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Royal Bank of Scotland has announced a £1 billion finance fund to support embattled manufacturers hit hard by the recession. The dedicated fund comes as banks face calls to lend more and help lift the economy out of the worst recession…

Gold prices were a touch softer on Friday as the dollar reversed earlier losses, while palladium marked a fresh 18-month high, extending the previous day's gains on strong demand due to the launch of a new investment tool. Gold futures got…

Oil fell to just above $79 a barrel on Friday and was set for its first weekly drop in more than a month on disappointing economic data and expectations for reduced heating demand in the United States. U.S. retail sales declined in…

Intel's earnings boosted technology stocks in Asia on Friday but market benchmarks were mixed amid patchy figures on the U.S. economy. Japan's Nikkei index flickered between red and green while most other markets posted modest rises or…

China on Friday sought to play down a threat by Google Inc to quit the country on hacking and censorship concerns, saying any decision by the Internet search giant would not affect U.S. trade ties. The United States said it was too soon to…

Microsoft says a security flaw in its Internet Explorer browser played a role in the recent computer attacks against Google and at least 20 other companies. In a Thursday alert confirming the weakness, Microsoft said the security hole can…

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) exceeded its projected revenue of GH¢1,554,542,500 for 2009 by 14.4 per cent. It realized GH¢1,778,200,390 exceeding the target by about GH¢223, 657,890, Major Dan Ablorh–Quarcoo (Rtd), Commissioner of…

A 24-year-old Nigerian who  robbed a man of his mobile phones at knife point while the victim was attending to nature's call at the beach , was on Monday jailed 50 years in hard labour by an Aflao Circuit Court. Emmanuel Okey, a barber,…

Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister, on Wednesday expressed concern about  poor communication between some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC). He has therefore directed all…

The Ghana government's directive to Ministries, Departments and Agencies to switch off television sets during working hours has drawn comments from some Ghanaians including Mr Daniel Owusu-Koranteng, Executive Director of Wassa Community…