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13.12.2009, 09:10
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The UK government has issued a one-time 50% tax on bank bonuses that are worth over £25,000. Lori “The Resident” Harfenist has asked New Yorkers if they think it is fair.
09.07.2009, 18:43
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A British deputy consul in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg has been sacked after he was secretly filmed having sex with two prostitutes.
01.04.2009, 17:32
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Being middle-class and homeless is a trend that is currently plaguing the streets of Britain and is escalating almost as quickly as the recession.
02.09.2009, 14:59
Separations at the click of a mouse in Brazil, TV ads promoting online divorce companies in the UK, and a surge in MP break ups following the expenses scandal… Are divorces becoming commercialized and crassly accepted?
13.03.2009, 09:48
G20 finance ministers and top bankers are meeting in London to try to remedy the economic meltdown. Europe insists on tighter control and regulation of markets, while the US backs more stimulus spending.
29.08.2009, 11:36
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After years of tremendous growth, India’s economy is facing a slowdown. Despite that, it is still growing at the second fastest rate in the world, after China.
11.07.2009, 09:07
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Russian banks are being accused of intimidation in their desperate quest to get loans repaid.
29.04.2010, 10:31
Financial markets were in turmoil on Wednesday after the International Monetary Fund warned that more countries could be sucked into Greece's mounting debt crisis.
20.02.2009, 17:33
What does a boss of a top-ranking firm do if food at five-star hotel is not good enough for his partners? Damon Buffini’s recipe is a royal dressing down and a burger supper.
27.04.2009, 17:42
Six Russians got into the list of the thousand richest residents of the British Isles, including the owner of the Chelsea football club, Roman Abramovich, and his wife, the Sunday Times reports.
Published: 17 July, 2009, 09:52
Economic insecurity at home is leading increasing numbers of people to search for adulterous affection. An extra-marital match-making website is witnessing a surge in people swapping financial affairs for personal ones.
I wonder if it's really due to stress at home. If you're a banker who's been made redundant, it's plausible you're loaded anyway and it's easier to pretend to still be at work when in reality you're out having interviews and extra-marital sex all day.