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UK Credit Crunch Effects Deeper Than In The US (Sports Arbitrage News)

The financial sector has been worst hit. Many major European banks had exposure to the US mortgage market and according to the Institute of International Finance, the European banking sector lost more money last year than American banks. In Denmark and the UK, governments have stepped in to stop Roskilde and Northern Rock banks going [...]

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Unanticipated Risk of Low Interest Rates (Sports Arbitrage News)

Despite warnings of recession, many did not anticipate the current credit crisis households are facing. It appears that the Bank of England did not anticipate how the low interest rates would affect the market nor how the rates would lead to the financial crisis on hand. As a former governor of the bank described it, [...]

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Surviving the Economic Downturn and Possible Higher Taxes (Sports Arbitrage News)

Consumers hoping for tax cuts anytime soon would be well advised to not get their hopes up based on signs from the campaign trail. In fact, David Cameron and George Osborne do not think it will be possible to promise any major tax cuts in the campaign preceding the general election. This has been one [...]

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Are You In A Sinking Ship..? (Sports Arbitrage News)

Adult life begins with a couple starting out on their journey, in a modest little rowing boat, with all that they need on board.  As they sail along through life’s great voyage, they notice that the other sailing boats are larger than their modest little craft yet seem to be traveling faster. Not only that, [...]

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Is ArbSurfer Pro Out To Beat Google’s Chrome?

Taking advantage of the frustration many people (particularly Windows users) are feeling with the condition of their web browsing experience, software development house AmarCode has released ArbSurfer Pro, an astonishing new browser with some innovative surfing features not seen in MSIE, Netscape, Google’s new browser Chrome, Apple’s Safari or even Firefox to date. London, England [...]

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Recession Threat Now Reality As UK Jobs Vanish (Sports Arbitrage News)

A further wake up call for those who refuse to accept that the UK is moving into recession mode is that the numbers of permanent job positions available has fallen. This is the first time that a negative number has been reported in the past five years. To cause further concerns for job seekers, the [...]

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Consumers turn to credit cards and gaming in financial crisis (Sports Arbitrage News)

Consumers are increasingly turning to cards and gaming to finance their way through the credit crisis, according to a new report.  The report said that sports arbitrage trading came a close second as a non-traditional method of extra income behind cards. To get a clear understanding of the gaming industry I interviewed former City trader Rajeev Shah, [...]

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Credit crunch sees graduate salaries stall (Sports Arbitrage News)

No less susceptible to this trend are the recent graduates from the UK’s leading universities, according to the results of a recent survey. Whilst the job market for university graduates remains buoyant, the report points out that most employers are prepared to relax their stipulations that the 2.1 degree be regarded as the minimum   entry level. [...]

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