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Sam Hill, RBC tells #JeffRandallLive that it’s touch and go whether UK stays out of technical recessionby Randall Team via twitter 4/24/2012 6:35:07 PM -
“RBC predicts that the economy will grow 0.1% for the quarter,” says Sam Hill on #JeffRandallLiveby Randall Team via twitter 4/24/2012 6:35:25 PM -
Sam Hill of RBC Capital Markets tells #JeffRandallLive he thinks that inflation will remain very high. Probably above 3% for rest of 2012by Randall Team via twitter 4/24/2012 6:36:58 PM -
Mark Dingwall, chairman of the Rangers Supporters Trust tells #JeffRandallLive that the SFA are supposed to be the guardians of the gameby Randall Team via twitter 4/24/2012 6:52:57 PM -
Mark Dingwall from Rangers Supporters Trust tells #JeffRandallLive that the SFA is damaging the game; sponsorship and hospitality packagesby Randall Team via twitter 4/24/2012 6:54:21 PM -
Mark Dingwall tells #JeffRandallLive he still believes that at the moment the numbers still add up and there's a way to trade their way outby Randall Team via twitter 4/24/2012 6:59:07 PM -
U.S. Agriculture Department: Found case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the nation's 4th, in a dairy cow in central Califoriaby Peter Hoskins via twitter 4/24/2012 7:03:39 PM -
US government says food supplies safe after confirming new case of mad cow disease in California #MadCowby Peter Hoskins via twitter 4/24/2012 7:09:08 PM -
For the first time in my life I just cheered for Chelsea. What an amazing performance! (except for Terry)by Ed Conway via twitter 4/24/2012 8:38:08 PM -

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We'll find out if the UK is in #recession this morning. Get all the breaking news on @SkyNews from 0930.by Peter Hoskins via twitter 4/25/2012 5:32:59 AM -
Financial bookies see FTSE100 opening completely flat ahead of UK GDP figures. In Europe: DAX +20, CAC40 -2.by Peter Hoskins via twitter 4/25/2012 5:37:12 AM -
After yesterday's news-making appearance of James Murdoch at #Leveson Inquiry, see Rupert Murdoch give evidence from 1000 live on @SkyNewsby Peter Hoskins via twitter 4/25/2012 5:39:44 AM -

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#BREAKING #Dutch Queen asks prime minister to dissolve parliament so that elections can be held on September 12thby Peter Hoskins via twitter 4/25/2012 7:01:40 AM -

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Back in recession. Economy shrank by 0.2%% in first three months of this yearby Joel Hills via twitter 4/25/2012 8:30:40 AM -
BREAK: UK is back in recession. Output fell by 0.2% in q1 following fall of 0.3% in final quarter of 2011by Ed Conway via twitter 4/25/2012 8:31:15 AM -
UK #GDP shrunk by 0.2% in first three months of 2012, which means that Britian is in a double-dip recessionby Sky News Business via twitter 4/25/2012 8:32:02 AM -
#BREAKING UK back in #recession as economy contracts in by 0.2% in the first quarter of the yearby Peter Hoskins via twitter 4/25/2012 8:32:18 AM -
ONS's Joe Grice says no special or seasonal factors affecting stats. But BoE is known to be sceptical - particularly abt construction databy Ed Conway via twitter 4/25/2012 8:32:29 AM -
Can't blame contruction sector for fact we're back in recession. Growth in services feable, industrial output fell more than expected.by Joel Hills via twitter 4/25/2012 8:34:18 AM -
ONS stands by its figures but points out could be revisions - only 40% on the economic data is in.by Joel Hills via twitter 4/25/2012 8:35:42 AM -
Construction sector fell 3% & services sector, the biggest sector of the economy, only grew 0.1% in first 3 months of 2012 #GDP #Recessionby Sky News Business via twitter 4/25/2012 8:38:38 AM -
Even more nasty: year-on-year the economy has not grown at all, according to the ONS. And it's CONTRACTED since spending review in '10by Ed Conway via twitter 4/25/2012 8:39:14 AM -
Osborne on UK back in #recession: "It's taking longer than anyone hoped to recover from the biggest debt crisis of our lifetime."by Peter Hoskins via twitter 4/25/2012 8:42:41 AM -
UK back in #recession: ONS press release in full tinyurl.comby Peter Hoskins via twitter 4/25/2012 8:47:33 AM -
Britain Slips Back Into #Recession news.sky.com #GDPby Sky News Business via twitter 4/25/2012 8:51:30 AM -
TUC's Brendan Barber on UK back in #recession: ”This is worse than expected... Austerity isn’t working."by Peter Hoskins via twitter 4/25/2012 8:59:27 AM -
Ms Lee Hopley, chief economist at EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, on #GDP: "Another quarterly contraction is a concern"by Sky News Business via twitter 4/25/2012 9:03:41 AM -
Chancellor on GDP: "It’s taking longer than anyone hoped to recover from the biggest debt crisis of our lifetime. "by Joel Hills via twitter 4/25/2012 9:04:11 AM -
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber on #GDP: "This is worse than expected, there has been no growth over the last year."by Sky News Business via twitter 4/25/2012 9:06:04 AM -
TUC's Brendan Barber on #GDP: "Austerity isn’t working. The Govt should follow Obama’s alternative that has brought growth back to the US."by Sky News Business via twitter 4/25/2012 9:08:54 AM -
EU president condemns 'winds of populism' sweeping Europeby Peter Hoskins via twitter 4/25/2012 9:09:46 AM -
Centre-left think tank IPPR on #GDP: "This is a further blow for the government’s reputation for economic competency." #doubledipby Sky News Business via twitter 4/25/2012 9:16:46 AM -
George Osborne has been Chancellor for 7 economic "quarters". In 4 of them the economy has contracted.by Joel Hills via twitter 4/25/2012 9:25:56 AM -
Think tank Institute of Economic Affairs on #GDP: "The government must get to grips with the underlying problems the UK economy is facing."by Sky News Business via twitter 4/25/2012 9:26:02 AM -
Institute of Economic Affairs on #GDP: "The government does not seem to have grasped the need for urgency to get economy growing #recessionby Sky News Business via twitter 4/25/2012 9:27:50 AM -
Institute of Economic Affairs: "The government does not seem to have grasped the need for urgency to get economy growing." #recession #GDPby Sky News Business via twitter 4/25/2012 9:29:32 AM -


This slump has now overtaken the early 1980s as the longest in British economic history. Chart from NIESR twitpic.com
by Ed Conway via twitter 4/25/2012 9:30:29 AM -
Economy is 0.2% smaller today than it was in 3rd q of 2010 (George Osborne's 1st full quarter as Chancellor).by Joel Hills via twitter 4/25/2012 9:32:36 AM -
#BREAKING Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to make statement to parliament todayby Peter Hoskins via twitter 4/25/2012 9:38:15 AM -
Size matters: our economy is still 4.3% smaller that it was before we tumbled into recession in 2008.by Joel Hills via twitter 4/25/2012 9:48:18 AM -
Institute of Directors on #GDP figures: "Today’s news means companies are less likely to boost investment and recruitment this year."by Sky News Business via twitter 4/25/2012 9:49:39 AM -
UK economy still 4.3% smaller than in was before recession of 2008 - by contract US and German economies have recovered their losses.by Joel Hills via twitter 4/25/2012 9:49:44 AM

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