Tuesday 7 February 2012

BBC Business

• Glencore and Xstrata announce $90bn merger deal…. Mining firm Xstrata has formally announced plans to merge with Glencore, the world's biggest commodity trader.

• BP ups dividend as profits rise.…. BP has raised its dividend to shareholders by 14%, the first increase since the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill, following sharply higher profits.

• Extended warranty concessions offered by retailers… Dixons, Comet and Argos have pledged to improve the way extended warranties for electrical goods are sold, the Office for Fair Trading (OFT) has said.

Financial Times

• BAE considers cut to Typhoon price

• Brazilian equities burst back into life

• Money flows back into emerging markets

New York Post

This prawn is no shrimp.

A “supergiant’’ prawn, measuring 11 inches long, has been found off the New Zealand coast.

Your average cocktail-size prawn, is only about an inch long.

Today – 2005 - British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur sets the fastest ever time for sailing solo around the world.

Quotation: I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade; and the good Lord will forgive me, that's his. Catherine the Great

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We are an Accountancy Practice based in Weston-super-Mare offering the full range of accounting facilities to small and medium sized enterprises and specialising in offering value adding services to SME’s and start up companies.

The range of accountancy services we offer include Compliance Accounting (or standard accounting services) through Management Accounting services, a full New Business start up service, Strategic Planning & Consultancy and Internal Audit & Investigations.

In addition to the above, we are also able to offer more specialised services through our Associates, including specialised tax planning to companies and individuals making net profits of over £100k per year.

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