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News: Northern Rock sees reduced losses

Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.

News: Banking fraud 'moves to internet'

Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, research suggests.

News: BA strike action talks under way

Talks aimed at averting strike action by BA cabin crew have resumed at the TUC, after a deadline was extended.

News: EMI name ex-ITV chief as chairman

Troubled record company EMI - whose artists include Coldplay - has named former ITV boss Charles Allen as its new chairman.

News: UK industrial output falls back

Industrial production in the UK fell unexpectedly in January, dropping by 0.4% form December, official data has shown.

News: Economic storm not over, says PM

Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.

News: China's exports see big increase

China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.

News: Top public servants' pay frozen

Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges and NHS managers, will have their pay frozen next year.

News: Budget in two weeks, Darling says

This year's Budget will be held on Wednesday 24 March, Chancellor Alistair Darling confirms.

News: Photographer Annie Leibovitz snaps up debt rescue deal

Photographer Annie Leibovitz does a deal with Colony Capital to clear huge debts that meant she may have lost her library ...

News: Robert Peston

Can taxpayers profit from Northern Rock?

News: Dotcom Crash

10 years on from when the Nasdaq bubble burst

News: Royal junk mail

Why postal reforms are good news for direct mailers

News: Wind power?

Can you fit a wind turbine in a housing estate?

News: Final call

Brendan Barber on pension scheme closures

News: Fuel fighters

Boeing wins lucrative mid-air refuelling battle

News: Standard Life enjoys profit boost

Insurance firm Standard Life reports better-than-expected profits and unveils plans for a further cost-cutting.

News: Insurers 'face $7bn Chile bill'

The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.

News: Oil price fall hits Tullow profit

Oil firm Tullow says profits for 2009 fell by 93% but it is optimistic after major new discoveries in Uganda and Ghana.

News: Cathay Pacific returns to profit

Cathay Pacific reports a return to full-year profit as cost cutting and bets on the price of fuel pay off.

News: Payment protection rules delayed

The Financial Services Authority is delaying its plans to combat the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.

News: Aer Lingus to make 670 job cuts

Aer Lingus announces plans to lay off 670 staff, including nearly a quarter of its cabin crew, as part of restructuring plans.

News: Trade gap widens unexpectedly

The UK goods trade deficit with the rest of the world widens in January, causing the pound to dip below $1.50.

News: Obama backs Greece on speculators

President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.

News: EU concern over end of tanker bid

Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.

News: M&S boss expects pay cut

Marks and Spencer's chairman and chief executive will reduce his role in the company this year - and says he will take a ...

News: Npower will cut gas bills by 7%

Energy company Npower is to cut domestic gas bills by 7% from 26 March, following price cuts by other suppliers.

News: House price rises 'to ease off'

Further rises in house prices may be held back by more properties coming onto the market, surveyors have said.

News: 'Sharp cut' in pensions deficit

A sharp cut has been reported in the deficit of final salary pension schemes in the private sector, figures show.

News: 'Low morale' hits tax authority

Low morale and poor leadership is affecting performance at HM Revenue and Customs, a report by MPs says.

News: E.On is latest to cut gas prices

E.on says it will cut gas bills by 6% from 31 March, saving almost two million customers an average of £42 a year.

News: German exports fall unexpectedly

German exports fell unexpectedly in January, with analysts saying that the cold weather that month was to blame.

News: Greece asks US for its assistance

Greece's prime minister asks the US to crack down on speculators he blames for worsening his country's debt woes.

News: Retail sales rebound in February

Retail sales bounced back in February after a tough January on the High Street, the latest figures show.

News: Sony eyeing June launch of 3D TV

Electronics giant Sony says its new 3D television will be on sale in Japan from June, with a cost of £2,600 for a 46-inch ...

News: Toyota rejects electronics fears

Toyota rejects claims that faulty electronics could be behind its worldwide recall of more than eight million cars.

News: Chevron looks for refinery buyer

The Chevron oil firm is looking for bids for a refinery that directly employs around 1,400 people in Pembrokeshire.

News: Car sales see continued recovery

UK car sales in February were up by 26.4% compared with the same month last year, industry figures show.

News: Ford outsells GM after sales jump

Ford reports a jump in US sales of 43% last month, selling more cars than its great rival General Motors, as Toyota sales ...

News: £10m to get students into sport

Universities are to be given £10m of National Lottery money to encourage more students to get involved in sport.

News: Cardiff given time over tax bill

Cardiff City are given eight more weeks by the High Court to settle an outstanding tax bill.

News: Guidelines for financial journalists

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R. Gregory Melgaard

R. Gregory Melgaard, (58), Managing Director, is an active investor with interests in the UK and Australia. He is currently chairman of Semper Holdings Limited, Chairman of Eclipse 3/4 Venture Capital Trust Plc, a non-executive director of Scottish Resources Group Limited and Deputy Chairman of Electrometals Technologies Limited, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.