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Intermediate Capital interim profit, AUM rises; impairments fall

UK's Intermediate Capital reported a rise in assets under management and pretax profit for the first half ended Sept. 30. The group attributed the rise in profit to lower impairment charges, a stronger investment portfolio and a growing fund management franchise.

Irish banks hammered in early U.S. trading

Bank of Ireland
Despite signs that the government of Ireland will receive a huge bailout package from the European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF), Irish banks that trade in the U.S. as ADRs are getting hammered this morning in early trading.
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Harry Potter will continue boosting Scotland tourism

Even as the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1, the first of a two-part film based on the final book of the Harry Potter novels written by British author J.K Rowling, heralds the end of the Harry Potter movie series, Scotland tourism is expected to see growth for years to come.
Irish Prime Minister Cowen

Why the Irish debt crisis matters

Ireland's blanket guarantee of the banking sector puts the taxpayers on the hook for a staggering amount of liabilities. Any collapse in the Irish debt market or economy would likely create a European crisis, if not a global one.

One million jobless women in the U.K.

While the unemployment rate in the U.K. appears to be stabilizing, the jobless rate for British women keeps rising – to the point that more than one million females are now without work.
German 'flight bomb' scare, a security test : minister

German 'flight bomb' scare a security test: minister

A suspect package believed to be containing components of a bomb found at Windhoek airport on Thursday was only a security test, German officials said on Friday. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere stated that suitcase was only designed for security checks and no explosives of threat to passengers were found in the package.
German 'flight bomb' scare, a security test : minister

German 'flight bomb' scare, a security test: minister

A suspect package believed to be containing components of a bomb found at Windhoek airport on Thursday was only a security test, German officials said on Friday. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere stated that suitcase was only designed for security checks and no explosives of threat to passengers were found in the package.
 China's Premier Wen Jiabao's aircraft departing Shannon Airport

Could China be the 'prince charming' for Ireland?

As comments from Dublin and Brussels strongly hint at the possibility of Ireland formally seeking international financial support sooner or later, analysts are mulling the chances of a possible bailout of the stricken Celtic Tiger by the robust Chinese Dragon.
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Interview with Jonathan Rose: Audit the Federal Reserve and Gold ETFs

In the following interview of IBTimes with Jonathan Rose, President and CEO of Capital Gold Group, he talks about the recent cool down of the gold price, the impact of the non-results of the G-20 summit, the different mentality of investors in the U.S. and Britain regarding gold, and says that the Federal Reserve and gold ETFs should be properly audited.
'Suspect bomb' found on German Flight

'Suspect bomb' found on German flight

A suspect package believed to be containing components of a bomb was reportedly found at the Namibian Capital of Windhoek on Thursday. A suitcase checked on to a plane en-route to Munich Germany was intercepted during the loading of an Air Berlin flight. Initial reports from the Germany's Federal Crime Office suggest that the X-ray device revealed batteries that were attached with wires to a detonator and a ticking clock.
According to the study from Motorola Mobility, 75 percent of the respondents either own or plan to own an HD television in the next 18 months.

Study: Paid, HD-TV Are The Norms

A global study from Motorola says more people prefer paid TV content rather than free-to-air, despite the latter being more available.

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