World markets
| Shanghai | 2,288.53 | +12.87 (0.57%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,650.51 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 14,612.45 | +128.47 (0.89%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 22,618.67 | -51.01 (-0.23%) |
| TSEC | 8,209.78 | -28.05 (-0.34%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,770.88 | -5.90 (-0.21%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,973.51 | +6.36 (0.16%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,658.09 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,983.50 | -78.90 (-1.56%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,704.33 | +30.00 (0.15%) |
| KOSPI | 1,973.45 | +4.26 (0.22%) |
BBC axes �100m digital media project
The BBC is to shut down its digital media initiative, a technology project designed to help employees at the broadcaster work together, writing off the almost �100m spent on it so far.
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Top stories
The Co-operative Bank has closed its doors to new corporate customers as it tries to repair its balance sheet after its bonds were downgraded to �junk� status.
Fears over the UK's continuing energy security were fuelled today after a report claimed Britain came dangerously close in March to its gas supply running out and its lights being switched off.
The UK's blue chips could not stop the rot on Friday as the Footsie kept tumbling ahead of a three-day break from trading in London.
Fri May 24, 2013 7:05am EDT. For other related diaries, please see; DIARY - U.S. Federal Reserve DIARY - Polling Unit Diary DIARY - Key World Financial Events DIARY - Political and General news DIARY - Index of all Diaries DIARY - G7 Economic ...
The blue-chip index fell 2.1pc to close at 6696.79 on Thursday. The FTSE 100 ended Wednesday at just 90 points shy of the record close of 6930.2 it reached during the 1999 dotcom boom.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| CAZA | Caza Oil & Gas, Inc | 54.11% | 22.85M |
| CAZ | Caza Oil & Gas, Inc. | 0.00% | 29.50M |
| FRR | Frontera Resources Corp | 16.38% | 21.78M |
| NTOG | Nostra Terra Oil and Gas Company plc | 2.86% | 11.49M |
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| Capital Goods | -0.53% |
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| Conglomerates | +1.45% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | -1.48% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -0.36% |
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| Energy | -0.72% |
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| Financial | -1.05% |
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| Healthcare | -0.12% |
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| Services | -0.40% |
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| Technology | -0.59% |
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| Transportation | -0.79% |
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| Utilities | -0.31% |
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