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Plans to scrap fixed retirement age by October 2011
LONDON (Reuters) - The government announced plans to scrap the fixed retirement age next year, saying it wanted to give people the chance to work for longer although business leaders said the move would create serious problems.
New bank Metro opens for business
LONDON (Reuters) - Metro Bank, Britain's first new High Street retail bank in more than 100 years, opened for business on Thursday with high hopes of breaking into a sector shaken up by the global credit crisis.
Bank's King says monetary stimulus should remain
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's surprisingly strong second quarter growth reading does not mean the country's interest rate setters should put their foot on the brake, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said on Wednesday.
Cameron woos India to boost trade
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron tried to persuade India on Wednesday to do more business with Britain as he seeks new sources of economic growth to offset deep cuts in public spending at home.
Recovery to be slower than government hopes
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economic recovery will be slower than the government believes and consumer spending will not recover to its pre-recession peak until 2015, a leading think-tank said on Wednesday.
House approves oil spill reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Friday approved the toughest reforms ever to offshore energy drilling practices, as Democrats narrowly pushed through an election-year response to BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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