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BBC News
- Trendnet flaw hits home net cams
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:12:59 GMT
Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children's rooms.
- Empty shop numbers 'set to rise'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:03:30 GMT
The number of empty shops on the UK's High Streets is set to increase this year, a survey says, as economic conditions get tougher.
- Fassbender scoops Standard award
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:52:07 GMT
Michael Fassbender wins the best actor prize at the Evening Standard British film awards for his roles in sex addiction drama Shame and Jane Eyre.
- Israel condemns Fatah-Hamas move
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:46:37 GMT
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu condemns a unity deal between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, saying it damages prospects for peace.
BBC Business News
- Road warriors struggle to get connected
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:09:39 GMT
Road warriors struggle to get connected
- What the Dickens is the author worth?
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:05:25 GMT
The worth of the author's brand, 200 years after his death
- Empty shop numbers 'set to rise'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:03:30 GMT
The number of empty shops on the UK's High Streets is set to increase this year, a survey says, as economic conditions get tougher.
- Fewer deaths 'may hit pensions'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:02:47 GMT
The mortality rate in England and Wales improved in 2011, which could have a knock-on effect on pensions, actuaries say.
Citywire News
- FTSE drifts as Greek debt talks muddle on
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:27:52 Z
Britain?s benchmark index slips as Greek premier Lucas Papademos fails to win backing from other party leaders for more spending cuts.
- ?Toxic? pension system deprives retirees of 30% of income
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:55:30 Z
Retirees are missing out on £1 billion of income each year after falling foul of an opaque and unfair annuity market.
- Diary of a Dumb Investor: buying protection for the 2012 crash
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:46:47 Z
If 2011 took me unawares, much like Russian forces early in World War II, this year will be my Stalingrad ? and Personal Assets will help me turn the tide.
- Chart of the Day: Goldman Sachs says you?ll be richer this year
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:58:47 Z
And you won't have to endure a return to recession either, the bank's economists say.
Citywire Investment News
- World in 2050: the emerging markets with explosive potential
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
HSBC gets it crystal ball out and produces some in depth research to highlight why emerging markets could be prominent forces on the economic landscape in 2050.
- McQuaker: how I plan to turn performance around
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
Henderson multi-manager Bill McQuaker is seeking to driver performance across his funds by taking a core defensive approach with optionality to benefit from potential upside.
- IT Insider: FC Commercial Prop - the only risk is dying of boredom
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
You might question why there is such demand for the stock, but I think its popularity comes from being boring and safe
- Poor returns and ouflows force Carmignac to shut thematic fund
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:39:02 Z
Fifteen years after it was first launched, Carmignac Innovation has 'not lived up to expectations', the French firm said.
