The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) revenue for the period January – November 2008 advanced marginally by 0.8% Year-on-Year to EUR 1.8 bln. The marginal improvement is mainly attributed to the higher revenues
British labour restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian workers will remain in place, the government announced on Thursday. The economic downturn meant British workers' jobs had to be protected first, it said. "It
The dollar and sterling fell sharply on Thursday, boosting the euro broadly as this week's aggressive U.S. rate cuts prompted speculation for deep rate cuts in Britain, while oil's tumble weighed on
Greek marchers hurled firebombs and stones at police outside parliament on Thursday while unions grounded flights and shut down public offices in a 13th day of anti-government protests since police shot dead
The IMF cautiously forecast a U.S. recovery by early 2010 and a British central banker said on Thursday UK interest rates could hit zero, a level Japan's are forecast to drop closer
The U.S. dollar hit 2-1/2-month lows against the euro on Thursday, with investors deterred by the world's lowest interest rates, while oil prices remained near 4-year lows below $40 a barrel despite
British retail sales rose unexpectedly in November but the public finances deteriorated sharply with government borrowing rising to a record monthly high, official data showed on Thursday. The Office for National Statistics
European shares dipped in choppy early trade on Thursday as oil stayed near the $40-a-barrel mark, hurting energy shares and pushing investors to seek the relative safety of drugmakers. By 0942 GMT,
Stock futures for the Dow Jones industrial average are up 0.6 percent and for the S&P 500 up 0.3 percent; Nasdaq 100 futures indicated down 1 percent. Highlights: * On the company
Nearly 18 percent of households in the United States have no traditional telephone and rely on wireless services only, which is up several percentage points from a year earlier, the government said
