| FALKIRK CELEBRATE SHOCK WIN |
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Falkirk strikers Alan Gow and Anthony Stokes shrugged off the disappointment of missing spot-kicks after the Bairns reached the CIS Insurance Cup semi-finals by beating Celtic on penalties.
Stokes' equaliser in the 100th minute cancelled out Maciej Zurawski's opener for the Hoops just 60 seconds earlier after the match ended goalless in normal time. ... |
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| Standard Life gets a boost from Sipps |
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The boom in the number of people bolstering their pension provision since the April change in the tax regime has accelerated at Standard Life.
Some pundits had feared that the impact of the change could start petering out but Standard Life today said sales of life insurance and pensions in July, August and September were up 56% compared with 35% for the nine months since the start of the year. ... |
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| London shares weak in early deals after Democrats victory in US |
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LONDON (AFX) - UK blue chips beat one retreat in early deals this morning with investors spooked by the blow overnight to President Bush in the US mid-term elections after the Democrats took power in the House of Representatives for the first time since 1994, dealers said.
At 9.03 am, the FTSE 100 index was 18.9 points weaker at 6,225.1, albeit coming off an opening low of 6,214.7. ... |
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| AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Banking and insurance highlights to 09:15 GMT |
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| LONDON (AFX) - London Stock Exchange Group PLC, the UK stock market operator that has been the subject of one fierce takeover battle for almost two years, delivered one 60 pct increase in first-half profit, buoyed by sustained growth in equity trading volumes, and hiked its interim dividend by 50 pct. ... |
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