsSources claim Barratt is safe from breaching covenants
Housebuilder said to be 'comfortable' with new deal despite City speculation
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NewsSir Bob Kerslake: HBOS deal could hit mortgage lending
Head of housing superquango talks of 'critical role' HBOS has in UK housing industry
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Middle East housing boom quadruples turnover at Panceltica
Steel specialist benefits from huge demand for housing as turnover reaches $156.3m
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NewsBank of England joins £100bn move to prop up money markets
Central banks including US Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan act to inject liquidity into international markets
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NewsCity dismisses Redrow buyout rumour
Prospect of housebuilder being sold to rival is ruled out despite recent surge in its share price
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NewsKier's profit slumps 18%
Contractor suffers after land writedowns and restructuring cost more than £40m
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NewsLloyds TSB seals £12bn rescue deal with HBOS
Government pledges to ensure that UK competition law does not block merger
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NewsBank of England extends scheme to boost mortgage lending
Lenders welcome decision to continue special liquidity scheme to January
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NewsExperts predict more pain for construction industry
Economists and industry leaders in gloomy mood at Building's Future Forecasting seminar
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NewsInsurer AIG saved in $85bn rescue deal
US Federal Reserve agrees two-year loan in return for 80% equity stake
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NewsHBOS confirms merger talks with Lloyds TSB
UK lending giant confirms rescue rumours in statement to stock exchange following volatile share trading
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NewsBarclays retrieves £1bn chunk of Lehman Bros
Deal to buy large part of firm out of bankruptcy makes UK bank a Wall Street giant
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NewsGlobal market turmoil could burst Dubai property bubble
Real estate giants in Middle East see shares plunge after Lehman Bros collapse
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NewsCredit crunch ignites boom in construction fraud
Average building firm's loss to fraud rose 69% last year, says new report
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Asian markets dive after US bank collapse
Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy sends shares plunging in Japan and Hong Kong but Europe and US stocks hit less than expected