en-us Reuters UK) - The euro zone does not risk the sort of debt problems plaguing Dubai, senior European Union officials said on Sunday.Dubai was forced to seek a debt standstill last week, rocking global markets and reviving concerns about the fiscal health of some euro zone members, notably...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:30:28 -0800 Reuters UK) - British budget airline Flybe and five oil companies are planning initial public offerings in London next year which are expected to value them collectively at 1.5 billion pounds, the Sunday Times reported.The paper said Flybe had instructed advisers Merrill Lynch to prepare for a listing, and...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:30:22 -0800 Reuters UK) - Property is again in vogue with wealthy investors who plan to raise their exposure to the asset class in coming years, with the U.S., China and the UK the most popular places to invest, a survey showed on Monday.The Barclays Wealth and Economist Intelligence Unit BARC...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:30:21 -0800 BCS BCS Reuters UK) - Financial services minister Lord Myners will voice concerns over bumper investment banking profits in a speech in December, but no investigation of the sector is under way, a Treasury spokesman said."Lord Myners intends to delve further into these issues in a speech early next month," the...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:30:19 -0800 Reuters) - The Treasury Department is expected to meet with lenders on Monday to press them to do more to rework troubled home mortgage loans, a source familiar with the Treasury's thinking said.Herbert Allison, the Treasury Department's assistant secretary for financial stability, is expected to meet with the mortgage...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:30:09 -0800 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:45:47 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Reuters UK) - UAE markets will face intense selling pressure when they reopen on Monday in the first post-holiday trading after Dubai shocked global markets last week by seeking a debt standstill for two flagship firms.Banks, property and construction firms will stand in the line of fire...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:45:17 -0800 ARTC ARTC Reuters UK) - The United Arab Emirates' central bank set up an emergency facility on Sunday to support bank liquidity in the first policy response to Dubai's debt woes that threatened to paralyse lending and derail economic recovery.Dubai rocked the financial world on November...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:00:23 -0800 Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' central bank set up an emergency facility on Sunday to support bank liquidity in the first policy response to Dubai's debt woes that threatened to paralyze lending and derail economic recovery.Dubai rocked the financial world on November 25...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:00:09 -0800 Reuters) - UAE markets will face intense selling pressure when they reopen on Monday in the first post-holiday trading after Dubai shocked global markets last week by seeking a debt standstill for two flagship firms.Banks, property and construction firms will stand in the line of fire as...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:15:21 -0800 ARTC ARTC Reuters UK) - Swiss bank UBS UBSN is threatening to move its headquarters out of Switzerland if the authorities impose too many new regulations in the wake of the global financial crisis, Swiss weekly paper Sonntag CH said.Oswald Gruebel, chief executive of Switzerland's biggest bank by assets, made the...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:45:52 -0800 UBS UBS Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:31:39 -0800 CBS NWS CBS,NWS Reuters) - European businesses, growing frustrated at slow progress in the World Trade Organization's Doha round, called on Sunday for the WTO to tackle the negotiation at next week's conference.The WTO is holding a ministerial conference from Monday to Wednesday, but negotiations on Doha, launched eight years...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:30:23 -0800 Reuters UK) - European businesses, growing frustrated at slow progress in the World Trade Organisation's Doha round, called on Sunday for the WTO to tackle the negotiation at next week's conference.The WTO is holding a ministerial conference from Monday to Wednesday, but negotiations on Doha, launched eight...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:15:44 -0800 Reuters) - Dubai World has refused to offload assets at fire-sale prices to repay obligations, forcing it to seek a debt standstill, a newspaper report on Sunday quoted an unnamed source at the government-controlled firm as saying.Stocks from Tokyo to New York have been haunted by concern that banks...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:15:19 -0800 Reuters UK) - A gradual, orderly rise in the yuan against all major floating currencies is in the interest both of China and of the world economy, senior euro zone officials said on Sunday.Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who chairs the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers, said...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:00:55 -0800 Reuters) - A gradual, orderly rise in the yuan against all major floating currencies is in the interest both of China and of the world economy, senior euro zone officials said on Sunday.Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who chairs the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers, said he...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:00:35 -0800 Reuters) - The euro zone does not risk the sort of debt problems plaguing Dubai, senior European Union officials said on Sunday.Dubai was forced to seek a debt standstill last week, rocking global markets and reviving concerns about the fiscal health of some euro zone members, notably Greece.Luxembourg...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:45:10 -0800 Reuters UK) - Dubai World has refused to offload assets at fire-sale prices to repay obligations, forcing it to seek a debt standstill, a newspaper report on Sunday quoted an unnamed source at the government-controlled firm as saying.Stocks from Tokyo to New York have been haunted by concern that...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:00:57 -0800 Reuters UK) - IBM IBM, the world's biggest technology services company, is expected to announce this week the acquisition of database security start-up Guardium for $225 million (136.2 million pounds), Israeli financial newspaper TheMarker reported.The deal is due to close on Monday and will then be announced to...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:00:51 -0800 CSCO IBM CSCO,IBM