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Aberdeen eyes RBS asset business: sources

Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN.L) is interested in buying the funds arm of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L), two sources familiar with the situation said, as the bank offloads a raft of assets after a government-backed bailout.
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Daily Forecast 24/12/2009

In local trade yesterday the Aussie struggled to break from a tight range between 0.8750 and 0.8780 entering offshore exchanging near the bottom of the band at 0.8755.
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Iraq inquiry to question Brown after election

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other members of his government will not appear before an inquiry into the Iraq war until after a general election next year, the inquiry team said on Wednesday.
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2010 to be key year in fight against nuclear arms

Next year will be crucial for global nuclear non-proliferation efforts and all eyes will be on the United States and Russia to see if the two top atomic powers can reach a deal to reduce their arsenals.
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Vodafone UK sets iPhone release date

Wireless provider Vodafone said Monday it will release the Apple iPhone on its network on January 14, officially becoming the latest UK phone network to offer the popular smartphone.
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UK clears Ticketmaster/Live Nation deal

The proposed merger of two live music giants, Live Nation Inc (LYV.N) and Ticketmaster Inc (TKTM.O), was given a huge boost on Tuesday when a British regulatory body dropped its objections and approved the deal.
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U.K. competition watchdog changes view, OK's Ticketmaster, Live Nation merger

The U.K.'s competition regulator reversed its initial findings on the merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation, saying it considered new evidence and arguments to conclude that the combined company will not result in a substantial lessening of competition in the markets for live music ticket retailing, promotion or venues.
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The brain may feel other people's pain

If you've ever thought that you literally feel other people's pain, you may be right. A brain-imaging study suggests that some people have true physical reactions to others' injuries.
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Eurostar trains resume after winter travel chaos

Eurostar trains between Britain and France resumed on Tuesday after three-days of cancellations because of heavy snow, but severe weather conditions continued to cause travel chaos in Britain.
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China blamed for climate failures

The Britain's climate change secretary Ed Miliband said Monday that China had led a group of countries that hijacked the negotiations, admitting that Copenhagen summit failed to achieve what had been hoped for.
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Daily Forecast - 22/12/2009

The Aussie failed to hold on to the 89 cent level in early morning trade yesterday declining steadily throughout the Asian session to enter offshore exchange around 0.8840 against the Greenback.
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News Corp to raise Sky Deutschland stake, shares up

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp will spend up to 120 million euros ($172 million) to raise its stake in Sky Deutschland for the second time in a year, sending shares in the ailing German broadcaster soaring.
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Avatar leads box office, despite blizzard

Titanic director James Cameron's Avatar, a 3-D extravaganza hyped as a giant leap in cinematic prowess, ruled the worldwide box office during its first weekend even as North American sales were hit by an enormous snow storm, its distributor said on Sunday.
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LSE adds Turquoise color to trading

The London Stock Exchange bought a majority stake in platform rival Turquoise, giving its owners a well-timed exit, aligning its interests with those of big clients and granting it immediate access to pan-European share trading.
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Aid groups adjust as funding crisis bites

Relief agencies have been hit by the global recession and falling donations, forcing them to cut jobs and to scale back or slow aid projects, and experts warn they may have to take more extreme measures.
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Dubai World to meet creditors, offer no proposal

Dubai World will not make any concrete proposals to delay $22 billion in debt when it meets creditors on Monday, a move that is likely to dismay investors who have been left in the dark for weeks.
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Banks weigh on Asian shares, dollar steady

Asian share markets struggled to hold early gains on Monday, with bank shares pressuring some lower even as tech stocks gained, while the dollar held steady on the yen and hovered near a three-month high on the euro.

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