03/11/2010
Winter insurance claims hit £650m
Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather in the UK.
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02/27/2010
President for a day: 'Fasten seat belts'
Tell us what your inaugural address to the nation would be if you were elected president of your country.
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01/27/2010
Regulation clash as Davos begins
The World Economic Forum in Davos begins with bankers and regulators clashing on plans for further regulation.
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01/11/2010
Finance sector 'sees weak growth'
Activity in the UK's financial services sector rose less than expected in the last three months of 2009, a report warns.
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12/24/2009
US healthcare: Who wants what?
A look at the various players in the healthcare debate and examines what each interest group wants from reform.
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12/21/2009
Health bill clears Senate hurdle
US healthcare legislation clears a key vote in the Senate, setting the stage for the final bill to be passed later this week.
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12/19/2009
Democrats secure key health vote
A key senator agrees to vote for healthcare reform, which should give Democrats the 60 Senate votes they need to pass a bill.
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12/17/2009
Climate talks at the crossroads
The UN climate summit in Copenhagen is mulling arguments from all sides - but not everyone agrees on how to align the interests of business and the climate.
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11/23/2009
Indian PM in US for trade talks
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in Washington for talks that many see will shape foreign policy in the coming years.
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11/22/2009
US Senate approves health debate
The US Senate narrowly votes to hold a full debate on a landmark bill designed to overhaul America's healthcare system.
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11/19/2009
Reid unveils Senate health bill
US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reveals legislation designed to overhaul US healthcare provision.
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11/03/2009
Bank branch sell-off for Scotland
Dozens of bank branches are to be sold off as part of a major shake-up of the UK government-owned banking sector.
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10/27/2009
Insurance firm expands workforce
Lanarkshire based Kwik-fit insurance is to recruit 84 new employees at its call centre in Uddingston.
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09/30/2009
FSA orders insurance compensation
Banks and other lenders are told to compensate customers who may have been mis-sold payment protection insurance.
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09/24/2009
Fewer claims help insurance giant
Lloyd's of London, the world's biggest insurance market, sees a 39% rise in profit after "relatively low" catastrophe claims.
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09/10/2009
Obama demands healthcare action
US President Barack Obama calls on Congress to stop partisan "bickering" and act to reform the country's healthcare system.
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09/10/2009
Obama health speech: Full text
The full text of US President Barack Obama key speech on healthcare reform to a joint session of Congress.
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09/07/2009
Centre to employ redundant staff
Workers made redundant when a call centre shut down are being invited to apply for jobs with a new company.
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08/21/2009
Finance group to drop solicitors
A merged financial services group takes 3,600 solicitors off its list of those handling conveyancing during house purchases.
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06/15/2009
Obama warns doctors over reforms
Spiralling healthcare costs could bankrupt the US economy, President Obama tells doctors as he defends plans for reform.
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