Britain's top share index was flat in early trade on Friday, with weakness in banking issues and energy stocks balanced by a recovery from miners and strength in heavyweight Vodafone. By 0925 GMT, the FTSE 100 index was up 1.52 points at 5,336.62, having fallen 1.7 percent in the previous session, taking its weekly decline
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Stock index futures indicated that Wall Street may open higher on Friday, regaining a little of the ground lost in the previous session, when they fell heavily after President Barack Obama outlined plans for tougher banking regulations. At 4:14 a.m. EST, futures for the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq were up between 0.2 and
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British retail sales volumes rose by much less than expected in December as a large rise in prices deterred shoppers from splashing out over Christmas, official data showed on Friday. The Office for National Statistics said retail sales volumes rose 0.3 percent last month, less than a third of the 1.1 percent rise analysts had
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Google Inc was among the first technology companies to shake off the recession last year, but the Internet giant's fourth-quarter report could not satisfy investors' increasing demand for stronger growth. Shares of Google fell about 4 percent after the leading Internet search provider posted a higher-than-expected profit but its revenue growth lagged some of Wall
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Sony Ericsson reported progress in its turnaround plan on Friday as losses met expectations, but the mobile phone venture offered a cautious view on 2010 market conditions. Handset makers and chip firms globally had a grim time through 2009 as the global downturn made consumers hold back on buying new gadgets. Sony Ericsson has also
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The industrial turnover Index in Cyprus reached 126.3 (base 2005=100) in October, recording a decrease of 14.4% compared to October 2008. For manufacturing, the index for October 2009 reached 118.2, recording a decrease of 15.8% compared to October 2008. In the same month, total industrial production fell by 8.0% compared with October 2008. For the
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The healthcare sector in Cyprus was worth EUR 758.2 mln in 2007, according to the annual report “Economic Statistics on Health” for the year 2007m published by the Statistical Service. The report provides data on the number of establishments, employment, labour costs and other expenses, gross output. value added and data for the expenditure on
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The days when high-tech rooms for hotels meant adding a kettle and alarm clock are long gone, with hotels realising guests want far more wizardry in their rooms. Men's website AskMen.com (http://www.aksmen.com) has come up with a list of the top 10 high-tech hotels. Reuters has not endorsed this list: 1. Helix Hotel, Abu Dhabi
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The EU stands ready to provide all the advice and support possible to find a solution, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has said. Van Rompuy's remarks came as Cyprus President Demetris Christofias requested from the EU President the assistance of the EU to the ongoing efforts to bring about a solution to the Cyprus
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Asian stock markets tumbled on Friday as commodity prices fell and the dollar weakened after U.S. President Barack Obama proposed tough new restrictions on banks, curbing investors' appetite for riskier assets. Japanese stocks fell almost 3 percent as the yen surged against the dollar and the euro and as falling metal and oil prices weighed
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