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BT chief Livingston to be trade minister
BT boss Ian Livingston is to replace Lord Green as trade minister after five years as chief executive of the British telecoms group.
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The long-awaited report by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards has been published. The review was commissioned in 2012, following a number of scandals in the banking industry.
Chinese property developer Dalian Wanda Group has said it will spend more than �1bn ($1.6bn) to buy a British yacht maker and develop a hotel in London.
Sir Mervyn was outvoted for a fifth consecutive month on extending the Bank's �375bn quantitative easing (QE) programme, as members voted 6-3 against expanding asset purchases.
Royal Mail workers have voted strongly against the government's proposals to privatise the postal group. Of the 112,000 workers who voted - a 74% turnout - 96% rejected the plan, which could see the firm float on the stock exchange next year.
FRANKFURT/LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:00pm BST. FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone is discussing a bid of about $10 billion (6 billion pounds) with Germany's No.
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| MCRO | Micro Focus International plc | 9.35% | 1,056.93M |
| BT.A | BT Group plc | -2.61% | 24,505.42M |
| BKG | The Berkeley Group Holdings plc | 1.48% | 2,876.34M |
| GENL | Genel Energy PLC | 1.64% | 2,600.70M |