Friday 18 May 2012

BBC Business

• Facebook valued at $104bn as share price unveiled….Facebook has priced its shares ahead of one of the most eagerly-anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history.

• Pub chain Mitchells & Butlers says rain hit sales.…. Pubs group Mitchells & Butlers has reported a slowdown in sales, saying the recent wet weather has hit trade.

• Private rents rise again, says LSL….Private rents in England and Wales rose by 0.5% in April, according to letting agency group LSL Property Services.

Financial Times

• JPMorgan unit has $100bn of risky bonds

• Northern Rock rescue to cost taxpayers £2bn

• Global equities extend losing streak

New York Post

Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to do the right thing.

A Michigan public-works employee thought he was being responsible when he turned a gun over to police after he found it while mowing grass on a roadside.

Blockheaded officials from Wayne County thought otherwise — and fired him for possessing a weapon while on duty. Worker John Chevilott was just two years from retirement.

Today – 1991 - Helen Sharman becomes the first Briton in space, as a passenger aboard the Soviet Soyuz TM-12.

Quotation: Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. John Quincy Adams

Welcome to Anthony Smith & Co.

"Our objective is to maximise clients' wealth"

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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