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Norwich & Peterborough raises its mortgage costs
The Guardian
| Building society becomes latest lender to raise its SVR in the face of heightened competition in the savings market | N&P's increased SVR means thousands of borrowers will may more for their mortgage | has become the latest lender to increa...
Babcock profits on track despite £4m rail costs
Building
| Contractor said it would be targeting nuclear growth in the UK | Infrastructure and defence contractor Babcock said it would report profits in line with expectations in an update on performance since October. | The firm said its order book remained...
Gibbs: Cost of Obama's jobs push in range of $100B
Philadelphia Daily News
| The Associated Press | WASHINGTON - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama's push to create jobs may carry a price tag in the $100 billion range. | Gibbs says the idea is to help fill in the hole from jobs lost in the deepes...
Granholm proposes retirement plan to cut costs
Philadelphia Daily News
| TIM MARTIN | The Associated Press | LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed a broad plan on Friday to cut government costs, including a proposal she hopes will coax thousands of eligible state employees and public school employees...
Cold snap cost UK £1.2bn in heating
Building
| Faithful + Gould estimate of homes and businesses spend is 'very conservative' | The recent cold snap has cost UK businesses and householders an extra £1.2 billion in heating according to estimates by Faithful + Gould. | The cost consultant looked...
Skipton raises mortgage costs
The Guardian
| Skipton building society blames high cost of mortgage and increased competition in the savings market for decison to drop mortgage promise | Skipton has broken its mortgage promise under an 'exceptional circumstances' clause. Photograph: Murdo Macl...
Mortgage costs leap as Skipton Building Society lifts rate
The Times
| Tens of thousands of borrowers face a shock jump in mortgage payments after Skipton Building Society, Britain's fifth-largest building society, confirmed plans to raise its standard variable rate from 3.5 per cent to 4.95 per cent. | The move, to t...
Offshore Construction
This is an undated handout picture from 2004 showing the new Eni (The Italian oil and gas company) gas compression plant on the shore of Mellitah, Libya. In 2006, American oil companies stand to gain in competing for access to oil reserves in Libya by the restoration of normal diplomatic relations and the removal of Moammar Gadhafi's regime from a U.S. list of terrorism sponsors.
(photo: AP / Eni Press office)
Oil and Gas: Friday, January 29, 2010
The Oklahoman
| Oklahoma crude oil prices as of 5 p.m. Thursday: | Oklahoma Sweet: | Sunoco Inc. - $70 | Oklahoma Sour: | Sunoco Inc. - $58 | Oklahoma oil and gas drilling activity posted Jan. 22: | COMPLETIONS Creek: Little River Energy; Tiger Creek No. 1 Well; NW1/4 SW1/4 NE1/4 NW1/4 of 05-17N-07E; TD 2,975. | Logan: Merit Energy Co.; Cutter No. 2 Well; C NW1/...
Civilisation
Jude Law arrives at the North American premiere of the film "Casanova" during the closing night of the AFI Fest 2005 at the Arclight Theater in Los Angeles, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005.
(photo: AP / Chris Pizzello)
Jude Law and James McAvoy up for Olivier awards
BBC News
| Jude Law, James McAvoy, Rachel Weisz and Keira Knightley are among the nominees for the prestigious Laurence Olivier theatre awards. | Law and McAvoy are up against James Earl Jones, Mark Rylance, Ken Stott and Samuel West in the best actor category. | Weisz, Juliet Stevenson and Imelda Staunton are among those nominated for best actress, while K...



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