Ireland
Warning signs are still flashing over the country's prospects
2010. July 20. 16:36
India's police welcome 3G phones [BBC NEWS] Jul. 20. The arrival of 3G phones in India has sparked a wave of applications including a police site that allows you to mail in photos of badly parked cars. Oil spill: BP mulls using mud to block Gulf of Mexico oil well [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 20. BP considers nexts steps as US government concludes that seepage near damaged Gulf of Mexico oil well is 'inconsequential'. Ash claims included lobster meals [BBC NEWS] Jul. 20. A week of lobster dinners and private jet hire were among the claims made following disruption caused by the volcanic ash. Goldman sees sharp fall in profit [BBC NEWS] Jul. 20. Goldman Sachs reports a big fall in second quarter profit after being hit by a US regulator fine and poor trading revenues. Osborne launches tax reform body [BBC NEWS] Jul. 20. The Chancellor, George Osborne has announced plans to create a new Office for Tax Simplification. Flexible funds to keep your portfolio in the pink [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 20. Stock markets have never been so uncertain but there are ways to ride out the volatility. Farnborough Airshow 2010: UK defence industry 'must help Government cut costs', says Liam Fox [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 20. The British defence industry must brace for major reforms, defence secretary Liam Fox said at the Farnborough Airshow on Tuesday. Cable& Wireless shares tumble on austerity warning [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 20. Cable& Wireless Worldwide shares dropped 17pc on Tuesday after it became the first FTSE 100 victim of the coalition's austerity budget. In pictures [BBC NEWS] Jul. 20. The air show that is a barometer for the airline industry Nigeria leader creates 'bad' bank [BBC NEWS] Jul. 20. Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan signs into law a new agency that will take over bad loans from the banking system. Creating jobs key to Afghan future [BBC NEWS] Jul. 20. The BBC's Quentin Sommerville has been to Afghanistan's first ever motor-bike factory that will hopefully play its part in creating economic growth and lead to a stable country. Ryanair profits hit by ash cloud [BBC NEWS] Jul. 20. Ryanair's first-quarter net profits have fallen by a quarter because of the volcanic ash disruption earlier this year.
