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UK Suffers Massive slump in Merger Deals (Sports Arbitrage News)

While the credit crisis has scuppered M&A activity across the globe, it seems that Britain has fared particularly badly according to a new report. The results of the report that came out are quite surprising, suggesting that there has been a shift in philosophies regarding investment methods. It also mentioned the massive slump in merger [...]

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Dealing with the One-Year Pause in Living Standards (Sports Arbitrage News)

With rising food costs and energy bills, Britons can expect a one-year pause in any growth of living standards and will continue to face tighter household budgets. It has been reported that the latest increase in petrol and food costs is preventing policymakers from cutting interest rates. Unfortunately, consumers may see a rise in interest [...]

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Danger Point for the Economy (Sports Arbitrage News)

The global economy is mirroring the summer of 1931 with two of the world’s largest financial institutions suffering a financial attack. The once stable global currency system is facing a breakdown while policy that led the economy down this destructive path has reached bankruptcy. Unfortunately, leaders have not yet been able to find a solution [...]

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Standard of living to keep falling (Sports Arbitrage News)

According to the Bank of England, households will continue to see a decrease in the standard of living due to the credit crunch and skyrocketing oil prices. Economists have been warning of a recession in Britain and, unfortunately, the bank’s deputy governor has reported that there is little the country can do amidst the current [...]

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Sub-prime legend John Paulson warns that the current crisis is far from over (Sports Arbitrage News)

It takes a very smart man to predict such a major crisis developing so quickly as the sub-prime mortgage crisis that broke out like World War Three around a year ago, it takes a financial genius to make a major financial killing as result of the crisis. And that is exactly what John Paulson did. [...]

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Study says £64,000 would be enough to live on (Sports Arbitrage News)

A new study says the average British family believes that an annual income of £64,000 will be enough to wipe out their financial fears. This study comes out at the heels of an announcement made by the UK Government that the profits made from sports arbitrage trading will continue to remain free of all tax. This includes income tax [...]

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Couples on average wage struggle to buy homes (Sports Arbitrage News)

Two new reports came out recently. One says that couples on average earnings now have to set aside two-thirds of their income to cover the costs of buying a home. A decade ago, couples on average earnings could have had to set aside just a fifth of their joint income to cover these costs. According [...]

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Middle-classes seek extra work as economy goes south (Sports Arbitrage News)

Thousands of middle-class workers are taking on second jobs to help make ends meet as food, fuel and household bills soar, according to new figures. Business analysts, lawyers, and IT workers are among those joining the moonlighting ranks, either employing the skills they use at work or exploiting other hobbies and talents.  According to figures [...]

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Unemployment expected to hit the two million mark for the first time in ten years of Labour government (Sports Arbitrage News)

Many people enjoy a wager. No harm in it. The latest one is what will come first. Two million unemployed under a Labour government for the first time since they swept into power more than a decade ago. Or a Conservative government. That the UK public is fed up with the Labour Government and their [...]

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Britain’s Recession Causes Investors to Look Elsewhere (Sports Arbitrage News)

By Josh Hunter Britain is already in recession, one of the City’s leading experts has warned. At the same time, a former City trader gave his stamp of approval on a little known type of investment trading which has grown in popularity among investors. This popularity is due to the current economic instability and emerging [...]

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