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VIDEO: Meet the ‘Queen of North Shields’

A former refugee living on an estate in Tyneside compares life for families living on the poverty line in England and Africa. »

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Electricity bills to increase by 18%

Power NI announces that electricity bills for households and small businesses are to increase by 18% from July. »

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Government borrowing revised down

The government borrowed slightly less than first thought in the 2012-13 financial year, the latest official figures suggest. »

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Sony to discuss spin-off suggestion

Sony says it will consider a proposal from one of its biggest shareholders that it should spin off up to 20% of its entertainment business. »

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Lloyds in 'strong capital position'

Lloyds Banking Group says it will be able to meet new capital requirements without issuing new shares or securities. »

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Venezuela ends toilet paper shortage

Venezuela's National Assembly backs plans to import 39 million rolls of toilet paper, in an effort to relieve a chronic shortage. »

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Wednesday’s ETF Chart To Watch: GLD Rebound Hinges On FOMC Minutes

Stocks charged higher on Tuesday as stimulus hopes ahead of today’s FOMC minutes kept confidence levels afloat, while a sparse data front further paved the way higher for major equity benchmarks. Bernanke’s testimony to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress this afternoon should offer some valuable insights into the Fed’s policy stance, which currently follows the “wait »

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GOLDMAN: 3 Reasons The S&P 500 Is Going To Surge To 2100

With a modestly positive economic environment, high profit margins, improving private investment, high budget deficits and a belief that stocks are cheap….the bulls get increasingly optimistic.  This is from Goldman’s Chief Equity Strategist David Kostin and his team:“We are raising our S&P 500 dividend estimates and index return forecasts for 2013 through 2015. We exp »