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2010-09-02 20:30 GMT+1
Workers Evacuated From Burning Mariner Oil Rig in Gulf- <p>An oil and gas platform owned by Mariner Energy Inc was on fire off the coast of Louisiana on Thursday, but no oil was visible in the water a...

2010-09-02 18:50 GMT+1
Go-Ahead Group leads travel, leisure sector higher in London- European equities markets were mixed Thursday after the European Central Bank held Eurozone interest rates at 1 percent and issued a higher growth out...

2010-09-02 14:45 GMT+1
Ferrari recalls $225,000 458 Italia supercar- Ferrari is recalling its new 458 Italia model after several vehicles were reported to have burst into flames.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner...

2010-09-02 10:15 GMT+1
Detached homes put on £91 a day- The average price of a detached family home has risen by more than any other property type over the past year. According to new research from Halifax,...

2010-09-02 09:45 GMT+1
US factory data offset double dip recession fears- The US Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has offset fears of a double dip recession in America by reporting a rise in its index of factory activit...

2010-09-02 08:50 GMT+1
Nationwide considers mortgage market changes- Nationwide has noted significant changes in the UK mortgage market in the past two years. Attractive standard variable rates have meant fewer borrower...

2010-09-02 08:15 GMT+1
Nationwide: house prices fall for second month in a row- UK house prices saw their second consecutive monthly fall in August, according to Nationwide. The lender recorded a 0.9% decline in the average value ...

2010-09-01 19:00 GMT+1
Oil roars into September 'like a lion'- After ending August in a slump, oil prices surged into September, rallying more than 3% Wednesday as the economic outlook brightened.<img src="...

2010-09-01 18:15 GMT+1
Cable & Wireless Worldwide, TUI Travel up on sale rumors- European equities markets saw significant gains Wednesday as investors ignored disappointing news in the region in favor of better news from around th...

2010-09-01 16:05 GMT+1
China manufacturing might help avoid crash- China's manufacturing sector rebounded in August, calming some fears about the pace of that country's growth.<img src="http://feed...

2010-09-01 14:50 GMT+1
Soaring bad debt hits credit card lenders- UK banks are facing mounting losses from credit card customers, with figures from the Bank of England showing write-offs rising to £2.1 billion in th...

2010-09-01 13:55 GMT+1
China manufacturing could help avoid 'hard landing'- China's manufacturing sector rebounded in August, calming some fears about the pace of that country's growth.<img src="http://feed...

2010-09-01 11:55 GMT+1
Australia’s economy shows promise-

2010-09-01 10:15 GMT+1
House purchase mortgage lending stands still- New figures from the Bank of England show total net lending secured on UK dwellings increasing by £0.1 billion in July, although the rise is well bel...

2010-09-01 09:45 GMT+1
House prices slip on supply / demand imbalance-