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Archive for July, 2011

Severe economic shock ‘would break one in 10 European insurers’

Monday, July 4th, 2011

EU insurance watchdog warns of €4.4bn capital shortfall under new solvency rules if equity and property markets crash

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Reckitt rises on Unilever bid talk, as FTSE shakes off Greek woes

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Leading shares rose for the seventh day running , with the FTSE 100 ending well above the 6000 level and climbing to its highest level since early May, albeit in very thin trading volumes

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FTSE 100 pushes through 6000 level despite continuing Greek worries

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Leading shares have pushed through the 6000 level for the first time since the end of May, despite a negative report on Greece from ratings agency Standard & Poor’s

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