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“BP is a huge company, but its shares have almost halved in value since the explosion that set off the spill in the Gulf of Mexico on 20 April.”
“UK pension funds do indeed have big holdings of BP shares and the company says that £1 of every £7 paid in dividends to pension funds by FTSE 100 companies last year came from BP.”
“the tribunal in Kisangani has lowered the damages the convicted men and the Norwegian state have been ordered to pay”
“We'd got support from schools who had pledged nearly £1m towards this, and we'd got support from the health authority because some of the health targets in Nottingham about childhood obesity would be addressed by this.”
“Work started on the Centre for Alternative Technology's (CAT) £8m project for the Wales Institute for Sustainable Education (WISE) in 2005.”
“In April, the eco-centre, near Machynlleth, appealed for £530,000 to help finish its building.”
“The lecture theatre is named after one of CAT's benefactors, Graham Sheppard, who donated £650,000 towards the WISE project.”
“The European Central Bank (ECB) has held eurozone interest rates at a record low of 1% for the 10th month running, as expected.”
“The ECB forecasts eurozone inflation of 1.4%-1.6% for 2010, a slight upward revision from its March forecast.”
“It also predicts growth of 0.7%-1.3% this year, also revised up.”
“The ECB would continue to provide a three-month lending facility for banks until September, Mr Trichet said.”
“However, Mr Trichet did welcome a new 750bn-euro 'stability facility' that is being set up by eurozone governments.”
“Earlier on Thursday, the Bank of England announced that it had kept UK interest rates on hold at 0.5%.”
“UK interest rates have been kept on hold at a record low of 0.5% for the 15th month in a row.”
“Interest rates have now been at 0.5% since March 2009.”
“a Reuters poll of 61 economists suggested the central bank would not raise rates until next year.”
“Inflation in April hit its highest rate in 17 months.”
“On the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure, inflation hit 3.7% - well above the Bank's target of 2% and the highest rate since November 2008.”
“The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) called for the Bank of England to raise the cost of borrowing to 3.5% by the end of 2011.”
“Shares in Home Retail Group were down 3.9% at 228.7p by mid-morning following the announcement.”
“Welsh Water invested a record £1m a day last year, according to latest figures.”
“The not-for-profit company owned by Glas Cymru also paid a 'dividend' of £22 per customer.”
“Welsh Water's annual results show that a £361m capital programme was successfully completed, bringing investment over the past five years to more than £1.5bn - equivalent to more than £1,000 for every household.”
“When Glas Cymru acquired Welsh Water in 2001, Welsh Water had the highest water bill in the industry and the second highest sewerage bill.”
“We are concerned about the number of pollution incidents from our assets and are committed to reducing them as part of our £1.2bn investment plan over the next five years.”
“Following the result of Ofwat's Price Review in November 2009, the business plans to reduce its day-to-day running costs by 20% while continuing to make improvements.”
“Customers are also expected to benefit from a reduction of £30 a year in the average household bill by 2015.”
“The US authorities have provided a total of $182bn (£125bn) to save the insurance giant since it nearly went bust in September 2008.”
“The Congressional Budget Office estimates that taxpayers will lose $36bn on the rescue.”
“It has been estimated that taxpayers will lose about $36bn on the deal”
“Goldman Sachs was by far the biggest such beneficiary.”
“The panel also described as 'optimistic' the valuations of AIG provided by the US Treasury Department and the insurer's management.”
“since it nearly went bust in September 2008.”
“Companies House forms part of the department of Business, Innovation and Skills, which has to find savings of £836m this financial year.”
“BAA - which is majority-owned by Spanish firm Ferrovial - sold Gatwick for £1.5bn last year.”
“Committee chairmen receive extra pay on top of their MP's salaries for doing the job. In 2010-11, they will receive an additional £14,582.”
“He was accused by prosecutors of sheltering an al-Qaeda operative at his flat in London, letting the man use his mobile phone, lending him £200 ($290), and helping him store clothing collected for al-Qaeda members.”
“£75,000 in damages”
“The US has given about $7bn (£4.7bn) since 2000 in military and other aid for Colombia.”
“Australia's gambling industry generates about A$18bn ($15bn:£10bn) annually.”
“vast amounts of money - more than US$8bn - are poured every year into the 'pokies'.”
“Funding for the project came from regional development agency One North East, Arts Council England and the Northern Rock Foundation, among others.”
“The resolution toughens rules on financial transactions with Iranian banks”
“It said the group had 'major concerns' about the twice-a-day air link between Cardiff and Anglesey which was backed by up to £2.4m from the assembly government over three years.”
“For the first time ever we now spend more on sustainable forms of transport than we do on more traditional areas like roads.”
“The firm's shares closed down 6.6% in London, having earlier plunged 12%.”
“The recent price moves mean the oil giant's share price has almost halved since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began on 20 April.”
“BP's shares recovered some of the losses during London trading hours to end 6.6% lower at 365.5 pence.”
“It also said that BP pays £1 in every £7 of dividends that pension funds receive from FTSE 100 companies.”
“This compares with a total of £55bn that has been wiped off BP's value since the spill began.”
“It also said that the total actual cost to date was some $1.43bn (£1bn).”
“At the time, it was widely quoted in the media that the company had debts of £170m.”
“However, Michael Taggart admits that figure significantly underestimates the company's debts, which he puts at about £300m - including a lot of money owed to sub-contractors and small businesses.”
“For much of the past ten years, the business grew relentlessly to the point where the Taggarts were said to be personally worth £115m.”
“At one stage its estimated value was £500m but the fall in prices meant that by 2008, it was worth significantly less than Taggart Holdings had paid for it.”
“The first signs of trouble were in June 2007 when Ulster Bank refused to pay cheques made out by the company worth approximately £200,000.”
“He said: "The banks brought the group down for £21m - we had demonstrated that given another 12 months we could have paid off the majority of that.”
“The first signs of trouble were in June 2007 when Ulster Bank refused to pay cheques made out by the company worth approximately £200,000. This came after the bank said a Taggart company had breached the terms of a banking covenant.”
“He said: "The banks brought the group down for £21m - we had demonstrated that given another 12 months we could have paid off the majority of that. That was also demonstrated by independent people - experts outside of our group."”
“contributes around £17bn to our economy every year”
“The British energy firm's shares fell 3.4% on Wednesday over worries that the company will have to suspend its dividend payments because of the disaster.”
“the coalition needed to make £700m savings.”
“Current fees in England are £3,225 a year”
“graduates pay the money back only when they earn a salary of £15,000 or more.”
“Students will graduate owing an average of £23,500”
“One pensioner was charged £66 for going overdrawn by 60p.”
“After all it's only a year since the public bailed out the banks and saved them from disaster.”
“The Scottish government points to research by York University which said alcohol misuse in Scotland was costing taxpayers between £2.4bn and £4.6bn a year.”
“Unemployment is currently 2.51m, according to the latest official figures.”
“The CIPD had earlier suggested that the jobless total would reach 2.65 million this year.”
“But chief economic adviser John Philpott said he had now revised up his forecast, saying unemployment would climb to 2.95m in the second half of 2012, and remain close to that level until 2015.”
“About 500,000 public sector jobs would go in that period, Mr Philpott predicted.”
“The chancellor is expected to lay out sweeping cuts to try to trim the £156bn deficit in his budget on 22 June.”
“And the business group the CBI has called for £4 in spending cuts for every £1 in tax hikes.”
“Chancellor George Osborne has identified £6.2bn of savings and outlined cuts to quangos, spending on consultancy and big IT projects and a civil service recruitment freeze.”
“Government spending cuts will push UK unemployment up from its current 2.5m to almost 3m, a report has warned.”
“On Tuesday, the credit rating agency Fitch said the UK deficit must be reduced more quickly than set out by the former Labour government in April, and noted that the new coalition government had acted 'very quickly'.”
“Sickness absence and "sickness presence", when staff come to work feeling unwell, is estimated to cost employers and society about £35bn each year in reduced productivity, sick pay and benefits.”
“£40m”
“valued at £1.3bn”
“90%”
“50%”
“10%”
“The sanctions also increase the number of Iranian individuals and companies that are targeted by asset freezes and travel bans.”
“They increase the number of Iranian individuals and companies that are targeted by asset freezes and travel bans.”
“They toughen rules on financial transactions with Iranian banks.”
“The probe will look at rights issues and other types of equity-raising by the 350 largest UK public companies.”
“The investigation will start in the summer.”
“In 2009, companies raised an estimated £70bn of equity capital in the UK, paying an estimated £2bn in fees for equity underwriting and associated services," the OFT said.”
“£36m of savings”
“Highland Council has been running a budget blog and this week will begin consulting with a 2,300-member Highland Citizens Panel. How the council cares for older people is being scrutinised... proposals to close schools, libraries and commu…”
“Walsall Council leases Bryntysilio residential activity centre for £500,000 a year”
“Willenhall Leisure Centre costs it some £400,000 annually”
“He has been under investigation since SocGen unveiled the losses in 2008, which it said were caused by unauthorised deals carried out by him. He denies accusations of forgery, breach of trust and unauthorised computer use. In a passionate …”
“He has been under investigation since SocGen unveiled the losses in 2008, which it said were caused by unauthorised deals carried out by him. In a passionate testimony, the former head of SocGen's investment division, Jean-Pierre Mustier, …”
“The trust has promised more than £1.2m to enhance and protect Talbot Heath and its wildlife.”
“at least two banks - Anglo Irish and the Irish Nationwide Building Society - were going to go bust anyway.”
“the decision to guarantee the banks' liabilities in September 2008 was justified”
“the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) major financial system stability assessment of 2006 not sounding the alarm.”
“the commission would have a six-month time limit to bring its work to the government.”
